https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/amazon-counterfeit-crimes-unit/ Ecommerce Industry News Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:23:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/EB_site_icon-150x150.gif https://www.ecommercebytes.com/tag/amazon-counterfeit-crimes-unit/ 32 32 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2024/03/26/amazons-use-of-human-verification-helps-curb-scam-sellers/ Tue, 26 Mar 2024 20:23:55 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=230555 Nearly three quarters of a million bad actors who attempted to create new selling accounts on Amazon last year were stopped from doing so, according to the company, which released its fourth annual Brand Protection Report today. That’s down from Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/11/09/amazon-helps-china-crackdown-on-alleged-counterfeit-networks/ Wed, 09 Nov 2022 21:16:28 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=228377 Amazon said it helped protect customers from fake goods by working with law enforcement to seize over 240,000 counterfeits in China. Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) tipped off agencies, which it said nabbed the imitation luxury, sports, and automotive brands. Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/06/16/amazon-joins-luxury-brand-to-file-lawsuits-against-alleged-counterfeiters/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 12:47:49 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227712 Amazon joined with luxury brand Cartier in filing lawsuits against alleged counterfeiters. Amazon claimed the defendants used a technique to evade its detection system. The lawsuits allege that a social media influencer conspired with bad actors and promoted counterfeit luxury Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/06/08/amazon-ramps-up-seller-verification-to-thwart-counterfeiters/ https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/06/08/amazon-ramps-up-seller-verification-to-thwart-counterfeiters/#comments Wed, 08 Jun 2022 23:00:13 +0000 https://www.ecommercebytes.com/?p=227675 Amazon is increasingly using stricter methods to verify sellers before they can sell on its platform as part of its efforts to thwart counterfeiters. It also has hired a team of former federal prosecutors, FBI agents, and others in its Read more]]> https://www.ecommercebytes.com/2022/06/08/amazon-ramps-up-seller-verification-to-thwart-counterfeiters/feed/ 1