Blue Marple: The website, Blue Marple, offers fake positive reviews in packages ranging from $135 for three reviews to $900 for 20 reviews. In addition to sending unsolicited emails to Amazon sellers advertising their services, the defendants also suggest prohibited practices that attempt to game Amazon’s systems.

and more than 2,000 additional reviewers to post fake reviews in Amazon’s stores in the UK, Germany, Italy, Canada, and India. AMZ Trusted Review: The owners and operators of AMZ Trusted Review claim to pay more than 2,500 reviewers to post fake reviews in Amazon’s store in the U.S. Amazon Feedback: Amazon Feedback is an Estonia-based website owned and operated by two individuals claiming to have 5,000 reviewers available to provide fake positive reviews for $5 each. These lawsuits complement Amazon’s efforts to prevent fake reviews by ensuring that the fraudsters behind them are held accountable and stopped for good: As a result, more than 99% of the products viewed in the store contain only authentic reviews. These fraudsters commit fraud by selling fake reviews, intentionally facilitate activities intended to deceive customers, and attempt to provide unfair competitive advantages over honest sellers in Amazon’s store.Īmazon’s advanced technology and expert investigators stop the vast majority of attempts to publish fake or abusive reviews before they impact customers and honest selling partners.

In each lawsuit outlined below, the defendants sell fake review services to bad actors attempting to operate Amazon selling accounts. In February 2023, Amazon filed lawsuits against six defendants in new legal efforts to protect its customers and selling partners by stopping fake review brokers.

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