Ecommerce Industry News
Thanks to the rise in Craigslist-related crimes, police departments around the US and Canada are creating safe trading zones for buyers and sellers who wish to meet in person to complete online transactions. Among the […]
Beware companies that offer coaching services to would-be eBay sellers and promise easy money. An investigative piece in the Salt Lake Tribune by Matt Canham provides insight into the shady world of ecommerce training companies that use […]
As if defect claims weren’t bad enough, there is a form of fraud that’s on the rise for merchants to beware. Security expert/blogger Brian Krebs says it’s a form of warranty fraud that is made […]
Fraudsters have discerning taste, and will be “shopping” online on Cyber Monday with everyone else. A fraud-prevention solution provider analyzed its data and came up with the 20 most targeted items. Not surprisingly, Rolex watches […]
When you’re committing eBay fraud, is it really wise to mess with a Special Agent? In the case of one perpetrator at least, the answer is no. The Department of Justice issued a press release […]
Police nearly raided the house of an eBay seller thanks to the victim of a lost package. And UPS is getting publicly shamed over its handling of the original shipment that led to the misunderstanding. […]
Fraudsters found a new way to trick people into signing in to fake PayPal sites, according to security publication Netcraft. When uncertain about the authenticity of a site, a trust certificate can provide reassurance to […]
A new report from the Telegraph indicates it’s quite easy to get back on eBay even after being suspended by the marketplace “for life.” The UK newspaper said it exposed a man last year for […]
While eBay and online sellers are only too familiar with the problem of bad buyers, a new academic paper seeks to shed light on what it calls a common but little known type of fraud, […]
Ecommerce pros eager to match the rising tide of smartphone-using shoppers may be dismayed by a dramatic downside to doing mobile commerce (mcommerce) business. While 2014 saw 14 percent of all transactions arriving via the […]