The 5 On Your Side I-Team has received several tips from viewers about a new phone scam in the area. It appears to take advantage of the rise in Amazon ordering in 2020.

Readers beware: Prime customers report getting phone calls from scammers posing as Amazon representatives seeking personal information.

The scam-tracking Better Business Bureau received 771 reports of scams impersonating Amazon in 2020, making it the second most used brand in fake messages after the Social Security Administration.

News While you wait for your Amazon delivery for the holidays, don’t fall for this scam Published: Dec. 17, 2020, 11:02 a.m.

“In our 2020 report on scams, Amazon was the second most popular name used in reporting scams,” said the BBB’s Bryan Oglesby. “They are really good at using fear and intimidation, making ...

We heard about the Amazon scams in late 2020 when holiday shoppers started getting phone calls supposedly from Amazon that claimed nearly $800 in charges were made on someone’s account.

The Better Business Bureau is warning online shoppers about hackers potentially getting inside Amazon accounts during Amazon Prime Day 2020.

Amazon Prime text scam Another scam involves the scammer sending a text, phone call or email to the potential victim stating that their account will be suspended.

Scammers have discovered a new way to trick Amazon customers out of their cash. One Tampa Bay woman lost more than $2,000.

Here are some warnings of online shopping scams that can help on Amazon Prime Day — which runs Tuesday and Wednesday — and through the holidays.