Last night I was purchasing a video through my T.V. when a notice came up on my screen that because a large purchase had been declined soon before, it would take a little time to confirm the video purchase. I thought it was odd, but the purchase went through and I was able to watch the video.
Then, today, I receive a call from this number and look it up like I do every number that I don't know. I found this page, and I'm glad that I did. What has happened is that I used the same email address and password with a different website that was hacked last year, for my Amazon account. I really thought that nothing would ever happen so I didn't bother with changing the information. Well, it appears that the people who have this old email and password are accessing the Amazon website to try to make purchases based on your information. Since they are logged into your account, they see all of your personal information and previous orders. If you confirm that you received one of your orders, then you are confirming the address that they have for you, which means that now they know for a fact that your billing address is correct so they can now place orders without triggering fraud alerts on your credit card. Well, they then try to place an order with your account. They ship to a new address, which trigger's Amazon's security measures which makes them enter the credit card information. If they don't have the credit card number, then they will ask you to verify it. Once you verify it, they can place the order. They don't need to enter a real shipping address; they only need an address of someone who will not likely be home when the order arrives so that they can swing buy and grab it from the door--remember, they have the tracking information.
If the order doesn't go through, and you are not willing to verify any information, then the "hacker" simply deletes the ship-to address and removes all traces that they were in your account. When you go to login, and you see that nothing is wrong, you may be tempted to leave the password the way it is; however, you should absolutely change your password. If there are devices attached to your account, make sure that they are your devices.
So, the call is NOT from Amazon. Your password is compromised. Change your Amazon.com password now.
I just received a call from this # & also +91 80660 55000 15 min after I received my confirmation email. Contacted Amazon and notified them they have no clue who or how they would get info of my order.
Why does "Amazon Fraud Protection" have a seattle and an Indian number? makes no sense. they want to verify certain aspects of your account in order to scam you. They target people who make large orders because their large order will overshadow the fraudulent purchases.. It really is the perfect scam if you ask me. Using the fear of being scammed to scam other people.... stay safe folks