Re:Amazon Hit by Extensive Fraud with Hackers Siphoning Merc...
by JoshTriplett on Friday May 10, 2019 @12:28AM
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Could also have been a credit card "test" purchase.
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Re:Amazon Hit by Extensive Fraud with Hackers Siphoning Merc...
by HenryBemis on Friday May 10, 2019 @05:28AM
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I would agree to that. Nightmare scenario - this is the beginning of identity theft/fraud. The baddies now know: who you are, what you shop, home address (and probably phone number), habits, age/gender. All a good setup for a bad story.
Also if you don't aggresively react to this (e.g. file a complaint, get your money back etc) they also get the info that you don't pay so much attention to these details, and that puts a bigger target in your head.
Re:Amazon Hit by Extensive Fraud with Hackers Siphoning Merc...
by pbhjpbhj on Friday May 10, 2019 @05:43AM
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Also they presumably get notification about the delivery, so they have an idea if you're home to collect. If then they send a large delivery and notify "leave in yard" they've a pretty good idea an associate can drive past and pick it up once the "delivered" notification comes in.