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In this new type of scam, sellers on Amazon or other shopping platforms will inflate their ratings by shipping products to an unsuspecting victim and posting a fake review in the victim’s name.
Receiving a package you didn't order may seem like a nice problem to have but it could be you're caught up in a new scam. Here's all you need to know.
A package redirection scam is a form of e-commerce fraud, where a malicious actor manipulates a shipping label, to trick the mail carrier into delivering the package to the wrong address. This is usually done through product returns to make the merchant believe that they mishandled the return package, and thus provide a refund without the item ...
No two Amazon email scams look alike, which makes them tough to spot. In one common scam, you might receive a receipt and shipping confirmation for an Amazon order you never placed. Another type ...
A seller pays someone a small amount to place a fake order, or just uses another person's information to place an order themselves. [5] Because a shipment usually has to take place for an order to be considered valid by the e-commerce site, the seller will frequently ship an empty box or some cheap item.
Amazon changed its policy of allowing anonymous reviews to one which gave an online credential to reviewers registered with Amazon, although it still allowed them to remain anonymous with pen names. In April 2010, British historian Orlando Figes was found to have posted negative reviews of other authors' books. [ 360 ]
“Scammers will take advantage of your generosity and set up fake charities or GoFundMe campaigns" to get you to donate to a cause that's not real.
Building at Olympus head office in Tokyo. Olympus Corporation, a major Japanese manufacturer of optical imaging laboratory and medical equipment listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange had, according to its accounts for the year ended 31 March 2011, consolidated net sales of ¥847.1 billion (US$10.6 billion) in the year, and total shareholders' equity of ¥262.5 billion (US$3.3 billion).