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Beatlelvr

(618 posts)
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 01:46 AM Jan 2021

Something weird on Amazon

All of a sudden, my default country is India, not the USA. All the prices were in the 100's and 1000's. Then I noticed I wasn't in the United States anymore. Now I have to reset it every time I shop. Anyone else have this happen?

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moondust

(19,917 posts)
1. Using a VPN?
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 01:51 AM
Jan 2021

And connecting through India? Try a Google search and see if you get India-related results.

IsItJustMe

(7,012 posts)
4. go to your address bar and type AMAZON.COM and press enter. If it is correct, it sounds like your
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 02:29 AM
Jan 2021

your Amazon URL has been corrupted. Delete it and replace it with amazon.com.

PSPS

(13,512 posts)
6. Have you recently received a call about refunding for something you never purchased?
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 04:16 AM
Jan 2021

If you did receive (or call back from a voice mail) such a call, they are all scams and you were duped into the old "refund scam." They take over your computer and steal from you.

Beatlelvr

(618 posts)
8. Well...
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 05:02 AM
Jan 2021

I googled Amazon.com again. The page always has amazon.com to the right of the usual list of site choices. I have been going to that one lately just for convenience. I instead went to "official site" and that one had the USA as my home country. Will do that from now on.

Casandia

(612 posts)
9. My Amazon account was hacked. I bet yours was too.
Sun Jan 3, 2021, 06:59 AM
Jan 2021

I bought something from Amazon and I was sent 2 of the same item. I tried to log in to my account, but I couldn’t. Resetting the password would not work. Called Amazon repeatedly before it was worked out.

Someone in India took over my account, claimed that they never received the order, got a gift card to replace the order, and bought PlayStation stuff on the gift card.

So, I had to close out my account and open up a new account with a new email (which I only use for Amazon). I change my password on a regular basis now.

Hope this helps.

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