I don't do crypto currency since I know it is a scam.  I won't do business with Walmart.  I don't have a Costco card.  And I have never used Tinder.

I do get regular scam emails telling me my Amazon account has been locked, but those normally show up as text messages on my work cell phone, which is not at all connected to my Amazon account, so clearly a scam.

Most scams are easy to spot.  Your bank is not going to be sending you important security alerts from a generic gmail account.

NEVER click on a link in a security alert email.  Go to your bank (or other) website by manually typing in the url or use the link you previously saved.  This will prevent most of the scams.  Never call back on a phone number provided in a suspected scam email.  Go to your bank website and get the phone number from there.  Except if there was an actual security issue, you'll likely have a message attached to your account that you will see the moment you log in.

New Rising Sun: Really, no 'Amazon'?  Because that's the sh*t that constantly gets my elderly parent.  They've never actually had a scam completed on them, but getting those emails/text leads to hours of (attempting) communicating with customer service at actual Amazon through the contact info on their website...instead of just deleting it and moving on with their day or multiple days.

Tell your elderly parents to go to Amazon manually (don't use the link in the scam email).  If there is an issue with their account, they will be told when they are logged.  If nothing is mentioned, the email is a scam.  Also, ignore phone numbers in Amazon scam messages.  Amazon doesn't like to use phone calls so will never provide a number that easily.

Dadburns: I enjoy the ones where they tell me they "took control" of my camera, recorded me "in my bunk" and will send the pictures to everyone in my email list unless I pay them...

I always reply and ask them to include me in the email distribution because I need a new pic for my Fark profile.

"I'm a famous porn actor and my peener is copyrighted.  Distribution of those images will open you up to copyright violations and subsequent litigation."

New Rising Sun: OgreMagi: New Rising Sun: Really, no 'Amazon'?  Because that's the sh*t that constantly gets my elderly parent.  They've never actually had a scam completed on them, but getting those emails/text leads to hours of (attempting) communicating with customer service at actual Amazon through the contact info on their website...instead of just deleting it and moving on with their day or multiple days.

Tell your elderly parents to go to Amazon manually (don't use the link in the scam email).  If there is an issue with their account, they will be told when they are logged.  If nothing is mentioned, the email is a scam.  Also, ignore phone numbers in Amazon scam messages.  Amazon doesn't like to use phone calls so will never provide a number that easily.

If there is a problem, you will be told in your account without having to go through the trouble of contacting customer service.  The article is adding unnecessary extra work.  And FYI, the customer service page at Amazon doesn't have a phone number.