Someone has spoofed my amazon account!
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I just arrived back from a holiday to find some amazon parcels addressed to me, but i didnt order the items and after checking my amazon account it has not been hacked and i have not paid for the items with my card or through paypal.
I just spoke to amazon and they have confirmed that someone has created an amazon account with my name and address but a totally different email address and payment card.
Apparently there is one more item on its way to me but they cant tell me what it is. I hope its something better than what they have already sent me as i have no use for pregnancy scar removal cream or replacement toothbrush heads for an electric toothbrush..
How bizarre!
Cool story etc etc.
I just spoke to amazon and they have confirmed that someone has created an amazon account with my name and address but a totally different email address and payment card.
Apparently there is one more item on its way to me but they cant tell me what it is. I hope its something better than what they have already sent me as i have no use for pregnancy scar removal cream or replacement toothbrush heads for an electric toothbrush..
How bizarre!
Cool story etc etc.
Google ‘Brushing scam Amazon’. It’s to do with placing fake reviews for verified purchases.
Here’s one article: https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/amazon-prim...
Here’s one article: https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/amazon-prim...
WizzBang said:
Google ‘Brushing scam Amazon’. It’s to do with placing fake reviews for verified purchases.
Here’s one article: https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/amazon-prim...
Interesting! The lady i spoke too at amazon didnt seem to have heard of this, or she didnt want to let on it was a known thing!Here’s one article: https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/amazon-prim...
I wish they would send me some stuff i could use. Amazon told me just to keep it.
ETA: I just checked and 'I' haven't left a review on any of the products I received yet.
Edited by Shuvi McTupya on Wednesday 24th April 00:46
WizzBang said:
Google ‘Brushing scam Amazon’. It’s to do with placing fake reviews for verified purchases.
Here’s one article: https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/amazon-prim...
why would a retailer give away the items to strangers though? They could easily "purchase" and just keep themHere’s one article: https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/amazon-prim...
Teddy Lop said:
WizzBang said:
Google ‘Brushing scam Amazon’. It’s to do with placing fake reviews for verified purchases.
Here’s one article: https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/amazon-prim...
why would a retailer give away the items to strangers though? They could easily "purchase" and just keep themHere’s one article: https://conversation.which.co.uk/money/amazon-prim...
Manufacturer wants 500 verified 5-star reviews for its £3 pregnancy scar cream because there's dozens of competitors and they're often listed by Amazon users in order of average review score. It's best to be at the top of the list.
If the manufacturer purchased 500 tubes in separate transactions, it could write all these reviews but, they would all be from the same user account - and you, I, amazon and everyone would smell a rat if we saw that Mr Bloggs had written loads of consecutive reviews for the same product.
Instead, manufacturer either on its own, or in conjunction with 3rd party marketing company, creates 500 fake accounts using real addresses, including Shuvi's. The addresses need to be real so that the items aren't returned by Royal Mail. These fake accounts are used to purchase an item which then allows the manufacturer to write a glowing review under the name of some random person.
If the item cost £3, plus £1 delivery, the cost of getting the opportunity to create 500 verified 5-star reviews would be £2k (YMMV). That's very cheap marketing.
If the manufacturer purchased 500 tubes in separate transactions, it could write all these reviews but, they would all be from the same user account - and you, I, amazon and everyone would smell a rat if we saw that Mr Bloggs had written loads of consecutive reviews for the same product.
Instead, manufacturer either on its own, or in conjunction with 3rd party marketing company, creates 500 fake accounts using real addresses, including Shuvi's. The addresses need to be real so that the items aren't returned by Royal Mail. These fake accounts are used to purchase an item which then allows the manufacturer to write a glowing review under the name of some random person.
If the item cost £3, plus £1 delivery, the cost of getting the opportunity to create 500 verified 5-star reviews would be £2k (YMMV). That's very cheap marketing.
Amazon customer services can checked using both platforms to what is going to arrive at an address. If its an account set up in your name a quick search using CSC will be able to identify everybody who has an account with the same name. Im in the Operations at Amazon and have access to it.
Charlie1986 said:
Amazon customer services can checked using both platforms to what is going to arrive at an address. If its an account set up in your name a quick search using CSC will be able to identify everybody who has an account with the same name. Im in the Operations at Amazon and have access to it.
Yes, they told me that something else is coming, but because it wasn't from 'my' account, confidentiality rules meant they couldn't tell me what it was. I asked them if it was something useful, like a 60" TV and they said it wasn't that 
Monkeylegend said:
Didn't intend to post anything but I was wondering if the lady with the phone had your address and is up to something, whatever it might be.
No, she doesn't have my address , I think we have established what the motive for this is, i was very relieved to discover my account hadn't been hacked as that was obviously my first thought, maybe a some small test purchases before they bought some big stuff..Gassing Station | The Lounge | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff