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  2. FTC v. Amazon - Wikipedia

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    Federal Trade Commission, et al. v. Amazon.com, Inc. is a lawsuit brought against the multinational technology company and online retailer Amazon in 2023. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), joined by the attorneys general of seventeen U.S. states , alleges that Amazon holds and abuses an online retail monopoly .

  3. List of scams - Wikipedia

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    People shopping for bootleg software, illegal pornographic images, bootleg music, drugs, firearms or other forbidden or controlled goods may be legally hindered from reporting swindles to the police. An example is the "big screen TV in the back of the truck": the TV is touted as "hot" (stolen), so it will be sold for a very low price.

  4. Amazon’s VP explains how to protect yourself from holiday ...

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    Amazon becomes a prime target of scammers during the holiday shopping season trying to steal Social Security numbers, bank information and Amazon credentials.

  5. Identity Theft Awareness Week: Top 15 financial scams ... - AOL

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    The FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) received more than 101,000 reports of scams and fraud against people ages 60 and older in 2023, with the number of older Americans reporting losses of ...

  6. How can I recover money from a scammer? - AOL

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    Every year, more and more people fall prey to scams. Data from the Federal Trade Commission shows that in 2021, consumers reported losing more than $5.8 billion to fraud.That’s a 70% increase ...

  7. List of phishing incidents - Wikipedia

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    In August 2017, customers of Amazon faced the Amazon Prime Day phishing attack, when hackers sent out seemingly legitimate deals to customers of Amazon. When Amazon's customers attempted to make purchases using the "deals", the transaction would not be completed, prompting the retailer's customers to input data that could be compromised and stolen.

  8. Perfect 10, Inc. v. Amazon.com, Inc. - Wikipedia

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    The Ninth Circuit did, however, overturn the district court's decision that Google's thumbnail images were unauthorized and infringing copies of Perfect 10's original images. Google claimed that these images constituted fair use, and the circuit court agreed. This was because they were "highly transformative." The court did not define what size ...

  9. 5 Ways Consumers Can Protect Themselves in 5 Minutes - AOL

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    The government doesn't allow private companies to register people for the list, and registration is free. ... If there's a fraudulent charge on your bank account or credit card, you have 60 days ...