206-331-4506

Fraudulent spam email claiming to be from Amazon Web Services and stating that you have been charged a $119/month membership fee for Amazon AWS Cloud. Email gives a fake order information:
   Plan Name: Amazon AWS Cloud Subscription One Year Plan
   Order Number: 565854545
   Receipt date: 08 May 2021
   Payment Mode: Card linked with your Amazon Account
   Membership Cost: $ 119.00 / month

Email instructs multiple times to call 206-331-4506 for more information or to cancel services - scam number.

got same message May 13 2021

Warning! This is a Purchase / Subscription / Refund Tech Support Scam !

Scammers are doing multiple types of scamming with the fake Amazon charges trick. Some will try to trick you into resetting your password if they know the email address used on the account. They will say they are sending a "verification" code to your phone to verify it is you, but it is actually a password reset code which will give them complete access to your account. They will further convince you they are Amazon by reading off your account's last purchases. They do this to gain access to the credit card you have on file and will then make purchases, change your info and keep you locked out of your account.

The other main scam is the typical refund scam.


Scammers want to connect to your computer with remote access, asking you to download it and give them access. They will lie and say it is a "secure server" or similar to gain your trust in letting them on your computer. They will say you need to fill out an online refund form, then ask you to log into your bank. They pretend to give you the refund, but more than the amount stated. Then they manipulate the HTML to make it seem as if they over paid the amount and want you to reimburse it back by getting gift cards. No money is ever really transferred, but they act as if it was.

Banks transfer money bank to bank direct and never involve a person's personal computer!

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Only a Scammer would want Remote Access to give a Refund.

Never allow anyone Remote Access unless you know them to be reputable and you contacted them first! Scammers can lock you out and hold your computer ransom by changing your username password or with Syskey (Microsoft SAM Lock Tool).

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Help spread the word and prevent someone from becoming a victim.

Fact:

• ANYONE who calls or emails you and says you have been charged for something, offering a refund is a SCAMMER.
• ANYONE who calls or emails you and says your computer called/contacted them is a SCAMMER.
• ANYONE who calls or emails you and says your online server called/contacted them is a SCAMMER.
• Windows Operating System licenses do not expire.
• ANYONE who calls or emails you with a message about your computer having illegal activity, is a SCAMMER.
• Apple will never, ever call you about alleged suspicious iCloud activity.
• Microsoft error and warning messages never include phone numbers. ANY Tech Support Warning pop-ups you get while accessing the internet asking you to call a number or visit a website, is from a SCAMMER.
• Web Browsers DO NOT have the ability to determine and warn you your computer has an error. They can only warn you about a potential malicious website. A Browser is software that allows you to surf the Internet, not diagnose a computer or phone.
• ANY Tech Support company that insists you need their services because of some error, outdated software or tries to convince you that you need to allow them remote access is a SCAMMER.
• Nobody could possibly know if your computer or devices have an issue unless you tell them or gave them access.
• Tech Support companies DO NOT call or email to give out refunds because they are "going out of business", or to "cancel a subscription".  Companies DO NOT give refunds unless they have to.
• Companies DO NOT call to inform you that your subscription will be charged if you don't call back, only SCAMMERS do that. If you have a subscription with someone, they automatically charge you until you cancel it and they don't give a refund.
• Only a Scammer would want Remote Access to give a Refund.
• 3rd party Tech services DO NOT include Email account repairing or password resetting, since they can not access the email server unless it belongs to them.

Please read about how Tech Support Scammers operate the scams and warn everyone possible about them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_support_scam
TrendMicro FAQ on Tech Support Scams
Microsoft -  Protect yourself from Tech Scams
Apple -Phony support calls, and other scams
FTC - Tech Support Scams
Tech scams - Fraud.org
Norton - Online Scams 101

Never trust a caller who wants to "help your computer" for any reason (unless you contacted them first), as they are only going to scam you. If you need Tech Support, you should contact a reputable local service.

Got same email on 14 May with this number listed to call. Exactly same format & info stated by AJ.

This is fraudulent spam for a fake order.

Got an email supposedly from Amazon [AWS] charging my card on file for $119 membership fee and offering this phone number to get more information. I verified that my fee had actually been paid months ago, and that the order number was invalid and wrong format. Also, verified that there was no current charge on my card for that amount.  Must conclude that it is a SCAM.

Same scam message on 5/30/2021

Scam for a phony Amazon Web services ( AWS) subscription  at $119/ yr