Amazon takes legal action against fraudsters behind multi-million dollar refund scam

TL;DR
Amazon is suing a group called REKK for using hacks, social engineering, phishing attacks, and bribes to exploit its return and refund system. REKK offered a paid service to shoppers, manipulating the system to log fake returns and receive refunds without actually returning the items. The scheme involved bribing Amazon employees, with one employee approving 76 fake returns worth over $100,000 in exchange for $3,500. The lawsuit names more than two dozen individuals from various countries involved in the scam.
- Amazon sues group that fakes returns so people can get free MacBooks The Verge
- Amazon says thieves swiped millions by faking product refunds The Seattle Times
- Amazon says scammers stole millions through phony product returns CBS News
- Amazon sues REKK fraud gang that stole millions in illicit refunds BleepingComputer
- Scammers Hacked, Bribed Amazon Employees in Refund Scheme PCMag
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