One consumer received an email purportedly from Amazon which said that a recent payment had failed and asked her to click a link to update her card details.
The email warned that if she did not do this within seven days her details would be passed to a debt collection agency.
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Another common scam email says that your Amazon Prime membership is set to renew shortly, but that the payment method associated with your account is no longer valid.
You are then asked to click a button to update your payment information.
Amazon advises that if you receive a suspicious call, email or text claiming to be from them which asks for personal information, a payment, or offers a refund you don’t expect, you should not give out any personal information.
If a message or cold caller tells you that a suspicious payment has been made, log in to your account on the official website or app to check this rather than providing any details over the phone.
Police Scotland said: “Amazon will never cold call you to ask you to make a payment.
“They will never call and ask you to install an app or download software which will allow them to access your computer remotely.
“If you are not sure if a text message or email that appears to be from Amazon is legitimate, you can check the Message Centre via your account, which displays a log of authentic communications.”
