A grand jury indicted eBay seller Roni Rubinov on charges of running a fencing enterprise with the help of 40 partners, employees, and associates who were also indicted in New York on Thursday. The eBay seller owned a pawn shop Read more
The following is a press release issued by the Department of Justice U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts on Monday, April 25, 2022: Former eBay Executive Pleads Guilty to His Role in Cyberstalking CampaignBOSTON – A former eBay, Read more
A man who prosecutors painted as a “critical cog” in an alleged bribery scheme involving Amazon consultants accused of working to help their clients get an edge over other third-party sellers was sentenced to federal prison today. Five other defendants Read more
Goodwill’s auction platform ShopGoodwill.com notified customers of a data breach this month, according to Bleeping Computer. It referenced a January 14th tweet by Troy Hunt, who tracks such things. The tweet included an image of an (undated) letter from ShopGoodwill.com Read more
The FBI described a devious Google authentication scam targeting online sellers. The FBI Oregon’s Tech Tuesday segment explained how the scheme works, which we’ve summarized below. (Hat tip to Pymnts.com.) You post your real phone number on an online platform Read more
The government is cracking down on fake reviews and deceptive endorsements as it seeks to protect consumers. The FTC wants sellers and advertisers to know that blurring the line between authentic content and advertising can result in steep penalties. Endorsements Read more
Scammers are impersonating Amazon to an astounding extent and with resounding success, according to the Federal Trade Commission. The FTC has been warning about impersonation scams – calls that falsely claim to come from the IRS, for example – that Read more
An eBay seller was sentenced to 6 months in prison over her listings for a substance the Feds say was extremely dangerous and not fit for human consumption. In a Department of Justice press release, the government said the defendant Read more
The government said the head of an eBay sales scam was sentenced to over 14 years in prison after accusing him of pretending to part of an eBay program in order steal money through fake car sales. The Department of Read more
If you’re suddenly not receiving any emails this morning, it may be due to a problem with a spam filter service that is causing emails to bounce. For online sellers, that’s a huge problem! I was blissfully unaware of a Read more
