Overview
- Martin Lewis says he received a WhatsApp call from someone claiming to be Amazon on Thursday and was pressured to reply with a six‑digit code to cancel a supposed iPhone order.
- He searched the caller’s number during the call and found it listed as a known Amazon scam number, so he refused to send the code and avoided further loss.
- Lewis says that replying with the one‑time code would have let the caller request more personal details and begin a 'data mine' to harvest information for fraud.
- Answering the unknown call confirmed his number is active, which he warns could increase future targeting and shows how a small slip can have follow‑on effects.
- He used the episode to urge simple protections such as checking caller numbers, never sharing verification codes, enabling spam filters on phones, and using carrier or app call‑blocking features; he also reminded the public that even well‑informed people can be caught out.