"Your Amazon Account Has Been Locked" Email Scam
Scam email subject line
Your Amazon account has been locked
Known variants
Amazon: unusual sign-in activity detected
Action required: verify your Amazon account
Your Amazon order could not be processed — payment declined
Amazon Prime: your membership has been suspended
Important: confirm your Amazon identity
FBI issued a November 2025 warning about a surge in Amazon account takeover attacks. Fake Amazon account locked or suspicious activity emails use FBI-documented 'SEO poisoning' — fake Amazon login pages appear above the real Amazon site in search results. FBI and Amazon jointly issued the November 2025 alert, making this one of the best-documented 2025 email scam patterns.
Reports
Part of 5,100+ FBI IC3 ATO complaints Jan-Nov 2025; $262M in losses
First documented
2021
Last active
2026-03
⚠ Email subject lines can be spoofed or randomized. Scammers frequently vary subject lines to evade spam filters. This page documents a subject line pattern reported to official government agencies. It is not a factual determination about any specific sender. Contact [email protected] if you believe your organization is listed in error.
Who this email pretends to be from
What this scam email says
Email appears to come from Amazon with official branding. Claims your account has been locked due to unusual sign-in activity or a failed payment. Includes a link to 'verify your account.' The link leads to a fake Amazon login page. FBI documents SEO poisoning for this scam — fake Amazon login sites appear above amazon.com in Google search results when users search for Amazon login.
What this scam email looks like
From: [email protected] Subject: Your Amazon account has been locked Dear Amazon Customer, We have detected unusual sign-in activity on your Amazon account. For your security, your account has been locked. To restore access to your account and any pending orders, please verify your identity by clicking below: [VERIFY MY AMAZON ACCOUNT] If you do not verify within 24 hours, your account and Amazon Prime membership will be permanently suspended. Amazon Security Team amazon-account-verify.com
Reconstructed example for educational purposes. Not a verbatim reproduction.
Scam email subject line variants
- •Your Amazon account has been locked
- •Amazon: unusual sign-in activity detected
- •Action required: verify your Amazon account
- •Your Amazon order could not be processed — payment declined
- •Amazon Prime: your membership has been suspended
5 red flags
FBI November 2025: Amazon account takeover attacks surged during holiday shopping season
FBI documents SEO poisoning — fake Amazon login pages appear above amazon.com in search
FBI: 65% of compromised accounts had MFA enabled — these attacks bypass MFA
Real Amazon account issues are resolved at amazon.com — type the URL directly
Amazon never requests your password via email
What to do
Do not click the link — go to amazon.com directly by typing the URL
Check your real account status at amazon.com/account
If credentials were entered: change your Amazon password immediately and enable 2FA
Report to FBI IC3 at ic3.gov — financial fraud kill chain can act
Report to FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov
Report this email scam
Source
FBI IC3 PSA November 2025 — ATO fraud $262M (5,100+ complaints); FBI and Amazon joint warning November 2025 — surge in account takeover attacks during holiday season
https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2025/PSA251125 ↗Fake sender domains used in this scam
Scammers impersonate legitimate brands using these fraudulent domains. If you received an email from one of these, it is a scam.
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Frequently asked questions
Is an email with subject "Your Amazon account has been locked" a scam?▼
FBI issued a November 2025 warning about a surge in Amazon account takeover attacks. Fake Amazon account locked or suspicious activity emails use FBI-documented 'SEO poisoning' — fake Amazon login pages appear above the real Amazon site in search results. FBI and Amazon jointly issued the November 2025 alert, making this one of the best-documented 2025 email scam patterns.
What does this scam email say?▼
Email appears to come from Amazon with official branding. Claims your account has been locked due to unusual sign-in activity or a failed payment. Includes a link to 'verify your account.' The link leads to a fake Amazon login page. FBI documents SEO poisoning for this scam — fake Amazon login sites…
What should I do if I received this email?▼
Do not click the link — go to amazon.com directly by typing the URL Check your real account status at amazon.com/account If credentials were entered: change your Amazon password immediately and enable 2FA
Who does this email pretend to be from?▼
This scam impersonates: Amazon, Amazon Security, Amazon Prime, Amazon Customer Service. FBI November 2025: Amazon account takeover attacks surged during holiday shopping season
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Check your email →Source: FBI IC3 PSA November 2025 — ATO fraud $262M (5,100+ complaints); FBI and Amazon joint warning November 2025 — surge in account takeover attacks during holiday season
First documented: 2021 · Last active: 2026-03
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