Fraud incidents in the internet world continue at full speed and probably never will. it won’t end. It is our duty as internet users not to be fooled by these scam artists and to have basic information about the internet.

As a publisher, we share with you the fraud methods we encounter on the internet as much as possible as part of our duty. Today we are here with another one of them. Of course, the method we will describe shortly is not a new method, but spread quickly in a short time It’s good to be warned.

“Undelivered Amazon Packages” scam:

This fraud method, which exploded especially on Facebook, where internet awareness is at its lowest level, uses Amazon’s “undelivered packagesHe claims he gave it as a gift. In these packages, such as iPhone, PlayStation and television or microwave There may be products worth thousands of TL. has been shared.

The post, created from the profile named “Forgotten Packages”, received hundreds of likes and comments. But especially when we look at the comment section with many false comments we meet. The same fake comments can also be seen on the website in the link in the post.

In addition, unlike the comments on Facebook, this page has Turkish comments made by foreign names, not Turkish names.

So how does free packs get scammed?

Of course, for fraud to be ‘fraud’, these people must also collect money. The scammers are also looking for these free packages.1.95 euros“He asks for a fee. It is stated that the products sent will be ‘random’.

How do you avoid being lured by such traps?

• View the activity of the people/pages posting the posts, number of likes/followers.
• See the layout of the comments. Using commas and periods in social media; Few people write words correctly, remember this fact.
• You can right click on the images shared by the pages or shared in the comments.Search the image with GoogleSearch the web by clicking . You will definitely see the same image being shared on many different platforms.
• Check for yourself the ‘rules’ that scammers claim to exist. Not from the internet, but from the terms and conditions texts of the platforms.
• Check the URL of the website you are redirected to. The URL will be close to or completely independent of the platform’s original name. But it can’t be the same.
• Use your common logic: why would Amazon or any other platform distribute free packs?

Not only are global names like Amazon used, but also publishers like us can be used: