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Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2022

Did Amazon launch a presale of a new Amazon Token cryptocurrency?

Sarah Thompson, Lead Stories

no

A series of websites impersonating both Amazon and media outlets "reporting" on this fictional cryptocurrency are based on empty promises from bogus websites.

People who fall for this scam think they are investing in an Amazon product. Instead, they transfer their own cryptocurrency to an unknown entity and get nothing in return. In the process they may compromise their other accounts and passwords.

Amazon does not have a cryptocurrency and is not offering any Amazon Prime promotions in connection with cryptocurrency. All of these are a scam.

Amazon has a customer service page that will help identify and report any suspicious websites.

An article published by the digital protection company Avast describes some of the clues that might help a person notice problems with a promotional website before it is too late.

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