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Scams involving fake tracking codes and delivery mix-ups have become quite popular during the online holiday shopping rush over the past few years. And this latest twist where scammers pretend to be from Amazon follows a similar script.

are one of the hottest tricks for ID thieves and others during the pandemic as more people work from home and shop online to limit their contact with others.

Here are some warnings of online shopping scams that can help on Amazon Prime Day — which runs Tuesday and Wednesday — and through the holidays.While some departments at Amazon will call customers, the company said they're never going to ask you to disclose sensitive personal information or offer you a refund that you do not expect.Amazon will never ask you to make a payment outside of its website.

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