ATLANTA — A spreading text alert going out to Amazon customers has been generating complaints across social media. The text reports your Amazon account has been locked because of "multiple failed ...

Amazon is the largest e-commerce platform in the world, with over 300 million active customers around the world. Given the huge number of users, Amazon takes various measures to prevent abuse of its ...

Update, July 19, 2025: This story, originally published on July 17, has been updated with additional information from Amazon regarding account attack trends following a warning emailed to 220 million ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. London, UK - July 31, 2018: The buttons of the online shopping app Amazon, surrounded by Airbnb, ebay, News and other apps on the ...

If you’ve recently received a message claiming there’s an issue with your Amazon account, you’re far from alone—and there’s a strong chance the alert isn’t real. On November 25, 2025, Amazon sent a ...