Scams, identity theft and cybercrimes threaten everyone.
Every year people lose billions of dollars to scams, identity theft and cybercrime. No one is immune to these dangers. Young and old alike are victims and if you think you are too smart to become a victim, you are wrong. According to the National Association of Securities Dealers wealthy, financially literate and astute people are actually more likely to become victims of financial scams.
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Scam of the day – August 22, 2026 – Amazon and Apple Unauthorized Charge Scam
Scammers are creating popup warnings that appear when you are browsing on a search engine such as Google Chrome that appears to be an official notification from Amazon or Apple that your account was just charged for a $149.99 purchase and providing a phone number to call if you did not make the charge. Interestingly, although the scammers use separate popups for purported unauthorized purchases from Amazon and Apple, the phone number to call for Amazon support and Apple support is the same phone number. If you call the number provided you will be prompted to provide personal account and credit card information that will lead to identity theft.
A famous bank robber was once asked why he robbed banks to which he responded, “because that is where the money is” which is why it is not surprising that scammers have used Amazon and Apple as the basis for a wide variety of scams due to so many people buying products through Amazon and using Apple products.
TIPS
No legitimate company notifies you about account activity through a popup. Only scammers do.
If you have a question about your Amazon account, you can either contact them through their website or call them at 1 (888) 280-4331.
If you have a question about a charge on your Apple account you can check your account through their website. https://appleid.apple.com
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