By speaking to the subject posing as the fraud specialist, victims are directed to download the Anydesk Remote app on their phones, so the fraud specialist can help cancel transactions. When they called the number to cancel the order, a subject posing as an Amazon employee connects them with someone posing as an Amazon fraud specialist. The victims, who never made the purchase on Amazon, called the toll-free number to cancel the charges. In the text, victims are provided with a free phone number to cancel the purchase.

A scam has emerged asking victims to download an app on their mobile phones or other devices by doing so, they end up losing money.Īccording to the victims, they received text messages on their phones advising them that they would be charged for a purchase on Amazon.