This cybersecurity analysis reveals a coordinated scam campaign leveraging Amazon Web Services infrastructure to host fraudulent technical support operations. The campaign centers on phone numbers 8448508524 and 8447791333, which have been reported together with high confidence across multiple community reports, despite showing zero formal FTC complaints to date.
The scammers are utilizing Amazon's cloud infrastructure through three connected domains: s3.amazonaws.com, s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com, and reddit-uploaded-media.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com. All three domains share the same registrar (MarkMonitor, Inc.) and registration date (2005-08-18), indicating they operate on Amazon's legitimate cloud platform. Notably, s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com has been specifically flagged for phishing activities. The domains demonstrate shared infrastructure relationships with 0.50 confidence levels, while showing perfect 1.00 confidence when reported alongside the phone numbers.
Community reports indicate this is a "run of the mill Tech Support Scammer" operation targeting victims through fake Microsoft support schemes. One report specifically identifies 8448508524 as a "Random Tech Support Scammer Number," while another details a Microsoft Official Support scam directing victims to s3.amazonaws.com hosting fraudulent pages. The campaign appears to use AWS hosting to create convincing technical support websites that trick consumers into believing they are receiving legitimate Microsoft assistance.
To protect yourself from this type of scam, verify any technical support contact independently by visiting the official company website directly rather than calling numbers provided in pop-ups or unsolicited messages. If contacted by these numbers or directed to suspicious AWS-hosted pages, hang up immediately, do not click any links, and do not provide personal information or remote computer access. Report suspected fraud to the FTC at reportfraud.ftc.gov or file complaints with the FCC for unwanted calls. Before responding to any technical support offer, verify the legitimacy of phone numbers and domains using trusted consumer protection resources.
This campaign presents a moderate threat level due to its use of legitimate cloud infrastructure to host fraudulent content and the coordinated use of multiple phone numbers. Consumers should exercise heightened caution when encountering unsolicited technical support offers, and security professionals should monitor for additional AWS-hosted phishing domains connected to these phone numbers.