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The "Sign in with Amazon" window that isn't oneFAKE WINDOW

A real scam people fell for this year, next to the real thing. The numbers mark the three things to check: hover or tap one to see what it tells you.

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Always check the address.

The "window" showing amazon.com is a picture drawn inside a prize page. The browser's real address bar, at the very top, says rewards-survey-center.com.

Always checkThe real oneThe scam
1Where it livesCheck firstIs it the real company's or person's own address or number?

The real address bar says www.amazon.com.

The real address bar says rewards-survey-center.com. The amazon.com inside the page is drawn on.

2What it asks you to doDoes it want a password, a payment, a call, or a tap?

It asks you to sign in to Amazon, on Amazon.

It wants your Amazon password to send you a prize.

3How hard it pushesIs there a deadline, a threat, or a surprise charge?

No prize.

You "won" a $500 gift card.

RememberRead the address at the very top of your browser, not one inside the page. A real sign-in window can be dragged off the page; a fake one can't.

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