Amazon sent customers an email with the subject line, “Lookout for online scammers” with detailed advice to help them prevent getting defrauded. One critical piece of advice – it advised recipients to be wary of false urgency. “Scammers may try Read more
A security manager at Amazon pleaded guilty to defrauding the company on Thursday. According to the government, he had been responsible for preventing loss, monitoring security risks, and protecting people, products, and information at Amazon facilities in Georgia. He and Read more
Sellers of all sizes deal with rivals copying their products and listings, but on Friday, a large merchant discovered someone had begun selling goods using his well-established store brand. Remarkably, credit card companies were processing payments on behalf of the Read more
The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) warned shoppers to do their homework before making a purchase on an online marketplace, advising them to research sellers and the marketplace itself. In a tweet on Monday, the FTC warned: “Before you buy Read more
Imagine if you could find the guaranteed cheapest prices online – and that you could get in on the ground floor of a mobile app that made it possible for shoppers to save money with every click. Developing a shopping 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
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
Selling fakes on sites like eBay is wrong, but it’s also criminal, a fact some online sellers may ignore through willful blindness or, in some cases perhaps, financial desperation. A plea deal announced today is a reminder there can be Read more
An eBay seller got 5 and a half years (66 months) for selling stolen goods over a 10-year period and for tax evasion, according to the US Department of Justice. The DOJ said according to his guilty plea and other 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
