Amazon customer service representatives this weekend have been handling a wave of inquiries from customers who received suspicious and confusing email confirmations about gift card purchases they had not made.
An Amazon customer service representative said that the company is looking into the cause of the faulty emails, but that accounts are safe and customers can ignore the messages.
"Dear Amazon customer," one of the emails read.
"Thank you for purchasing Google Play gift cards from Amazon.com."
The Amazon emails also contained a warning against gift card scams: "There are a variety of scams in which fraudsters try to trick others into paying with gift cards from well-known brands."
Persons:
fraudsters
Organizations:
Google, Mastercard