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Not surprising at all at this point. At Fakespot we've noticed a huge surge in fake reviews that originate from Facebook groups where sellers and professional r
by skd-fs 5y ago
Not surprising at all at this point. At Fakespot we've noticed a huge surge in fake reviews that originate from Facebook groups where sellers and professional reviewers meet.
The way it works is that a seller provides some kind of incentive (gift card, paypal money, etc) to write a 5 star or even 1 star review (for competitors). Facebook has hosted these groups and they have exploded in numbers in the last year.
- liquidpele 5y agoThey also put “you’re a lucky customer” offer cards offering Amazon gift cards with the items. We emailed a hotmail account to get a $15 Amazon card for filling out a review. Then they offered an extra $10 to make it 5 star.
- colejohnson66 5y agoCouldn’t one make the review, take the money, then delete the review after redeeming the card?
- jayrot 5y agoI'd imagine you could but enough people just don't bother that it still ends up worth it.
- TeMPOraL 5y agoAnd/or, the set of people who'd have qualms about leaving a fake review, but were perfectly willing to cheat a stranger out of $15, is empty. Not to mention, it would kill an opportunity for repeat business.