Tag: scam
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Amazon issues a warning regarding common online scams
Today, Amazon e-mailed their customers and sellers with a mass e-mail, warning them about known scam tactics related to Amazon. At the same time, they are urging everyone to undergo a free Cybersecurity Awareness Training. Here you can view a copy of the full e-mail notice: Lookout for online scammers Stay safe from scammers this…
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FTC Takes Action against DK Automation over Amazon Marketplace Scam Scheme
The Federal Trade Commission is taking action against DK Automation and its owners, Kevin David Hulse and David Shawn Arnett for using unfounded claims of big returns to entice consumers into moneymaking schemes involving Amazon business packages, business coaching, and cryptocurrency. The FTC’s complaint alleges that the defendants promised consumers that they could “generate passive income on…
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Why are fraudsters buying “Aged” Amazon Seller Accounts
If you are a member of one of the thousands of social media groups targeted at Amazon Sellers, you must have come across posts where strangers under fake profiles are offering to buy “Aged” Amazon Seller Accounts. By “Aged”, they are referring to accounts registered before August 2016. This was the date when Amazon introduced…