While Prime Day is finally here with deals coming thick and fast, there are some out there who will be sending you emails and messages on social media, asking you to click some links that could potentially steal your personal details.
The most common will be emails that may look genuine, with Amazon's Prime Day logo spread out between the paragraphs of text, asking you to log in to check a 'recent purchase'.
Another may be a text message, asking you to click a link to reset your password, which would lead you to a fake site that would use your inputted details to log into your genuine Amazon account.
There's even more to look out for, such as:
- Scam calls claiming to be Amazon's Customer Service team
- Calls offering you a discounted Prime membership to steal your login details
- Text messages demanding you to change your password in 24 hours to give urgency
- Sites offering too-good-to-be-true discounts that lead to scam links
These parties will usually try their luck during events like Prime Day, so we always recommend proceeding with caution, while making sure that you're on Amazon's website when you're about to buy something.
But regardless, we've grouped up some of the best iPad and AirPods deals below to save you worrying whether that text is genuine from Amazon.
The real deal iPads and AirPods
Always be wary
Prime Day deals change almost every hour during the two-day event, so there's always a group out there who want to take advantage of your iPhone and iPad to steal your details on those busy shopping days.
So always look out for some odd misspellings of common words, such as Prime, and even Amazon. Even some too-good-to-be-true bargains that you see on other sites, could lead you to a phishing site.
So always proceed with caution, look out for the padlock on web pages, use Amazon's official channels at all times, and try to change your passwords every few months at the least to make sure that your Amazon account isn't taken away from you.
