Federal prosecutors described an unusual scheme that involved leveraging a company’s subscription program to allegedly commit fraud on Amazon and eBay. Two brothers were charged with fraud involving the online sale of cosmetics and pleaded guilty last year, and this Read more
Amazon said customers reported an 80% increase in impersonation scams surrounding last year’s Prime Day sale, and it is working to get the word out to shoppers to remain on their guard and be suspicious of messages purportedly coming from 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
A seller said Etsy required them to provide the last four digits of their bank account number, credit card number, and social security number in order to get customer service help through Etsy chat. The seller said in a post 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
Beware Snail Mail Purporting to Be from the IRS. It’s common to be targeted by scammers via email, phone, and texts, but the IRS warned of a new tax scam that’s sent right to your front door. Scammers are enticing Read more
The Feds accused an 82-year-old Colorado man of defrauding trading-card collectors, including residents of New York and Michigan, over a period of 4 years. They charged him last week with conspiracy to commit wire fraud. “As alleged, the defendant orchestrated Read more
Fake postage stamps have been a problem for years, with reports of them showing up on sites like eBay. And there have been allegations of sellers altering postage labels, such as a pair of Amazon merchants charged with altering Flat Read more
