Scam Type
Phishing Scam
Business Name Used
Unavailable
Date Reported
April 17, 2024
Postal Code
90043
Total Dollars Lost
$ 1400
Scam Description
I went on-line because Amazon didn’t credit me a refund. The computer showed an option called refunds and a phone number. I clicked on that selection. The scammer answered the phone stating Amazon. I explained why I called. The scammer said that some people were trying to get into my Amazon account. If he put the refund into my account the hackers would take it out. He had me to go to several sites on my computer. One site was Apple. He told me I need to go to Walgreens, CVS, or 711 and purchase two Target gift cards. The Target gift cards should be for $350.00 each. He told me to stay on the line.
I went to Walgreens and try to purchase 2 gift cards. Walgreens said they could only sale me 1 gift card for &350.00. I didn’t buy anything. I went back to the car a told the scanner what Walgreens clerk told. He said to go back into the store and purchase what they would sell me. When I went back into Walgreens I went to a different clerk and I purchased 2 Target gift cards.
He told me to scratch off the card number. Open my camera and point it at the card where I scratched the number. Them he said I had to go to 711 to purchase 2 more gift cards. I asked why he said 4 more hackers were trying to get into my account.
I told him that I wanted to speak to his supervisor. The supervisor told me the same thing. But he also said that once they get the hacker out of my account I wouldn’t have this problem anymore.
I drove to 711. Before I when into the store I called Wells Fargo and asked for the fraud department. The representative told me that it was a scam. The representative told me to call the number on the back of the gift card. I did call the number on the back of the card. The representative said it was a scam.
I when back to the car and told him I called my bank and they said he was a scammer. He said the Amazon was a big company and the back don’t know their operating processor. I hung on him. He called me back several times.
