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Why you should be suspicious of that verified Amazon customer review | There's a good chance someone was paid to write it
Not long ago, PCWorld contributor Christoph Hoffmann received a postcard from one of the marketplace sellers who operate on Amazon offering him $21.65 for a review on...
Why it matters: One reason shoppers like Amazon is its review system, which lets verified buyers leave unadulterated opinions of products. Not long ago, PCWorld contributor Christoph Hoffmann received a postcard from one of the marketplace sellers who operate on Amazon offering him $21.65 for a review on an oil sprayer that only costs $10.82. Reporting a suspect review – which Amazon asks customers to do in its guidelines – doesn't appear to yield results, as Hoffmann also discovered.
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