Amazon to sue more than 1,000 fake reviewers
 

Amazon to sue fake reviewers who charge £3.25 to leave bogus feedback | Daily Mail Online

Its those people on fiver getting into bother.

Good to see!

allow reviews from only those who have purchased the item . and did not returned it.

Better late than never.

Thats a point.

Why are they letting non customers give a review?

You would think they would only allow reviews from customers who have purchased from that site and that product.

I would like to see also why people returned an item:2 cents:

how do you sue a john doe?? :1orglaugh:1orglaugh:1orglaugh tard news

That sounds fair! :2 cents:

"The first time I put these pants on, I went outside and caught a bald eagle with my bare hands and tamed it. I had to train him to peck the Italian supermodels who throw themselves at me the instant they see the stars and stripes flapping in the breeze, clinging to my 4' calves. Want to know why? THEY'RE NOT AMERICAN THAT'S WHY

Every morning, I put on my American flag pants and print out a copy of the Declaration of Independence and consume it for sustenance before I hop in my Ford F650 and drive to work, which is WalMart. I manage a store, because they got one good look at this 100% constitutional garment and collapsed to the floor, weeping with pride for the USA of America. I was instantly promoted and make $17.76 per hour.

On the weekends, the first thing I do is put on my American flag pants (both legs at one time, of course), and crane-kick communists, Muslims, and socialists of every variety.

I own nine pairs of these. 'MURICA

(Oh, and the sizing chart is pretty accurate. When they arrive they'll be massive but wash them and they'll shrink down to perfection) "

The review is supposed to be a review of the product, not of the service.

A larger problem is the reviews are now a mix-mash of product reviews, Amazon specific reviews, individual merchant reviews, random brick-and-mortar business reviews, and even warranty reviews. All of these things completely skew the review process and make for a pretty ridiculous set up. I'm surprised they have not picked up on this issue yet and found a remedy.

From a merchants standpoint, it's an absolute disaster. I used to sell high ticket items on Amazon and half of my reviews were bad because the buyer did not like their experience with the vendor they purchased from, who typically had absolutely nothing to do with Amazon or me.

^ definitely


:2 cents:

The question I have is this. Let's say Amazon wins the lawsuit against the bogus reviews. I purchased a product from Amazon based on reviews. I'm not happy with the product, can I send it back for a full refund since I was tricked into purchasing it in the first place? Will the consumer have no retribution for this shady activity?

I see shit on Fiverr all the time about people leaving fake reviews and feedback. I think it's bullshit and seriously should be illegal. Any way you slice it, it's fraud. And since you used a computer to commit the fraud, it's a Federal crime. I've been doing things legit since I started selling shit online, and when I see people cheating, it really pisses me off.

Sort of like the adult site reviews that are full of shit -- mostly operated by affiliates of competing sites ... For that matter 90% of the internet, including dubious Youtube propaganda is 90% bullshit.

Caveat emptor.

I think initially, they were reviewing the product, not the vendor who sells/sold it.
ebay does the same. You can write a review on a product. But that has no bearing on those that are selling it.
If you "MADE" a competing product, you could send out the miss-informers to bash the competition through reviews.

I hope they include a filterable option for anyone to add a satirical review as they can make the site interesting, like the flag pants review. If you haven't see it, look at the reviews for "How to Avoid Huge Ships" on Amazon.

Many of the people doing this are just one person with multiple accounts. And in countries where a lawsuit in the US wont matter.

about time.

Subpoena fiverr for their info.

Considering fiverr is not a US company, do they have to give up the info?

Not sure. I know voltage pictures which is a united states company, was able to get customer info from a Canadian isp in regards to copyright infringement lawsuits they wanted to file. I guess it will depend on the specific laws in whatever country fiverr is based out of. Since they have been cooperating with amazon in the past by removing fake review listings on their site, it wouldn't surprise me if they decide to cooperate further.

They also need to sort out the Prime membership scam.
Guaranteed 2 day delivery my ass, 30% of everything i order is sent ground and does not arrive within the 2 day (business day) quote time. Now i see products are being held in what Amazon call processing (packing) for up to 5 days to allow them to send stuff out ground UPS and supposedly arrive within the stipulated two day guaranteed time. Don't get me wrong i like Amazon but the lies they perpetrate to make a dime are stacking high!