I don’t mind being “scammed” like this where do I sign up?
@ejungleska3 жыл бұрын
Just post your address here so they have your info to send you the items. Better yet, enter SSN and banking info so you can also get a refund when you return those items you get as a gift.
@olive4naito3 жыл бұрын
These are all useless items though...
@paulrollings96063 жыл бұрын
I thought the same thing until my neighbour simply got crap - a broken toy which couldn't be repaired; a faulty memory stick; and packaging tape. It's not all a positive experience. Although those in the video got things of interest.
@rvpstudioscanada39913 жыл бұрын
@@ejungleska *Who* would post their *BANKING* and SSN information *here* on KZbin??? You'll be a *TARGET* for *Identity Theft* for *REAL.*
@tipoftheicebergicy64483 жыл бұрын
@@paulrollings9606 my work colleague has had some really good stuff. She was so worried that she would be billed for hundreds of pounds that she never used anything and just kept it stored for months. It was only when her and her daughter enquires about it that they realised nothing would come back to them that she used some gifts and gave the other stuff as Christmas gifts lol.
@MzHues3 жыл бұрын
This is exactly why I read the 3 star reviews. I find that these are the most honest.
@Gameboyreaper3 жыл бұрын
Big facts
@anawile31523 жыл бұрын
Interesting
@blowc16123 жыл бұрын
I read multiple reviews. Also i read those long rants because those are most likely real. Short cute review is more likely fake. No one wants to write paragraphs for scams.
@AkPacerPilot3 жыл бұрын
@@blowc1612 sometimes those long reviews are fake, especially the “1 star” ones. Usually coming from a competitor. I was a victim of that on eBay. Ended up with 10 negative reviews from user names that had never bought from me. All 10 of them linked and recommended another seller. All long winded and detailed. The ironic thing is, I had only sold 8 of the product and ended up with 18 reviews, 8 positive ones and 10 negative ones. Took me months to get eBay to do something about it, course this was prior to verified review. Another thing I’ve heard of happening to other sellers, is a product ordered, after it ships they have the ability to write a review. They then cancel while it’s enroute and have the package rerouted back. They write a negative review, get their money back. I’ve also heard of sellers doing the same and writing positive ones. I personally scan the reviews looking at midrange stars, then I go look at reviews for the same product at other sites. It’s often not the seller but the product that’s crap...
@blowc16123 жыл бұрын
@@AkPacerPilot well that’s different since you’re revising the seller not the products. There’s a big difference. But combing through reviews should let you know which ones are fake. There’s a generic feel to fake reviews and when it is done by a group, they’ll all have similar tones.
@mixtlillness98253 жыл бұрын
This is probably the weirdest scam I’ve ever heard of.
@Kim-Berly2003 жыл бұрын
Right
@timworrell40573 жыл бұрын
Free shit is not a scam!!! It’s free shit!!!! Do you know how many people could eat a meal from 1 free item you received and you’re complaining? You’re going to hell for eternity!
@Robert-ow8bs3 жыл бұрын
@@timworrell4057 Okay, stupid.
@Tremori_A3 жыл бұрын
@@timworrell4057 please for the benefit of our country. Finish high school
@timworrell40573 жыл бұрын
You want me to have an education? You’re asking a lot from an American!
@megumikobayashi73883 жыл бұрын
I'll just leave my address here...hope the scammers don't try anything like fr fr.
@KeepingupwiththeJoneses683 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@m.m.15033 жыл бұрын
Lol I’ll casually leave mine too 🤣
@alisonbooth97103 жыл бұрын
I was just gonna say that 🤣🤣
@vibez4me3 жыл бұрын
THIS IS THE ENERGY I RELATE TOO
@danr26523 жыл бұрын
The worst 5-star reviews I see often. "I love it " "works as intended" "thank you"
@user-rc9jf8ng2k3 жыл бұрын
You forget to add: "arrived on time". Which is not actually a product review at all. The inverse is also true. "arrived late, zero stars" which is aslo infuriating.
@SUGAR_XYLER3 жыл бұрын
@Valkria I've never liked Amazon and have never ordered from them..... I heard they treat their employees bad
@RachelDoesntknow3 жыл бұрын
@@bb7gg855 that makes literally no sense
@charlieme51503 жыл бұрын
That's exactly my review answers 😂
@alonealien14743 жыл бұрын
Everyday I'm amazed by how people manage to find new ways of doing 'bad' things. If only we would put this much effort into doing 'good' things. Maybe all of the world's problems would be solved.
@musiclvr1able3 жыл бұрын
I always thought the same thing. With all that ‘brain power’ they use for creating ways to steal from and/or con people, they could literally go out and get a real high paying ‘honest’ job🙄
@alonealien14743 жыл бұрын
@@musiclvr1able True. I guess there is some sort of weird fun in gaining things dishonestly rather than put in an honest day's work.
@theeraphatsunthornwit62663 жыл бұрын
👏👏
@TheReddaredevil2233 жыл бұрын
Capitalism rewards bad behavior, so it shouldn't be a surprise.
@mom.95643 жыл бұрын
*kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIubmX2tndOmoas*
@stevelovesemmy3 жыл бұрын
Seems like this could be easily solved by not allowing reviews for “gifts”
@KrustyKlown3 жыл бұрын
Seriously, how would anyone review an item they didn't even use or receive. Amazon should also ONLY allow reviews from verified purchasers.
@oromethehuntsman3 жыл бұрын
@stirange As the other commented said, why would you review it? You didn’t use it, you gave it to someone as a gift. They should not allow people to review something not shipped to their address.
@Tangle2Brook3 жыл бұрын
I agree. I never review a product I bought as a gift because I did not get it.
@EkaKurniawan20063 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y2XEl2SabZhnndk p
@Spunky7863 жыл бұрын
Reviews are given by entering the tracking number, the system doesn't have a particular tracking number for gifts. Once it goes out on delivery, there is no way of knowing if the item is a gift or purchase.
@byronbaldwyn73303 жыл бұрын
This is the one time I hope I get “scammed”.
@littledudefromacrossthestr57553 жыл бұрын
Lol
@capj643 жыл бұрын
I know! I kept thinking, “I want brushed!” lol
@thomashamiltom3 жыл бұрын
It is definitely as awesome as it looks. I get it too, some totally worthless things but some really cool. Highest value was $80 hearing aids
@evansblessing1343 жыл бұрын
@@chomo54andbabyaisha97 clearly a bot lol
@chomo54andbabyaisha973 жыл бұрын
@@evansblessing134 You don't believe your own president??
@itoady3 жыл бұрын
What about sellers calling and emailing you to remove your REAL review in exchange for a $30 gift card? That $hit needs to stop too!
@gerardodiaz17483 жыл бұрын
I mean $30 bucks is $30 bucks 😂
@SCH2923 жыл бұрын
What about the sellers who email/contact you to leave 5 star rating after you bought their product, say something good about it and get up to $25 gift card too?
@lisaphillips33063 Жыл бұрын
@@gerardodiaz1748 But they dont pay you after you "remove" or "change" your review from negative to positive...believe me!
@nicholashuff41983 жыл бұрын
Amazon needs to stop saying "don't worry about it" IMMEDIATELY, and if they do not, they are complicit and culpable in the fraud, imo; period. 😡
@johnjacob6883 жыл бұрын
If someone is buying you something why would Amazon be at fault. The fraud is in the review, not the purchase, and the recipient.
@101perspective3 жыл бұрын
Personally, I usually pay more attention to the negative reviews. Then I look on youtube for additional reviews. The youtube reviews are so so on credibility but you can at least see the product in use.
@trishayamada8073 жыл бұрын
And you can also find reviews that have NOTHING to do with the product that’s being shown! Reading about hair color and Im pretty sure hair color isn’t a mini vacuum. I can’t believe Amazon can’t fix this. It’s that they don’t want to, because they are making money regardless.
@nobodyknows31803 жыл бұрын
you can get additional reviews, and possibly better pricing on eBay. I almost never use Amazon.
@_HMCB_3 жыл бұрын
Good strategy. Never thought to do that. On Amazon though, I never sort by most positive or most negative. I always feel those are extremes. Most Recent hits the sweet spot.
@nobodyknows31803 жыл бұрын
@Okemicco Funny - you're one of those people who leaves 5-star reviews on products that are pure crap.
@trishayamada8073 жыл бұрын
@Okemicco I love how idiots broadcast their ignorance. It’s like taking pictures while attempting a coup.
@ladydeerheart13 жыл бұрын
I can't even get the stuff I did order and paid for.
@elvergalarga84703 жыл бұрын
Obviously you’re doing something extremely wrong.
@lisahoilman74793 жыл бұрын
True, Amazon did my daughter terrible at Christmas, she ordered me a 3 foot framed poster on dec. 2nd, never came till Jan. 11th, well that was fine till they sent her 5 more, she called them and was told she had to pay to send them back, and it came with free shipping, so now she has to pay a huge amount to send them back or they are taking the money out of her bank account
@linedanzer43023 жыл бұрын
@@elvergalarga8470 Other than waiting for her delayed packages or never receiving them what exactly is she doing *extremely wrong?????*
@bonniedunbar67173 жыл бұрын
So funny! 😅😂🤣
@boycott-Msnbc3 жыл бұрын
Why isn't CNN talking about the Antifa insurrection on democrat places out west? Why is soggy want to give Biden an A + for what destroying thousands of jobs at keystone pipeline
@wilywascal20243 жыл бұрын
Amazon needs to tighten up its policing and regulations on third-party sellers, even if this abuse is mostly harmless and more of a nuisance.
@mom.95643 жыл бұрын
*kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIubmX2tndOmoas*
@0dyss3us513 жыл бұрын
They dont care as they make money on it, but it is lazy and hurts its brand
@wilywascal20243 жыл бұрын
@@0dyss3us51 ~ Might be some truth to that, but suspect they don't really want vendors manipulating their product ratings, scamming their customers. So, the problem is likely to soon be fixed.
@sirsir35613 жыл бұрын
They do care they find seller which have a odd amount of refunds or have a high 5 star ratio of if someone reports it they moderate the seller and even remove reviews
@emilyhodges63413 жыл бұрын
Third party sellers have plenty of regulations and are policed much more strictly than people realize. This fraud tactic is likely used by sellers who use Amazon as their warehouse and shipper ... Amazon turns more of a blind eye to those sellers who completely depend on them because they're making more money all the way around. This type of scam hurts honest 3rd party sellers as well.
@jacquiround11933 жыл бұрын
This makes sense as I find reviews suspicious at times.
@Nicholas-f53 жыл бұрын
Most are paid for
@teenytinytoons3 жыл бұрын
at times? lol. most reviews are fake.
@carlosmiller49743 жыл бұрын
Jaccqui nice comment.
@VB-fo1oc3 жыл бұрын
*For everyone saying that they want this to happen to you, that would mean that your name, address & who knows what other information is floating around on the Dark Web*
@jessepena95063 жыл бұрын
👍🏽
@chicwarriorbabe85133 жыл бұрын
If youre online... Your information is available... Scary but true.. Noone is exempt unless you living off the grid
@ron44483 жыл бұрын
Sorry to tell U but your name n address is in a Phone Book, also can look up online. Public Info...
@VB-fo1oc3 жыл бұрын
@@ron4448 it’s not if you’re unlisted & not all info is public 🤷🏽♀️ I always advise everyone to learn how to protect yourself
@thehashslingingslasher693 жыл бұрын
Already is if you have ever been on the internet. You been under a rock?
@juliakay62043 жыл бұрын
This is the best thing I’ve clicked for some time. I have always relied on reviews. I’ve got to be a lot more careful. Sigh.
@TheOfficialZombieWhisperer3 жыл бұрын
Send me packages and I'll give reviews.
@vtoys9473 жыл бұрын
The Zombie Whisperer I want like you
@boycott-Msnbc3 жыл бұрын
Why does CNN lie a lot? Why doesn't CNN report about Antifa insurrection on democrat places out west? Why does Zogby poll give Biden a grade of A+ for what destroying jobs at keystone pipeline so more people be out of work?
@dropdarealest3 жыл бұрын
Wow that’s crazy!!!!
@boycott-Msnbc3 жыл бұрын
CNN why do you lie 47 times claiming Trump did not leave Biden a vaccine plan?
@Americca_Is_Doomed3 жыл бұрын
@@boycott-Msnbc because he didn't, you didn't thinkn cheeto jesus actually did his job did you? Lmao 🤣🤣 simpleton...
@Swnsasy3 жыл бұрын
This is why I start at the END of reviews and work my way that way no matter WHAT company it is...
@tamarakennedy49763 жыл бұрын
Maybe go to most recent the ones the seller has not had time to erase.
@LearningandTechnology3 жыл бұрын
Um... seems like a simple solution. Don’t let “buyers” write reviews - let “receivers” write reviews. After all - the person receiving and using the product is really the person that should be able to write the verified review.
@mnmssss213 жыл бұрын
Then all they have to do is send items to themselves abs then write there own reviews. A scam is a scam. They always find another way. I’m getting stuff from Amazon ave I don’t even shop on Amazon ever. I don’t like buying from there. lol 😂
@LearningandTechnology3 жыл бұрын
@@mnmssss21 except that’s a very easy fraud to pick-up with a simple learning algorithm. They would need to start using multiple physical addresses in multiple countries - more work for them and easier to detect.
@anitamwd3 жыл бұрын
That’s why I read the bad reviews first and, sometimes, only.
@rattycan3 жыл бұрын
I do the same thing. I look to see if there's a Common Thread between the bad reviews.
@NNic.3 жыл бұрын
@@rattycan Same!
@dynasty44443 жыл бұрын
I got a backpack from amazon. I didn't order it, i checked my orders. Im concerned
@Sinneric3 жыл бұрын
But... every tracking number is unique! HOW is this even remotely an issue? How has Amazon not initiated a system where you can find the order via the tracking number on your package and report it???
@notme2day3 жыл бұрын
Because most people don't care enough to report it. SMDH!!! I don't even open the pkgs I haven't ordered .. I report and return them so the scammer can be tracked down.
@jamesharmon49943 жыл бұрын
Apparently, the tracking contains only the seller and recipient information, not the giver. And apparently, a separate database is used to tag a review as "verified buyer", and does not confirm the buyer is the person who received it.
@Sinneric3 жыл бұрын
@@jamesharmon4994 That first one seems like an easy fix for Amazon, considering there is a solid data trail created from buyer to gifee when the buyer puts in the giftees info. All they would have to do is log that info somewhere.
@jamesharmon49943 жыл бұрын
@@Sinneric I agree - this is something that should have been there from the start. Now, although the concept is easy... implenting it will be a rather large expense of both time and money. This would explain why Amazon has not done it, and seems to be passing it off as "no big deal".
@A1sight3 жыл бұрын
It's no big deal to them because they're making money from all the transactions and no ones really complaining about the free stuff, seems like more material for trash island tho.
@spelunkerd3 жыл бұрын
The other thing that happens is when the reviews look negative, the seller deletes and renames the item. Then either that seller or another seller put the item out again, with none of the negative reviews that were there. I put a negative but balanced review on a product, then was surprised to see the item is still for sale on Amazon, without the review.
@danielp73943 жыл бұрын
That's a bezos thing, it's because he created the only online marketplace so huge and required sellers to exclusively sell on his site while tracking what was popular and recreating them with cheap 3rd party help. Look up how big amazon web services are. His entire business model is to corner profitable items into being sold on his website then undercutting them by working with knockoff companies (assumedly with higher profit margins per sale)
@Velvetx4cove3 жыл бұрын
I noticed that! Whenever I have to negatively review an item, it almost immediately changes to a whole different item when it's on my list of "things I ordered."
@7_years_and_3 жыл бұрын
Then You can rate the seller .that is more important than his product
@JGriffin51503 жыл бұрын
Was it the same seller? Theres 100s of stores to order the same shit from and your review dont go to every seller
@spelunkerd3 жыл бұрын
@@JGriffin5150 I don't know, but my review has disappeared from Amazon entirely, even though the product lives on, with another name.
@dianegerman75973 жыл бұрын
I got a security camera. Tried to send it back,but Amazon didn’t know where it came from. I didn’t want an unknown item in my home,so I donated it. Had a weird feeling to it. Guess it happens a lot.
@excitingtimes-hh2bu3 жыл бұрын
When I've received packages like this I just throw it in the trash because you never know what's up with it.
@pce-sz1gi3 жыл бұрын
You are right to discard it. You just never know and I wouldn’t want any part either.
@jeringatai31563 жыл бұрын
Legit my first thought would be bomb ngl
@tomfoolery81003 жыл бұрын
@@jeringatai3156 amazon doesn't allow weapons on their platform. there are stories about people sending dildos to other people they don't like.
@alisonbooth97103 жыл бұрын
@@tomfoolery8100 😱🤪🤣🤣
@DArson3 жыл бұрын
This actually happened to me 2 times. I had an order delivered and I called Amazon stayed on the phone for hours wondering why it had my name and address. It happens to a lot more people and Amazon needs to handle this.
@quonomonna81263 жыл бұрын
Amazon: stop letting people review gifted items
@kennethcraig86563 жыл бұрын
When sending some items they are sent in the retail box. Using their example say you order a microwave. It comes in a microwave box anyone knows what it is so may be targeted for theft. The solution to this is mark it as a gift and send it to yourself. You are using it but you marked it as a gift simply for the box. The real solution is ban Chinese sellers but they make Amazon too much money.
@kennethcraig86563 жыл бұрын
@M Pulverman literally explained one reason that wouldn’t work and Chinese “stuff” is different than Chinese sellers. Another reason the gift thing wouldn’t work is it doesn’t have to be marked as a gift to go to someone else’s address.
@quonomonna81263 жыл бұрын
@@kennethcraig8656 I don't buy stuff from Chinese sellers because I noticed the reviews looked fake and that was before I ever watched this video.
@Nicholas-f53 жыл бұрын
They benefit from the scam
@gonefishing36443 жыл бұрын
As usual: Buyer beware.
@privateinformation34233 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZpWxf2WEbt-oqtk
@booksgaming14263 жыл бұрын
If there was an option on Amazon's site where you said, "I do not want to receive any gifts to this address," would that work and if people did this en masse, would it be easier to track down the scams?
@jackrainwater79663 жыл бұрын
They didn't buy it dumbo.
@waryaawariiri18123 жыл бұрын
I work as a concierge and security in Toronto, we receive many Amazon packages with old residents' or unregistered names on them. We have a room full of them. Canada Post workers do not like picking and returning them for some reason.
@gonefishing36443 жыл бұрын
@@jackrainwater7966 I was referring to people who read the reviews and then make their choice based on an items customer ratings -- you idiot.
@teebellerina87833 жыл бұрын
Amazon DOESN’T care as long as the money rolls in. I want a free gift! Lol
@ladybugjess2723 жыл бұрын
Right! Seems like a positive as long as it doesn't actually cost you anything.
@Erin-Thor3 жыл бұрын
Sign me up! LOL!
@user-hz7ik1db2w3 жыл бұрын
Then buy something that seems to be too cheap to be real, and you will likely sell your information, to someone who will sell your information, to someone who will use your Amazon prime account, as a verified purchaser, of something you never purchased, to inflate the value of their merchandise. All I ask is that you try to find the item on Amazon... you will be very entertained by the reviews. I ended going on an imaginary trip to Paris and I had an imaginary child who liked only the finer things in life like Oshkosh b'gosh and Baby Gap 🙃
@BigBadJerryRogers3 жыл бұрын
It's all crap. They sent me things like a baby pacifier and empty lipstick tubes. Never anything good in this for me.
@Rudypie153 жыл бұрын
I am glad I saw this as we have been receiving random packages from Amazon for my father who passed in 2017 since mid 2020. We have been so confused.
@Californiagent3 жыл бұрын
My wife doesn't believe that they accidentally sent me Fleshlight
@dankoher43183 жыл бұрын
Shit 💩 happens...😺😹😸
@Ape64743 жыл бұрын
tell your wife to help you use it
@plainjane72763 жыл бұрын
Omg 🤣 neither do I 😂
@sickfrost99773 жыл бұрын
This why I always look at 3 star reviews first there the most accurate things that are good and bad are usually put in the 3 star reviews so far doing this as i buy online has work well for me so far
@annetteyoutube7423 жыл бұрын
I begin by reading the 1-star reviews, for the very reason explained in this video. Yes, some of these could be bogus as well.
@hydrocarbon823 жыл бұрын
Yep, reading between the lines...or stars in this case. I'm a cynic so I only trust reviews that aren't 100% positive.
@OrdinaryG33K-SF3 жыл бұрын
@@hydrocarbon82 Same here.
@voidblack17063 жыл бұрын
@Andrew McMillan maybe but if you look at enough reviews and see the same problem happening in all the 1 star reviews then theirs something up. I was looking up on amazon for a desk top and saw a alien ware desktop. I looked at the reviews and most of the 1 star reviews was saying it had over heating problems. Some times its nice to look at all the bad reviews to see what's the main problem and if that's not enough i go to youtube( don't trust as much cause could be sponsored) and reddit or reviews just online then make my final decision.
@susanfanning94803 жыл бұрын
That's a good idea.
@chem.49193 жыл бұрын
An easy fix for this is for Amazon to note which reviews are for gift purchases. Personally, I wouldn't put much stock in a review from someone who isn't primarily using the product.
@kozlav3 жыл бұрын
You dont get it at all....... no one is rating gifts anywhere for crying out loud lol they are sending them as gifts to people, then would use the shipping order tracking code to impersonate the receivers of said "gifts" to leave perfect reviews on their own shitty products...
@brucepugh15363 жыл бұрын
@@kozlav You don't get it. The tracking number is different from the order number. When there is no order number in the box and it just has a tracking number on the outside of the box Amazon can't find the buyer for some reason.
@aft27493 жыл бұрын
*RULE OF THUMB: Read reviews of the item you want to buy on other websites before ordering from Amazon or any other online store. If you can't find enough good reviews, don't buy the item.*
@lizzyborden1233 жыл бұрын
I’m in New Jersey and this happened to me two summers ago. I gave everything to charity. I never post reviews.
@AnguishBarbarian3 жыл бұрын
dude, i would become an amazon seller and sell all the free stuff i get. what a blessing!
@tT-hw8yu3 жыл бұрын
I find it weird to see 75 reviews with no pictures from the buyers
@sharontaylor78443 жыл бұрын
I know. Right
@alimfuzzy3 жыл бұрын
I've done tons of reviews that I've bought, very rarely do I ever attach a picture or video. I think most people are the same.
@jackrobins12213 жыл бұрын
@@alimfuzzy that too
@paulrollings96063 жыл бұрын
Occassionally write a review myself but can't be bothered attaching a photo. Have better things to do with my time than to attach photos. A simple review should be sufficient. Next you'll be wanting and expecting someone to bring the item to your home for a demonstration!
@tT-hw8yu3 жыл бұрын
@@paulrollings9606 Not even
@ivechang67203 жыл бұрын
I'm saddened by the "count me in" sentiments when already informed it is enabling a scam. Think about that a moment. You are expressing willingness to be involved in and acceptance for a scam. That's not right. Be smart and stay safe. ♡
@sexyseal36133 жыл бұрын
Aah free stuff oh no
@dankoher43183 жыл бұрын
Like everyone’s not paid for slave labor from another country. Four fold!
@deeb56883 жыл бұрын
grow up!! this whole society is a scam if you haven't noticed!! wear your double mask and be safe and happy breathing in all your carbon dioxide, happy breathing, be smart., it's not that easy now and, likely they were joking and everyone now, I've noticed has no sense of humor, which has been washed away by all the brainwashing, wake up
@zeusathena263 жыл бұрын
They are welcome to send me free stuff. I won't complain if I'm not paying for it!
@D-Town.3133 жыл бұрын
This is why I rarely pay attention to positive reviews...I always check negative reviews first because you know those are the real legit people.
@ItsDevv3 жыл бұрын
The fact that a short horror film was made from this is amazing
@michaeljeffords40103 жыл бұрын
Good Video. The bigger issue is when Amazon will not accept reviews for verified purchases that point out a manufacturing defect that could affect safety. This happened to my wife when reviewing a chair.
@my2cents2u3 жыл бұрын
To be perfectly honest, I would _never_ open a package I did not order. These people are either very brave, or very naive.
@heatherg17063 жыл бұрын
Normally I’d agree. - the Amazon tape would through me off I’d assume it’s really from Amazon.
@StevesDIYProjects73 жыл бұрын
buy maybe you sent back a free million $ in cash ?
@StevesDIYProjects73 жыл бұрын
as long as you dont hear a ticking noise id assume its ok :) what if it was a clock tho LOL
@m0nkEz3 жыл бұрын
@@StevesDIYProjects7 this is how you get glitter bombs.
@StevesDIYProjects73 жыл бұрын
@@m0nkEz ROFL right hope its not poo
@optimisticdespite3 жыл бұрын
This happened to me. I was receiving unsolicited Amazon packages. I contacted Amazon and my information didn't seem compromised. It's the strangest thing.
@Nicholas-f53 жыл бұрын
They benefit from it and don't care.
@tamarakennedy49763 жыл бұрын
Because that proves it...Amazon wont tell you your identity has been sold to third parties but know that it has ..,Amazon sells your info to whoever for a price and they get out of being held responsible for it by stating what 3rd parties do wth ur identification is not our responsibility
@dvvinever3 жыл бұрын
@Yolanda_McLeod: were the unsolicited packages delivered with your name and address?
@tamarakennedy49763 жыл бұрын
@@Nicholas-f5 they as in Amazon? Or the sellers who no doubt sell the same odd random packages to paying customers as they gift to greedy dolts who squeal with delight because they continue to "score"another free package containing one fake eyelash a bag containing 10 fake vomit silicone mats a fly swatter a smaple size bag of squidpuffs a tiny doggie diaper for an incontinent dog and yay a video game for ps4 nope just the case.!! Wow....and all yours for the low low price of ...your identity...which is apparently as worthless as your integrity....i mean....if you had any . Free for our number one american ...for the price of your self control self respect privacy future credit score ability to apply for a recieve loans or land great jobs or have utilities in your name a car note in your name a house in your name ...your identity has been stolen...without your consent. Wake up.
@optimisticdespite3 жыл бұрын
@@dvvinever Yes. That is why I initially thought, maybe it was a gift from a relative or friend. However, everyone that I asked said that they had not sent anything. Lol
@edic77903 жыл бұрын
This is the kind of scam that I won’t mind being the victim.
@prettyyoungthingpyt50153 жыл бұрын
Exactly. Me neither. Sign me up😁😁
@LayceeMichelle3 жыл бұрын
This happened to my husband! He was sent breast pads for women who are nursing their baby. It was so strange and Amazon didn’t really give a damn. Lol
@carlosmiller49743 жыл бұрын
Really?
@LayceeMichelle3 жыл бұрын
@@carlosmiller4974 Yes!! It was bizarre AF. LOL
@carlosmiller49743 жыл бұрын
@@LayceeMichelle Girl ok may I know where you are from if you don't mind?
@LayceeMichelle3 жыл бұрын
@@carlosmiller4974 Long Island, NY. And you?
@carlosmiller49743 жыл бұрын
Nice place, am as contractor of oil and gas oil pipeline and from Texas but corrently now in a contract in Ukraine high sea.
@notme2day3 жыл бұрын
I had this happen to me .. I finally got to the right person at amazon and with my help and returning products was able to track down who was doing it .. haven't gotten an unwanted package of useless crap since.
@213kilacali3 жыл бұрын
Went through all that just to stop receiving free stuff?
@rini63 жыл бұрын
I never trust reviews. The only surprise is that people actually get things.
@jamesharmon49943 жыл бұрын
Until I saw this today, I did consider both the positive and negative reviews. Now, I'll trust only the negative ones. Good going, Amazon. I doubt I am the only one with this reaction. You could have prevented this, and now all your associated merchants suffer. If the positive review is well written, pointing out specitic details about the product, I will still consider them. Fake reviews tend to have the stench of generic spam.
@rini63 жыл бұрын
@caz raz A. They haven’t stopped. B. Wtf does that have to do with our discussion?
@nickd51583 жыл бұрын
I do but I read them carefully, the good and bad. The few times I've ignored the bad reviews that my guy tells me is real I've regretted it.
@nickd51583 жыл бұрын
@Stephen Gordon I also like the 2 and 4 star reviews. The people who really liked it but will have a quibble or the people that didn't like it but will say the redeeming quality. I've seen some ones, not on Amazon but other places, that made me think it was a competitor.
@jamesharmon49943 жыл бұрын
@caz raz Because it was all a media hype designed to make Trump look bad. But to answer your question seriously ... they haven't.
@loripeterson20093 жыл бұрын
Explains the 5-piece fireplace tool set and compass we received.
@laurianeharvey663 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJXWZ4SHg9KFn6c 4a
@lovephotography19663 жыл бұрын
😄
@OnyxLynx63 жыл бұрын
The scarier thing to me is that these women have their name and address somewhere on the internet.
@kennethcraig86563 жыл бұрын
No, the info is actually almost always from a seller you purchased from. They retain your info and use it for this. They don't have access to anything very important. Like I ordered an OTG cable and every few weeks now I get a different dongle. I know exactly who is doing it I just dont care. I may eventually use them. This story wasnt very well researched.
@OnyxLynx63 жыл бұрын
@@kennethcraig8656 well that’s good to know
@Ima_Wake3 жыл бұрын
This has happened to me. After about the 5th unsolicited package, I called Amazon and they had absolutely no clue what was going on. I donated all the items. It's very unsettling in a strange way. I guess our information is compromised in so many ways but not knowing how this scam worked really made me nervous. Like, what's the end goal? Now I know. 🤷🏾
@natashafisher27883 жыл бұрын
This happened to me and I had to call Amazon and they said give it away, after a while they stop coming.
@aandrews91413 жыл бұрын
This happened to my Mom a while back too!!! She was receiving items almost every other day, and was freaking out because she thought she was somehow being charged for them. Good to know now that it was likely something like this, but we had to go thru all of her accounts to make sure she wasn't actually paying for the stuff... Now on my end, I keep getting charged by Amazon and not actually ordering or receiving anything!?! Ugh... would have much rather received the free stuff!!!
@chezmoi423 жыл бұрын
@@aandrews9141 Here's the solution: have your mom give you her stuff! 🤪
@fka_the_body15423 жыл бұрын
Same here
@johndoe123xyz3 жыл бұрын
I want to be scammed like this
@eduardozuniga66753 жыл бұрын
@Deck Hardt oh shut up man lol 😆
@RacerMP13 жыл бұрын
Count me in!
@pacotaco55263 жыл бұрын
@Deck Hardt lol true!
@notme2day3 жыл бұрын
Trust me you don't.. they literally send useless crap .. I know .. I got some dust cups for a rumba WTF.
@unknownalien38373 жыл бұрын
@@notme2day That would be awesome. It would save me some money on replacement parts for my roomba 😂😂
@montielh3 жыл бұрын
It is clear that Amazon is behind this scam or at least tolerating it. I prefer buy at stores and help my local community!
@kitten-whisperer3 жыл бұрын
Not everyone can buy everything at a local store. If I want pickups for my guitar, I have to go online or drive for a 9 hour round trip to go to a store that had them. Online is the future.
@jamesharmon49943 жыл бұрын
I'd be willing to bet it's that they're tolerating it. It's too much work and expense to be complicit.
@ebonimom69643 жыл бұрын
My disabled mother buys everything from amazon because she has a hard time getting around. It's not always possible to go to a store and people with fixed incomes benefit from the low prices that amazon offers.
@ghstbird33383 жыл бұрын
Always READ the negative reviews as a contrast to hear what is wrong with the product, problems that arise with the buyers, etc etc. A glowing review SHOULD raise a red flag 🚩 👍🏼 because nothing is perfect.
@johnjr7573 жыл бұрын
My wife recently received a package she didn't order. Turned out someone used her credit card number to order stuff, but stupidly forgot to put a street number for their shipping address to a town about an hour from us so it was delivered to the payment address which is our house. Their "brilliance" let us find the credit card fraud much sooner than we would have.
@kevinoffuttisagirl2593 жыл бұрын
I wish they would use my address...I wouldn’t mind some free stuff!
@helpfultips15333 жыл бұрын
Same
@taewootaewoo49823 жыл бұрын
if you address is online then ... be careful
@eldenringer64663 жыл бұрын
I use to work for AMAZON (CC)and I can say with out a doubt that in the WEST Amazon do not care about fraud or scams or any of this stuff as long as they get a sale and their commission. They do not care. I use to see this all the time and its much worse around seasonal holidays and has exploded during the pandemic. We would report it but Amazon would always say it was not an issue and not to be concerned and actively dissuaded us to pursue these issues. There is a reason amazon has been so successful and part of that is they have almost no standards and will not punish sellers who bring in regular business. Sadly again this is mostly a Chinese seller problem simply due to the culture where misleading a customer is not as big a deal as it is or was in the West. Do not trust Amazon and always take to social media first to report suspicious activities to see if you are alone. More often than not you will be one of countless thousands. The lady at the end is wrong. You do not want these goods as you can be considered as part of the scam and have your account shut down as a result if you keep them. Also if you are sent items which might be embarrassing this could also cause arguments and even violent assaults as we had a number of complaints where a partner became suspicious of these gifts. There is nothing good about this scam and even those who temp benefit end up being duped on Amazon by fake reviews which they later complain about despite being part of the problem through their complicit actions. The problem is few people will see this and this issue is escalating daily and within the year become systemic causing entire legitimate sellers businesses to collapse hurting the Uk and UK economy once again while rival markets succeed. Amazon could do something, do a lot more and they have all the proposal and plans in place but they chose not to act because there isn't sufficient deterrents while consumers fail to complain and they are making record profits. We are making our own bed and we will have to lie in it.
@alfakennywon3 жыл бұрын
"The most bizarre situation but I guess keep them coming" a.k.a "If I benefit from a scam keep on scamming"
@fuckgoogle95813 жыл бұрын
yes bizarre
@alfakennywon3 жыл бұрын
@@fuckgoogle9581 🤦♂️thanks
@jamssnana40843 жыл бұрын
She didn't do anything. She can't stop it. What do you want her to do, set her hair on fire? Maybe she's going to get a new charger for her phone or a good pair of headphones just for the worry that she's going thru knowing that some asshole is using her account info. Jeeze.
@Diesel3R3 жыл бұрын
So this is why I'm receiving free unwanted stuff So far: extendable back scratcher Plad scarf Plant seeds A child's school book (en habla Español) I donated the scarf to a transient, find great joy in scratching my hard to reach areas, tossed the seeds and plan to give away the book this Halloween to the 1st Dora the explorer is see lol
@lelaviation98693 жыл бұрын
I had a back scratcher as well lmaooo
@Diesel3R3 жыл бұрын
@@TheSouthIsHot lol
@carbuff813 жыл бұрын
I would have taken the plant seeds. SMH
@poppykok53 жыл бұрын
Hello, A. House...I thank you for giving me a good ole fashioned laugh on a day I desperately needed something to smile & laugh about...Life can be so very, very cruel...& in a big flash...Before you have time to prepare in advance...
@stephencook73373 жыл бұрын
If you get more seeds let me know. You can send them to me if you want. Don’t care what they are.
@gamesturbator3 жыл бұрын
They need to BAN 3rd party sellers that aren't from a _MAJOR_ company. I've gotten so much garbage that was "Amazon Choice" made by small "family companies" that weren't even close to what the reviews claim.
@starfox13 жыл бұрын
ahh this happened to me a few yrs ago. got an amazon delivery that i didnt buy. it was a small battery operated candle. amazon couldnt tell me who or why it was sent to me.
@thatinternetdude13923 жыл бұрын
So that's why I own 5 pink heart cookie cutters now.
@drink57733 жыл бұрын
I personally have received several mysterious cheap bags worth no more than $2. Back then I thought it was amazon’s way of saying thank you for being a loyal member 🤣
@sirsir35613 жыл бұрын
Lmao i once got a 40ft usb charging cable for free and i though the same thing, I was like its probably because I never opened a return before
@raymondleggs55083 жыл бұрын
@@sirsir3561 a 40 foot USB for free is good :-D
@Yukiwodashite3 жыл бұрын
My Amazon account got hacked once, and all they did was write a bunch of fake 5 Star reviews for random products. Amazon helps give me back control of my account, but they refused to do any thing about the fake reviews. I'm really glad that CNN news covering this I hope this kind of thing gets more Focus
@Bronxxxnyc3 жыл бұрын
This have been happening to me for the past year! I've been receiving cheap trinkets that I didn't order or want. It wouldn't be to bad if the items weren't so cheap.
@pheorrungurd87463 жыл бұрын
That explains the random toothbrush package we got last year. Amazon said they did not know why we had it. We just threw it away.
@grime_garage3 жыл бұрын
I dont really pay attention to amazon buyer reviews. I come on youtube and see if someone is unboxing on here.
@litterbox20103 жыл бұрын
Are they really victims if they're getting free stuff? Sounds like a win to me.
@teenytinytoons3 жыл бұрын
everyone to has made a decision to buy that company's products are the victims. so we are talking about thousands or tens of thousands of customers who have been duped by fake reviews. that's actually a big deal.
@SUGAR_XYLER3 жыл бұрын
@@teenytinytoons I've never been stupid enough to order from Amazon ... never will !!
@chriscallaghan40913 жыл бұрын
It's all junk, and most of it doesn't even work.
@philbobaggins86033 жыл бұрын
WOW I totally didn't expect truthful honest reporting from CNN. I am shocked.
@bigbear41203 жыл бұрын
This would be a problem, if i bothered with that shady company.
@billgigolo77833 жыл бұрын
There is no such thing as free stuffs or free lunch. . . That's why you have to always ask "what's the catch "?
@Zerpersande3 жыл бұрын
This is why I look for items with reviews in the thousands. 5 star reviews on items with only a 100 or so reviews are meaningless to me.
@mbd60543 жыл бұрын
Definitely, although I did take a chance on a 25 review item once, a handbag, and it was really good, but I think I just got lucky.
@Zerpersande3 жыл бұрын
@@mbd6054 I’ll go with a low number of reviews of less expensive items at times. Don’t like it? Return it.
@mbd60543 жыл бұрын
@@Zerpersande 👍👍👍
@J_Braz_3 жыл бұрын
Be a chap and send me a ps5.
@jamesharmon49943 жыл бұрын
What they'll do is send you a comb, and then write a glowing review on their crappy PS5 clone.
@KyberNexus423 жыл бұрын
It’s definitely better than people using your stolen address to buy stuff using your credit card.
@adinal19583 жыл бұрын
This happened to me a few times in 2020 - I got Amazon packages for things I never ordered. I couldn't figure out what the heck was going on, but I think it was probably this brushing scam.
@craigslistreplies34853 жыл бұрын
I HATE AMAZON. No company should have that much power or influence
@celindalinscott95163 жыл бұрын
This has been happening to me for the last couple years! Amazon couldn't or wouldn't tell me where the packages were coming from. They said that my account was fine and to just throw it away if I didn't want it. I've gotten some pretty good stuff though! From dog treats to a camera!
@ashton88783 жыл бұрын
Lucky you!
@saulmachles77923 жыл бұрын
The other loser is the environment, with all that wasted plastic, fossil fuel use, materials use, landfill. The environment loses again at the hands of the American consumer. Imagine that.
@jaywholoveseveryone1721 Жыл бұрын
We just started receiving expensive packages from Amazon fulfillment warehouses. Called to tell Amazon so that we could send them back and the CS rep was like "we can't disclose our sellers personal information". Funny thing is they are being shipped to our address in our nicknames. She also asked for our Amazon account number or or email. We don't have one. Checked our credit cards just in case. Nothing. Oh well. Nice paydays for us every 2 weeks.
@SongSingsSoprano3 жыл бұрын
This happened to my husband. We were getting MULTIPLE amazon packages delivered EVERYDAY to him, for about 3 months in 2019. At first it made me think he was having an affair, because they were sending the most outlandish shit that I knew he would never use. The packages were just piling up. So he clearly wasn't buying all of this shit for another woman. Then I thought maybe he had opened a business and didn't wanna tell me. The packages were so excessive.
@XactlyCeSe13 жыл бұрын
I would like to be scammed like this 🙋🏾♀️
@user-us1ih2ov6n3 жыл бұрын
I want a million dollar gift card! Or, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil, Mac Book, and ... that’s about it, I guess...
@mom.95643 жыл бұрын
*kzbin.info/www/bejne/jIubmX2tndOmoas*
@missingno813 жыл бұрын
They sent me a nursing bra and now my parents think i got someone girl pregnant.
@YUMMAEH13 жыл бұрын
Haha funny 😆 I hope not
@karimah8687 Жыл бұрын
That’s why I always look at the negative reviews. All products are going to have negative reviews and most of the time people are honest about them
@te21863 жыл бұрын
Amazon needs to close those accounts of the vendors as they’re information is being misused.
@deeb56883 жыл бұрын
read the terms and conditions like in any business, likely you'll see what is missing in your shallow I'm not normally so rude however your sentence/comment sounded, so, nonsensical,, with your comment, if you want to make a comment so succinct learn how to say it with meaning, listen to the meaning of your words, makes no sense, ok "of the vendors" "they're information is being misused" I don't give a crap about spelling, normally, however in this case when you are making accusations you need to spell correctly. "of the vendors" What are we? at the Fairgrounds?? and do you have proof "as they're (you likely mean, "their) remember in school, i before e except after c, etc. etc. d either, foreign , seize, neither (spelling??, come on T?) Amazon ain't gonna close accounts on a fake propaganda that some shit heads got some free shit, allegedly, wake up and don't listen to every stupid propaganda newsfeed that you "HAIrR" HEAR, HEY, buddy" you hear, hair, hear on the dipshit news, yo dip. let me guess, you we're, were, wear, TOO, TWO MASKs, GOT IT
@shaquncampbell25333 жыл бұрын
Oh that's why I'm getting random stuff it's weird. I check my bank account and nothing is coming off of my card or my bank account but I knew it was some sort of scam. I don't even want or need half of the stuff that I get but thanks for this video.
@soofascinating3 жыл бұрын
Someone sending you gifts. Pass it on 🤷
@collarclatch64143 жыл бұрын
You could donate the stuff to a charity thrift store like Salvation Army.
@carolturner42793 жыл бұрын
If people receive an automatic email for the item they just rated it will track the culprits! I wouldn't like my name used to ripoff other people!
@comment20093 жыл бұрын
There is currently a scam telling people to respond to a (fake) Amazon email before they get charged for products (they did not order). I imagine there will be a similar fake Amazon email telling people their account is suspended due to giving bad reviews, yada, yada.
@simplydesigns72303 жыл бұрын
@@comment2009 I have those emails I just ignored them.
@Avaloon13 жыл бұрын
Send me the boxes I wanna be "scammed"
@kdstoffel75743 жыл бұрын
This explains the potholders I received out of the blue from Amazon. Customer reviews are borderline useless anyway, and best read with an extremely critical eye.
@professional.commentator Жыл бұрын
This happened to me today. I received a storage cabinet piece of furniture, and ironically I was also expecting another piece of storage cabinet furniture today too. So the funny part is that the first large package that I thought was mine, turned out to technically not be mine. So I had to go back downstairs in my building to check if the other one was mine and surely enough it was the one I ordered. And the worst part is the package that wasn't mine, I had already opened up fully and didn't know what to do with it. I even triple-checked the box to make sure I didn't accidentally take someone else's package but it really did have my name and apartment number on it. So I decided to keep it and assembled it too. It's a very awkward situation to be in. And it's also the first time it's ever happened to me.
@electropanel12113 жыл бұрын
They should put pictures with the reviews so people know it's actually a real review.
@rjarana3 жыл бұрын
Sadly this wouldn't fix the scam since the reviewers could have access to the product to show in a pic.
@bigernmahkracken79603 жыл бұрын
Some stalker in a basement is probably stoked that they're gifts are being used. 😬
@FizzleFX3 жыл бұрын
0:10 its a cat toy. it comes with catnip i mean, srly lady? its a fish... what kind of animal would like that?
@GoGreen19773 жыл бұрын
I can't imagine that she never saw the ads on TV for the fish.
@Ysalomet3 жыл бұрын
@lee enty ...Did it come from Shrödinger's Fancy... I love that brand... :·p
@gremlinn73 жыл бұрын
For those that didn't understand the video, the scam is not against the people receiving the free items, but the people who buy the same item from the seller because of fake "verified purchase" reviewers when they otherwise would have located another seller to buy from. It does seem like a scam less severe than most we hear about, granted.
@playlistideale3 жыл бұрын
Amazon being disingenuous and evasive when it says that reviews don't have a "consequential impact on search ranking". It absolutely has an impact on customer searches and purchases - when you are searching for products that are the most highly rated!
@PaulGuy3 жыл бұрын
That's not what they're saying, they're saying that where items end up on the list, top to bottom, are not affected by ratings. Which is trueish, I just searched for "bluray player" and the first 5⭐ item was about tenth. It sorts by featured (whatever the hell that means), price, average rating, and newest, with featured being the default.
@Awesomezoey243 жыл бұрын
I got one of these weird surprise boxes. Amazon said to keep or give away the items, but they are crap.
@jonesba20043 жыл бұрын
Here’s a thought: Stop publishing reviews. All of them
@traceyinit3403 жыл бұрын
I am a recipient of the brushing scams. I receive random stuff from Amazon in fits and spurts. I give the stuff away, one persons junk is another’s treasure.
@kristaerdman90293 жыл бұрын
kzbin.info/www/bejne/mZPCZpyNfLCAlbM 6
@amberc.21373 жыл бұрын
And this is exactly why I refuse to give Amazon my business....
@vsar19383 жыл бұрын
I guess this answers my confusion on why a 5 star review on a tv is talking about a calculator.