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    Don’t be fooled during back-to-school: These are the Amazon scams currently targeting students that you need to watch out for


    Back-to-school season has been in full swing for some time now, complete with the usual array of serious bargains to be had in the sales, as you’ve doubtless noticed. But while it’s a great time to be hunting out, say, a new laptop with a hefty discount, students about to go back to college or university should be keenly aware that they are being hunted, too – in a way.

    Apologies for the ominous phrasing, but the reality is that cybercriminals are busy laying traps for students. As a new report makes clear, Amazon isn’t just about scoring laptop deals at this time of year, but there are also scams related to the online retail giant which you should be aware of.

    Three different scams commonly used to target students are brought to our attention by Franz Ostendorff, author and editor at CasinoRevisor.com. These are Prime membership scams, account suspension/deletion stings, and Amazon text scams, so let’s look at them in turn (before adding a recently uncovered scam of our own later).

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