Security News > 2022 > July > Amazon sues 10,000 Facebook Group admins for offering fake reviews

Amazon is suing over 10,000 administrators of Facebook groups that offer to post fake reviews on the online souk's website in exchange for products and money.

Group admins charged $10 per fake review, according to CNBC. Reviewers were also lured with promises of free products in return for sham assessments of items such as car stereos or camera tripods.

One group specializes in sniffing out fake review scams on social media sites, like Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Twitter.

Over 10,000 fake review broker groups have been reported to Meta, and half of these have been taken down, we're told.

Amazon uses a mixture of human reviewers and technology like machine learning algorithms to detect fake posts.

"Permanently ridding fake reviews across retail, travel, and other sectors will require greater public-private partnership, including collaboration between the affected companies, social media sites, and law enforcement, all focused on a goal of greater consumer protection. Amazon remains eager to continue to partner with all the relevant stakeholders to achieve that mutual goal." .

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