Tell HN: Amazon order info is getting sold
Today from Amazon, I bought an iPad (sold by Amazon.com) and an iPad cover (sold by ZMSolutions in receipt, TiMOVO in Amazon order page) in a single order at 10:11 AM EST. At 10:15 AM EST I received an obvious scam call asking if I authorize a MacBook Pro purchase from Amazon. I rarely receive scam calls, so its proximity to an actual purchase has me very concerned. Since it was a phone call, it means not only my online shopping history and phone number, but probably also email and physical address were compromised. I don’t know who in the purchase supply chain sold my info to scammers, but somebody did and very quickly too. Be safe out there. For completeness, I am including the voicemail transcript: “This call is to authorize the payment of $1499 for the recent order of Apple MacBook Pro on your Amazon account if you do not authorize this payment please press one to speak to our customer support representative”. The call was from +1 (843) 966-5162. 0 comments on Hacker News.
Today from Amazon, I bought an iPad (sold by Amazon.com) and an iPad cover (sold by ZMSolutions in receipt, TiMOVO in Amazon order page) in a single order at 10:11 AM EST. At 10:15 AM EST I received an obvious scam call asking if I authorize a MacBook Pro purchase from Amazon. I rarely receive scam calls, so its proximity to an actual purchase has me very concerned. Since it was a phone call, it means not only my online shopping history and phone number, but probably also email and physical address were compromised. I don’t know who in the purchase supply chain sold my info to scammers, but somebody did and very quickly too. Be safe out there. For completeness, I am including the voicemail transcript: “This call is to authorize the payment of $1499 for the recent order of Apple MacBook Pro on your Amazon account if you do not authorize this payment please press one to speak to our customer support representative”. The call was from +1 (843) 966-5162.
Today from Amazon, I bought an iPad (sold by Amazon.com) and an iPad cover (sold by ZMSolutions in receipt, TiMOVO in Amazon order page) in a single order at 10:11 AM EST. At 10:15 AM EST I received an obvious scam call asking if I authorize a MacBook Pro purchase from Amazon. I rarely receive scam calls, so its proximity to an actual purchase has me very concerned. Since it was a phone call, it means not only my online shopping history and phone number, but probably also email and physical address were compromised. I don’t know who in the purchase supply chain sold my info to scammers, but somebody did and very quickly too. Be safe out there. For completeness, I am including the voicemail transcript: “This call is to authorize the payment of $1499 for the recent order of Apple MacBook Pro on your Amazon account if you do not authorize this payment please press one to speak to our customer support representative”. The call was from +1 (843) 966-5162. 0 comments on Hacker News.
Today from Amazon, I bought an iPad (sold by Amazon.com) and an iPad cover (sold by ZMSolutions in receipt, TiMOVO in Amazon order page) in a single order at 10:11 AM EST. At 10:15 AM EST I received an obvious scam call asking if I authorize a MacBook Pro purchase from Amazon. I rarely receive scam calls, so its proximity to an actual purchase has me very concerned. Since it was a phone call, it means not only my online shopping history and phone number, but probably also email and physical address were compromised. I don’t know who in the purchase supply chain sold my info to scammers, but somebody did and very quickly too. Be safe out there. For completeness, I am including the voicemail transcript: “This call is to authorize the payment of $1499 for the recent order of Apple MacBook Pro on your Amazon account if you do not authorize this payment please press one to speak to our customer support representative”. The call was from +1 (843) 966-5162.
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