Phone call purports to be from Amazon

Just noticed - MerylStreep suggested it first!

You're welcome, Alexa

Thanks Wheniwasyourage, I have taken my card off Amazon.

It's a scam. We've had two calls. Idiots!

Panorama was about the scammers last night. I’ve just watched it on iplayer.

I took my credit card off the Amazon site after reading about someone who was due to get a new credit card and Amazon knew the number before she did. Now on the rare occasions when I want to buy something I get an Amazon gift voucher from Tesco and use that to pay. That means that I usually have a couple of pounds left in my account, but I think it's worth it for the peace of mind.

Also, if I inadvertently press the wrong button (again) and mistakenly sign up for Prime, they can't charge me for it.

This is one of several that I get every week. Others tell me that my internet services are about to be terminated, or its BT technical services or TalkTalk technical department. I just put the phone down after blocking the number.

It's an everyday occurrence here so I just leave the phone on the arm of the sofa till I remember to hang up.

I work at a sheltered housing complex, and 3 of the elderly residents there got calls the other week.

Alexa
As I've said before ( fraud on Amazon) remove your card from the site. Put it back on when you next order.
There is a lot more fraud on Amazon than is generally known.
So if your card isn't on the site, you are safe.

Defoe spam!

Yes, we get one practically every day!