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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday finalized a ban on companies knowingly buying or selling fake online reviews, giving the agency the power to levy fines against the shadowy practice.
Brushing (e-commerce) In e-commerce, brushing, also called "review brushing", [1] is a deceitful technique sometimes used in e-commerce to boost a seller's ratings by creating fake orders, [2][3][4][5] which are either shipped to an accomplice or to an unsuspecting member of the public. Most e-commerce sites rate sellers by multiple criteria ...
Zazzle is an American online marketplace that allows designers and customers to create their own products with independent manufacturers (clothing, posters, etc.), as well as use images from participating companies. Zazzle has partnered with many brands to amass a collection of digital images from companies like Disney, Warner Brothers and NCAA ...
The white van speaker scam is a scam sales technique in which a con artist makes a buyer believe they are getting a good price on home entertainment products. Often a con artist will buy inexpensive, generic speakers [1] and convince potential buyers that they are premium products worth hundreds or thousands of dollars, offering them for sale at a price that the buyer thinks is heavily ...
Spokeo warns to watch out for these 10 senior citizen scams that target their hard-earned savings. 1. Romance Scams. Flattery has no expiration date, and many a lonely or bereaved senior has found ...
Contact your bank or credit card company if you paid a scammer to report a fraudulent charge. If you sent cash by mail, contact the U.S. Postal Inspection Service and ask them to intercept the ...
Internet fraud is a type of cybercrime fraud or deception which makes use of the Internet and could involve hiding of information or providing incorrect information for the purpose of tricking victims out of money, property, and inheritance. Internet fraud is not considered a single, distinctive crime but covers a range of illegal and illicit ...
Jungle has only two gold singles, and just one of those two charted in the U.S. But based on the reaction from the crowd during Friday’s sold-out concert at the Hollywood Bowl, you’d be ...