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
A company that helps online merchants fight chargebacks said claims started trending upward during the COVID pandemic, as online shopping boomed and customers looked to recoup funds without leaving the house or having to navigate merchant customer service. And the Read more
Former head of eBay Trust and Safety Rob Chesnut said he got the same sinking feeling about deepfakes that he had when he saw his first phishing email when working for the online marketplace in the early 2000s. He shared Read more
Over and over, there are reports of Etsy sellers being scammed by the same technique. They receive a message in their Etsy inbox telling them they need to verify their account – but unbeknownst to the sellers, the message is Read more
Amazon filed a lawsuit on Thursday alleging that an international fraud organization called REKK stole millions of dollars of products through systematic refund abuse by tricking the company, including bribing employees. According to the complaint: “Among other places, REKK operates Read more
Etsy is adding a new feature in response to the increase in targeted emails directed at sellers by fraudsters. In an announcement on Monday, Etsy wrote: “We’ve recently seen increased reports from sellers who’ve received communications from individuals claiming to Read more
Amazon teamed up with Microsoft to thwart scammers in India posing as employees of their respective firms, the most recent example of Amazon’s more aggressive actions against fraudsters in recent years. Amazon issued a press release on Thursday announcing that Read more
Ask any online seller and they’ll tell you they live or die by customer reviews – a fact that has led to a thriving industry of buying and selling fake reviews. On Tuesday, Amazon announced a new coalition to battle Read more
A Brooklyn-based consultant who helped Amazon sellers get their accounts reinstated was sentenced on Friday to two years of probation, including a year of home confinement, and a $100,000 fine because, according to prosecutors, he “paid bribes for inside info Read more
Prosecutors provided additional details about Ed Rosenberg’s role in the Amazon bribery scheme to which he pleaded guilty in federal court on March 30th to one count of conspiracy, when he admitted he had bribed Amazon employees. Rosenberg, a consultant Read more
