Wouldn't suing the businesses paying for the fake reviews, be more efficient?
It's pretty easy to comb through fiverr and pick off schmoes advertising fake reviews.
Identifying buyers is a different matter entirely.
I wouldn't be surprised if Amazon leveraged their position against the sellers to have them turn on the buyers.
I mean, how much loyalty is five dollars going to buy?
I may be generalising but I believe most of the individuals targeted by the lawsuit are not in the position to just shrug off a fine and lawyer costs. But as Donzo said, it's certainly easier to sue them than the businesses that (IMO) are to blame for the fake review business. Maybe the goal is for the reviewers to turn over their accounts and thus the businesses involved?