Amazon Suspends Well Known Brands For Involvement In Fake Review Schemes
We reported recently how the team over at Security Detectives had found a vulnerable database linked to merchants and customers dealing in a fake Amazon…
Amazon Fake Reviews Scam Exposed in Data Breach
The cybersecurity team over at Safety Detectives got in touch with us about a data breach they had identified which affected Amazon and a Fake…
Investigation Finds Fake Amazon Reviews Still A Problem
The UK based independent consumer choice advocate and not for profit company Which? have announced the findings of their latest investigation into fake Amazon reviews….
47 Percent of Consumers Believe Companies Create Fake Reviews Online
A new study from Trustpilot suggests 47% of consumers believe that companies are manipulating their image by creating fake reviews online.
eBay and Facebook Are Urged To Crack Down on Sale of Fake Reviews
The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has found troubling evidence that there is a thriving marketplace for fake and misleading online reviews.
Fakespot Analyzes Over 3 Billion Online Reviews And Launches New AI Engine
Artificial Intelligence backed data authentication platform Fakespot announced it has surpassed 3 billion reviews analyzed, up 50% from the end of 2017. The company also…
Trustpilot Launches ‘Review Insights’ Providing Smarter Intelligence From Customer Feedback
Trustpilot announced the launch of Review Insights. Created to help businesses gain deeper and smarter intelligence from their customer feedback, Review Insights uses Artificial Intelligence…
SMB’s Bombarded with Fake Reviews
Numerous small and medium-sized businesses reported that their Google My Business listings were bombarded with fake reviews, affecting both their visibility and sales. The culprits,…
Amazon Closing Accounts for Paid Reviews and Excessive Returns?
A hashtag is going around Twitter #amazonclosed, which became popular in March, and is often used by Amazon customers who claim their account was closed…
Fake Reviews Still a Problem on Amazon Despite Ban on Paid Reviews
Amazon sold over 5 billion products through Amazon Prime in 2017. The company also claims that about half of all products sold on the eCommerce…