Amazon Prime Deal Days is on but security warnings have been issued because fraudsters are using this occasion to take advantage of consumers, usually with fake links on social media and unsolicited communications:

The official Canadian web site should show up in your browser’s address bar as https://www.amazon.ca or a picture of a lock followed by amazon.ca, whilst the official amazon redirect url should show up as https://amzn.to/ followed by seven random characters or a picture of a lock followed by amzn.to

Amazon will not call you asking you to confirm personal account information and credit card numbers, nor will they call you claiming your Prime Day membership is due or a random charge was made to your account. They will also not send a SMS to your cell phone nor will they email you with this request either.

Prime Members can also limit their searches on Amazon.ca to Prime Deals results by using the “Prime Deal Days” option in the drop-down menu in the official site’s search bar or the “All Prime” delivery option in the menu on the left of the screen.

Click here for additional security information from Amazon.ca.