Amazon scams: Expert warns of an increase in frauds during Prime Day [Video]

As thousands of Canadians are on the hunt for deals during Amazon Prime Day this week, cybersecurity experts are sounding the alarm over fraudsters posing as the company online.

Amazon Prime Big Deal Days started on Tuesday and will run until Wednesday. The event, exclusively for Prime members, is offering hundreds of major discounts on merchandise.

Cybersecurity expert Ritesh Kotak says the company has been warning of scams on its site, after over 1,000 new Amazon domain names were created in the last month. Kotak says it’s likely that most of those new websites, offering deals and discounts linked to Amazon, will be fraudulent.

“There’s going to be a lot of fake websites out there and you might get links saying, ‘click on this because we have this fantastic deal related to Amazon Prime,'” Kotak told CTV’s Patricia Boal on Tuesday.

“You’re going to click on it, but in actuality …