Perhaps you’ve already received the email offering your “Amazon coupons” just for filling out a survey. Let’s see, would I want to give away my personal information to a company I don’t know for coupons they say I can use on Amazon, but that aren’t from Amazon. My answer is a resounding NO! If yours is anything other than that, you’re ripe for this scam. Here’s what that email looks like. In the original email, the two lines of blue text are links to the sender’s website.
Complete the Amazon Survey!
Claim your $25 Amazon Gift Card!
Are you ready for the extra deals and savings at Amazon? Will you be shopping online or in-store? Share your opinions and experiences by completing the survey and claim your Amazon gift card!
All you need to do is complete the quick survey to claim your free gift!
There’s also a “Start Now” button along with an unsubscribe link, but there is no Amazon logo or anything that looks remotely official about this email. The email I received went to a site at oszo.net, which Web of Trust reports as having a very poor reputation. In other words, they’re probably phishing for your information.
The nice thing about this email is that it has no typos or grammatical errors. How nice, a scammer that can spell. The bad news is that I’ve received this one from the same source multiple times. I’m not about to use their unsubscribe button to remove myself from their list because if they aren’t legitimate, all that will do is give them more information. So, here’s my challenge: who are you oszo.net? Why are you sending me this email? Can you give me proof that you’re for real and that your “Amazon coupons” are legitimate? I’m waiting.
Rob, let’s hope you didn’t give them any info that they might sell or use to get you on other mailing lists.
Yeah. I fell for it too. You go thru all this survey stuff and then the offer locks up and you can’t go forward or backward. It just ends there. They’re getting free survey info without having to pay out anything.
You’re welcome, colorado1931. This particular scam seems to be pretty hot right now.
Thank you for the “scam” info!
You are right, D. Corbin, pretty bad. And people still for it! 🙂
Very helpful. I just received this one; it’s so poorly written, it can’t be real.
You Are The Winner of a Discount Coupon For 90% !
Coupon ID : 695F6D356FI1
Dear customer,
This is a random selection from Amazon.com on the occasion of our 20th birthday
we selected more than one million customers in first step then we have chosen just ten thousand other customers also randomly to be winner of discount coupon for 90%.
This coupon is valid for all amazon product take it in the link below.
Get Coupon Code
Just got that one too!!! Do you know more about the “20th birthday 90% off” scam?
You are right, Rowena, it is a scam. Terry
This was helpful. There appears to be an Amazon posting on their website claiming to give coupons for surveys, however, I think this one is a scam judging by the source code on the email
“Complete the Amazon Survey!
Claim your $25 Amazon Gift Card!
Are you ready for the extra deals and savings at Amazon? Will you be shopping online or in-store? Share your opinions and experiences by completing the survey and claim your Amazon gift card!
If you wish to no longer receive emails about this offer please click here or mail to 132 Brannon Avenue Jacksonville, FL 32256”