Thursday, 28 October 2021

Beware this new Amazon ‘brushing’ scam

new Amazon ‘brushing’ scam - 28/10/2021

More than one million households in the UK could have been victims of Amazon ‘brushing’

We all love a freebie, but receiving or being delivered a package you've not paid for in this case isn’t a win.

Amazon ‘brushing’ is a scam where fraudulent Amazon sellers send cheap-to-ship items to unsuspecting people, then falsely log it as a genuine sale in order to artificially inflate sales volumes.

Here’s the lowdown on ‘brushing’ and what to do to ensure your Amazon account hasn’t been compromised.

Amazon "brushing" scam explained by Which?

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