Posts and adverts on Facebook are claiming to sell “unclaimed Amazon packages” at heavily discounted prices. However these posts lead to counterfeit websites.
One such post claims to come from a company called Growth Life Collection and states that Amazon send them their unclaimed packages. It also claims that, if the packages remain unclaimed for 3 months, they are subsequently sold off on their website under an 80% discount.
An example of such a post, which was being promoted by Facebook’s Sponsored Ads platform, is below.
Amazon unclaimed packages
Every month, hundreds of thousands of packages are lost and sent to us for safe keeping. If they go unclaimed for 3 months, we sell them at 80% off!
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These are scams aimed at luring Facebook users to a network of fake retail websites known for stealing credit card information and selling counterfeit goods. The scam adverts are part of a larger counterfeit operation using Facebook Sponsored Ads to target Facebook users which we discuss here.
In the case of the advert above, it directed to a the website growth-lifes.online (above.) A check on the domain revealed it was only a handful of months old.
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But there were other red flags as well.
Perhaps the biggest red flag falls back to the age old adage. If it appears too good to be true, it probably is. And that’s especially true if it’s online.
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Follow the below simple tips to make sure you don’t fall for these types of scams.
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