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Feds Asks Tech Firms about Tracking People’s Information

December 14, 2020 Ina Steiner
Federal Trade Commission

The US government asked some large tech companies on Monday about how they may be tracking the personal information of visitors and using them in algorithms. The FTC said it was sending orders to Amazon, […]

2 CommentsNews, Trends and Shopping DataAmazon, Facebook, Fraud, FTC, Privacy

Postal Inspectors Nab Amazon Sellers for Alleged Fraud

December 1, 2020December 1, 2020 Ina Steiner
USPS

The government accused two Amazon sellers of altering postage labels resulting in a $6 million loss to the USPS. The US Attorney’s Office charged the men by complaint with one count each of theft of […]

4 CommentsNews, ShippingAmazon, Fraud, USPS, USPS Postal Inspection Service

Amazon Reacts to Federal Indictment of Seller Consultants

September 19, 2020September 19, 2020 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Any marketplace seller who has had their account suspended understands the feeling of desperation and sense of urgency to get reinstated. But some Amazon merchants were driven to use consultants that the government accused on […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesAmazon, Amazon seller performance, Fraud

Shoplet Executive Funneled Funds from PayPal Account

September 4, 2020September 4, 2020 Ina Steiner
PayPal

Online sellers have one more thing to worry about: employees stealing from their PayPal accounts. An executive for online merchant Shoplet pleaded guilty on Thursday for embezzling nearly $6 million from his employer. The General […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesFraud, PayPal, Shoplet

Online Selling Fraud with a Side of Tax Evasion

July 24, 2020July 24, 2020 Ina Steiner

Selling ill-gotten goods online is never a wise decision, and attempting to hide the proceeds from the IRS only compounds matters. The government says a company executive assistant bought unauthorized supplies from Staples and charged […]

4 CommentsNews, Tax and Legal IssuesDOJ, eBay, Fraud, IRS, Taxes

Amazon Seeks Ways to Reduce Fraud and Fee Avoidance

July 5, 2020July 5, 2020 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon wants to sniff out shady messages between buyers and sellers, a patent filing reveals. Two big reasons for concern: fraud and fee avoidance. Amazon’s patent cited examples of how unscrupulous buyers might attempt to […]

Marketplaces, NewsAmazon, Amazon Patent, Fraud

Amazon Warns Sellers about Account Security

December 15, 2019December 15, 2019 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Amazon has issued several warnings about scams that target online sellers, indicating it’s taking the problems seriously and wants its third-party sellers to do the same. The warnings issued to sellers, all published this month, […]

Marketplaces, NewsAccount takeovers, Amazon, Fraud, Phishing

Amazon Seller Accounts Hacked According to Bloomberg

May 9, 2019 Ina Steiner
Amazon

Around 100 Amazon merchants were victim to a six-month hack in 2018, according to Bloomberg, which said an “extensive” fraud let thieves steal cash from the merchants’ accounts. But rather than its own system being […]

Marketplaces, News, Security and Fraud IssuesAmazon, Fraud

Amazon Seller Arrested for Fraud

January 11, 2018January 11, 2018 Ina Steiner
US Department of Justice

An online seller was indicted for fraud involving shipping insurance claims and was arrested. According to the US Attorney’s Office, the indictment alleges that the man filed false insurance claims with the Parcel Insurance Plan […]

Marketplaces, News, ShippingAmazon, Fraud, Parcel Insurance Plan

Western Union Settles with Feds over Fraud

January 20, 2017July 15, 2017 Ina Steiner

The Western Union Company (Western Union), a global money services business headquartered in Englewood, Colorado, has agreed to forfeit $586 million and enter into agreements with the Federal Trade Commission, the Justice Department, and the […]

News, PaymentsFraud, Western Union

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