A cautionary alert has been issued to individuals who made purchases on Amazon in March regarding a deceptive new scam falsely claiming a “product recall.” The fraudulent text message, targeting UK phone users, initiates with a notification stating “Amazon Product Recall Notice.”
The message then proceeds to offer a full refund to recipients and prompts them to click a link to log in to their Amazon accounts. Furthermore, it emphasizes the need to immediately stop using the product in question to add urgency to the situation.
The message, as reviewed by Mirror Online, states, “Dear Customer, we wish to notify you of a product recall related to an item from your March 2026 order due to a design flaw that could pose a potential safety hazard. We regret any inconvenience this may cause and value your swift attention to this critical safety issue. Thank you for your ongoing trust in Amazon.”
Although the message may raise concerns, there is no genuine recall taking place. Instead, it is a phishing scam devised to deceive anxious customers into disclosing their login credentials, which can lead to adverse consequences.
Individuals who click on the provided link are directed to a counterfeit Amazon sign-in page that appears authentic. By obtaining login details, scammers can potentially engage in unauthorized transactions, restrict access to accounts, or obtain personal data.
Despite being a recent scam that has just started surfacing on phones, Amazon customers have previously been targeted in a similar fashion. In a prior incident in February, cybercriminals circulated messages claiming a product had been recalled “for safety reasons,” linking unsuspecting recipients to a fake Amazon page.
In response to the scams, Amazon advised vigilance against various tactics used by scammers, emphasizing the importance of reporting any suspicious activities to safeguard accounts and involve law enforcement.
Amazon also recommends customers to exercise caution with:
– Unfamiliar phone numbers or messages from numbers with unusual or foreign country codes
– Notifications regarding orders or deliveries that were not anticipated
– Links containing misspellings, irregular formatting, or URLs using IP addresses instead of standard web addresses
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