XFINITY, Amazon, Facebook and Wal-Mart identity theft scams

Online scams abound! Cybercrooks aren't resting as they work to pry cash from your wallets and purses. The Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) recently reported scams involving XFINITY, Amazon, Facebook and Wal-Mart.

XFINITY phishing email scam. Massachusetts police reported this scam that targeted customers of Internet service provider XFINITY. Fraudsters initiated the scam by randomly sending an email message that said that a recent payment couldn't be processed until the recipient sent personally identifiable information (PII), including the victim's full name, username, password and Social Security number.

Delete these emails. Or if you're not sure, find XFINITY's actual phone number online and give them a call. Of course, don't use the telephone number included in the email message.

Amazon password phishing email scam. Cybercriminals are taking advantage of a recent announcement that some Amazon customers might have had their passwords exposed. The scammers are emailing phishing messages at random to Amazon users to attempt to download malicious malware onto their computers that will search for PII.