Amazon Resellers huge influx of newly-launched scammers

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I know something's wrong when I see Gundam model kits being stocked by newly-launched U.S. based sellers who list 16,000 items ALL at $6.90 + $4 shipping...for every item they sell.

That happened a few days ago.  Today, I'm searching for Yoshi's Woolly World 3DS for my wife's Bday present, and there are 4-5 just-launched resellers in the top spot for both base game and Poochy Amiibo version.

There's something scary and dark happening with Amazon this week.  Not sure if it's an attack on them to damage their reputation, or simply an onslaught of sellers sick of the high fees that Amazon is charging (half.com raised their fee to 25% a little while back, not sure why they're still a thing).

First sales tax, now this?  Anyone heard anything on what's going on or what Amazon plans to do about it?  They don't have enough telemarketers in India to cover all of the calls that will start flooding in when every poor gullible grandma starts ordering these "unbelievable deals" only to have every single order cancelled or never arrive.

Scammers are probably trying to take full advantage of the true nonsense shopping season: Tax Refund Time.

(on a sidenote, funny enough, I did the H&R Block 10% Amazon bonus on some of my refund, and it rejected saying "too many direct deposits into this account" and the IRS sent me a physical check instead)

 
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There's something scary and dark happening with Amazon this week. Not sure if it's an attack on them to damage their reputation
Amazon seems to be doing a good job all by themselves. Last month they signed me up to Amazon Prime without my consent then charged my credit card.

 
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Scams in general seem to be on the rise as of late (I've been getting tons of those IRS and Microsoft calls routed through hijacked phone numbers in the US). Also had a credit card being used in Vegas the other night on me that I caught in 5 minutes after a decline charge (considering the card never left me physically I can only imagine how a fake card was made as this wasn't the classic ordering a gift card to sell on the deepwweb for bitcoin scam they were in person with a card in Vegas). My guess is it was a hack over on alibaba. Wonder what 3rd world hell hole made changes to their net to allow the losers out from their VPN's and dark web onto us.

 
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Amazon seems to be doing a good job all by themselves. Last month they signed me up to Amazon Prime without my consent then charged my credit card.
That happens all the time. You should use it then tell them you never ordered it and want a refund.

I blame Trump, it's got to be his fault. Probably signed something fucking over costumers' and giving protection to scammers.

And fake credit cards are easy. They got your info online, or from a scam reader in a store, and just make a copy. My credit card info was stolen three months after I got it and barely used it in 2015 and then again this year. They caught it both times, but I now have it set up to send me an email anytime my credit card is used.

 
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I thought Kirby's Return to Dreamland for $6 brand new was too good to be true. I ordered it anyway and amazon cancelled and they called it a glitch. I contacted customer service to complain because a bunch of listings popped up at the same price and they gave me credit.

 
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