Most fake reviews come from India and the buyers are using non-US payment systems. I don’t know how this would impact the existing market.
From what I can tell, Chinese companies hire companies in India and Bangladesh to boost reviews. They then act like middlemen, seeking out pay for play reviewers in other countries. It's funny because they pretend to be Chinese women in their profiles. After chatting one lady 'Eve' up, basically saying I knew they weren't Chinese by the way they wrote English, he admitted to being a young man from Bangladesh, though I forgot his name. I thanked him for his honesty.
I was sent a spreadsheet of multiple items to choose from. Clicked on a few, and saw a couple 'Top 10 Reviewer' labeled folks making reviews on these unheard of products. So the 'all stars' of Amazon are all in on it.
All this is separate from the multitude of companies who put little cards in their packaging offering a rebate for a good review.
Garbage all the way down...
> From what I can tell, Chinese companies hire companies in India and Bangladesh to boost reviews. They then act like middlemen, seeking out pay for play reviewers in other countries.
It’s quite easy to spot fake reviews by anyone, since they’re formulaic. I.e the review must mention <person name> or <product name> exactly as written and be at least 50 characters long. So you get 2-3 sentences that look like this:
“Product is a huge game changer for me and my family. I’ve tried some other stuff, but honestly it didn’t work as well. I’d recommend Product for anyone who has Reason.”
I’m no longer selling anything myself though. I’ve been out of this world for years.