Prime just got activated on my Amazon account, but it wasn't from me..

Upgrade · 3 Dec 2018 at 02:34

5 hours ago an email was sent to me from Amazon..

"Your Prime Membership Confirmation"

I login to Amazon and right enough a subscription started on the 2nd December..

Haven't been on Amazon the past week. No one should have access to my account either (I have 2 factor).

What I did notice was, my dad got mail from Amazon earlier in the week with a plastic card offering him back to prime (I never got mine). Is it possible that mine was activated from that card, that wasn't even delivered to me?

Pretty confused tbh...

bremen1874 · 3 Dec 2018 at 02:36

Same address?

Upgrade · 3 Dec 2018 at 02:39

bremen1874 said:
Same address?

Yep

chaparral · 3 Dec 2018 at 03:12

Has your dad added you to his prime membership ?

I think you can do that

Upgrade · 3 Dec 2018 at 03:13

chaparral said:
Has your dad added you to his prime membership ?

I think you can do that

I'll have to ask him tomorrow if he signed up for it again, but I really don't think he would have. Plus, even if he did, why did it get applied to my account?

chaparral · 3 Dec 2018 at 03:14

Upgrade said:
I'll have to ask him tomorrow if he signed up for it again, but I really don't think he would have. Plus, even if he did, why did it get applied to my account?

I was thinking of this

Share your Prime benefits

Amazon Household
The Amazon Household Programme enables two adult family members and up to four children to share the best of Prime.
Both Household adults can manage parental controls with Amazon FreeTime for children in the Amazon Household. Create your Amazon Household and start sharing your Prime benefits today.
Manage my household

Upgrade · 3 Dec 2018 at 03:41

Highly doubt it. Will check back tomorrow after asking him tho.

chaparral · 3 Dec 2018 at 03:47

Upgrade said:
Highly doubt it. Will check back tomorrow after asking him tho.

Might be worth while changing your password straight away..

Kronos · 3 Dec 2018 at 06:23

Amazon are getting pretty sneaky when it comes to signing up to Prime, I was caught out the other week and although I cancelled as soon became aware, what is it with the nagging messages asking if I was sure I wanted to cancel?

tamzzy · 3 Dec 2018 at 06:51

I had a phishing email a few days ago saying the same thing...hope you didn't click the link to login

Syla5 · 3 Dec 2018 at 09:14

My wife has been stealth signed up to prime a couple of times now even though she is linked to my prime membership as a family member. Amazon are sneaky AF doing this.

stockhausen · 3 Dec 2018 at 09:36

Prime just got activated on my Amazon account, but it wasn't from me..

Nope, it's Amazon, attempting to scam their customers - tell them to go forth and (not) multiply.

Jonnybmac · 3 Dec 2018 at 09:45

Why not contact amazon and ask who activated it?

silverblack · 3 Dec 2018 at 10:12

I've subbed to Prime twice now by mistake just buying stuff they really are sneaky *****.

wolfie138 · 3 Dec 2018 at 10:27

Upgrade said:
I'll have to ask him tomorrow if he signed up for it again, but I really don't think he would have. Plus, even if he did, why did it get applied to my account?

why was your first reaction to post here, instead of asking him, given same address, Amaz corres etc?

glenimp617 · 3 Dec 2018 at 10:50

wolfie138 said:
why was your first reaction to post here, instead of asking him, given same address, Amaz corres etc?

GD should always be your first port of call

Upgrade · 3 Dec 2018 at 11:40

chaparral said:
Might be worth while changing your password straight away..

I have 2fa authentication. Don't need to change my password.

Upgrade · 3 Dec 2018 at 11:41

tamzzy said:
I had a phishing email a few days ago saying the same thing...hope you didn't click the link to login

I didn't click links in the email, I went to amazon itself and had prime.

Upgrade · 3 Dec 2018 at 11:42

Jonnybmac said:
Why not contact amazon and ask who activated it?

I tried, but they didn't know. All they said was it could have been by technical error. Kinda useless response.

ANDARIAL · 3 Dec 2018 at 11:43

Upgrade said:
I have 2fa authentication. Don't need to change my password.

ummm if you have this 2fa how could someone place the order for prime on your account? :confused:

Prime just got activated on my Amazon account, but it wasn't from me..

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