Amazon Takes on Fraudulent Return Schemes, According to Recent Lawsuit

Amazon.com sued a a number of unknown people behind the group, “Plugged,” within the U.S. District Court docket for the Western District of Washington final week, alleging they coordinated a global fraud scheme to take advantage of its return insurance policies. The e-commerce big alleges the defendants used social engineering and falsified police reviews to trick it into issuing refunds for gadgets that had been by no means returned. Among the particular person transactions ranged from $1,100 to $7,073 and included merchandise, together with MacBooks and tablets.