Somebody found an interesting loophole to exploit.
Mike and Kelly Gallivan have what sounds like the onset of a hoarding problem: Their Massachusetts home is cluttered with boxes and envelopes from Amazon... a growing collection of USB cables, wireless chargers, phone cases, high-intensity flashlights, LED tent lamps, and in-car trash bags, a new computer vacuum cleaner, USB-powered humidifier, cigarette-lighter keychain, Bluetooth speaker, rechargeable dog collars, facial mask, and outdoor TV plastic cover, among other bewildering goodies.
Except, they didn’t order any of them.
As former Amazon employee James Thomson explained to the Globe, a seller likely purchased their own merchandise with a gift card and sent it to a random address (Mike and Kelly’s, possibly swiped from a previous purchase). The vendor then uses a bogus “buyer’s” account to write positive reviews online.
“The key is to get something delivered somewhere,” ex-Amazon business consultant Thomson told the paper. As far as the e-commerce site is concerned, the recipient—real or fake—is a “verified buyer” writing a “verified review.” “And that is hugely important in the world of Amazon,” Thomson added.
Don't look a gift horse in the mouth - some of that stuff sounds pretty good ! Just sell it all on ebay, become trusted sellers, and... it's scammers all the way down.
https://www.geek.com/tech/amazon-scam-floods-couple-with-unwanted-packages-1730713/
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