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Amazon’s Self-Publishing Service A Target for Fraudsters

February 23, 2018
Crime (Against Amazon) Doesn’t Pay
Amazon // October 04, 2017

Beware, those who think defrauding or scamming Amazon is a good idea — getting caught can be costly. According to a recent article from Fortune, Erin and Leah Finan, a husband and wife fraud team from Muncie, Indiana, scammed Amazon out of $1.2 million in electronics...

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Amazon’s Self-Publishing Service A Target for Fraudsters

February 23, 2018
Authors using Amazon’s self-publishing service have more on their minds than selling books: Reports have surfaced that some have become the target of cybercriminals. Brian Krebs of KrebsOnSecurity explained how the thieves have stolen authors’ identities and used them to launder money: Hackers upload fake but expensive paperback titles (one was sold for a whopping […]

Crime (Against Amazon) Doesn’t Pay

October 04, 2017
Beware, those who think defrauding or scamming Amazon is a good idea — getting caught can be costly. According to a recent article from Fortune, Erin and Leah Finan, a husband...