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19 Companies Fined $350,000 For Fake Online Reviews

By: EW News Desk Team Date: 24 September 2013


24 September 2013


New York regulators have fined 19 companies a total of $350,000, after a year-long sting operation found that these businesses had deceived consumers by posting fake online reviews.

New York State Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman on Monday announced the penalties for the companies, adding that fake reviews were in violation multiple state laws against false advertising.



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Why I am not surprised! I've often thought some reviews were fake or biased about certain products. It's an old scam!

If you buy books on Amazon you have to be careful of the "customer" reviews. At best some of them have been written by the authors' relatives and friends, but in many cases some of the most glowing reviews sound like they were written by a PR hack who never read the book. I guess Amazon isn't to blame since anyone can write a review, good or bad. At least they do indicate if the reviewer actually bought the book.

Another often pointless source of customer review feedback is on eBay. Either as a buyer or a seller, they discourage or prevent anyone from giving negative feedback. Seldom is heard a discouraging word, and the sky is not cloudy all day when it comes to pumping the sales.

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They could have easily made 14,000,000 arrests. Sites like Yelp for restaurants is filled with reviews written by their owners and their families. They also turn around and write unfavorable reviews of their competitors. Sites such as this are good for nothing except creativity.

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I think review sites main issue is that they do nothing to screen the reviewer.

And "black pr" has become more popular....but what kind of customers will you attract using these confusion methods?

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Why I am not surprised! I've often thought some reviews were fake or biased about certain products. It's an old scam!

If you buy books on Amazon you have to be careful of the "customer" reviews. At best some of them have been written by the authors' relatives and friends, but in many cases some of the most glowing reviews sound like they were written by a PR hack who never read the book. I guess Amazon isn't to blame since anyone can write a review, good or bad. At least they do indicate if the reviewer actually bought the book.

Another often pointless source of customer review feedback is on eBay. Either as a buyer or a seller, they discourage or prevent anyone from giving negative feedback. Seldom is heard a discouraging word, and the sky is not cloudy all day when it comes to pumping the sales.

You can buy such reviews, on Amazon through third parties; as may or as few as you want. Pay X amount of $ and you can have your book purchased and positive reviews left, star ratings of your choice

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Just like celebrities who endorse products...all it takes is money (paid endorsement) to get that celebrity to say the product/service is great, wear a product with a certain logo, etc. Just takes money.

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A few years ago Amazon accidentally showed its reviews with the genuine Amazon logins of the reviewers (as opposed to the handles used for reviews/comments). A few authors were caught red-faced with rave reviews of their books, written by themselves. Oops!

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