{"id":4609,"date":"2023-03-27T12:27:27","date_gmt":"2023-03-27T12:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nebrcentre.co.uk\/?p=4609"},"modified":"2023-03-27T12:27:27","modified_gmt":"2023-03-27T12:27:27","slug":"amazon-prime-customers-targeted-by-remote-access-scams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/amazon-prime-customers-targeted-by-remote-access-scams\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon Prime Customers Targeted by Remote Access Scams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Consumer experts at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.which.co.uk\/news\/article\/amazon-prime-scam-beware-of-unsolicited-calls-about-your-subscription-aAgRu0I0Vx4v\">Which?<\/a> have warned Amazon Prime customers to be cautious of unsolicited calls from fraudsters impersonating the retailer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Victims are targeted by scammers calling from an unrecognised number to warn that their Amazon Prime subscription is expiring and can only be resolved by installing remote access software.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once downloaded, the remote access software will provide the scammer access to your device, allowing them to steal your personal and financial information or install malware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Amazon has confirmed that it will never ask customers to provide remote access to their devices or make payments over the phone or outside the website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>To help ensure that you and your colleagues avoid such scams, contact the legitimate company to check if they contacted you. If a scammer has remote access to your device, end the session, and turn off your device and Wi-Fi to prevent further communication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>For further guidance on how to spot and avoid remote access scams and information on cyber security awareness and training for your organisation please contact <\/strong><a href=\"mailto:enquiries@nebrcentre.co.uk\"><strong>enquiries@nebrcentre.co.uk<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sign up for our <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/core-membership-sign-up\/\"><strong>free core membership<\/strong><\/a><strong> to stay up to date on the latest cyber security news and to gain access to a wealth of handy online <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/resources\/\"><strong>resources.<\/strong><\/a><strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/\">NEBRC<\/a> is a non-profit organisation that seeks to educate, <a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/news\/\">inform<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/services\/\">support<\/a> businesses across the UK on how to stay safe online through robust cyber security practices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Consumer experts at Which? have warned Amazon Prime customers to be cautious of unsolicited calls from fraudsters impersonating the retailer. Victims are targeted by scammers&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4610,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crcnetwork-cfkr6.projectbeta.co.uk\/northeastcrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}