WELCOME TO THE ERA OF FAKE PRODUCTS ON
AMAZON!
The Rise Of Counterfeit Sex Toys And
Other Phony Products Sold On Amazon Have
Been Swift—And Have Largely Gone Unnoticed
By Many Shoppers. The Problem Is Extensive.
Most People Don’t Realize This, An Awful Lot
Of Them Are Peddling Fakes.
A Major Wall Street Journal
Investigation Recently Revealed That Amazon
Has Listed “Thousands Of Banned, Unsafe, Or
Mislabeled Products,” From Dangerous
Children’s Products To Electronics To Sex
Toys With Fake Certifications
A New Report Has Found That Five Major
Online Retailers — Including Amazon,
Walmart, And Ebay — Sold Fake Products That
Can Be Harmful To Your Health.
Of The 47 Products Investigators
Bought, Which Ranged From Nike Air Jordan
Shoes To Urban Decay Makeup, 20 Were
Counterfeit.
Not Only Are Consumers Being Duped,
They’re Being Exposed To Potentially
Dangerous Materials, mostly in Sex Toy
Sales.
Sometimes, The Telltale Sign Of A Fake
A Product Is A Fake Review and PRICE Sold.
Just Because An Item Has Five-star Ratings
Doesn’t Mean It’s Authentic. On The
Contrary, A High Number Of Positive Reviews
Can Be A Red Flag.
Don’t Be Fooled By A “Verified
Purchased” Tag On Amazon — While It Helps
Establish Credibility, Sellers Cheat The
System By Hiring Businesses To Create Dummy
Accounts, Purchase Products, And Write A
Stellar Review.
Amazon Has A Counterfeit Problem
The Company Is Facing Multiple
Lawsuits From Brands Who Say It Does Not Do
Enough To Prevent Fakes From Being Listed On
Its Website.
The Counterfeit
Problem Clearly Isn’t Going To
Fade Away. In Fact, It Appears
To Be Worsening, Which Could
Eventually Cost Amazon Some Big
Bucks.
Amazon Spent More
Than $400 Million In 2018 To
Combat Fakes
