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A vast web of Amazon review fraud lives online, and it's designed to evade the company's efforts to thwart it. The groups' posts read like the most random garage sale ever: lawn aerator shoes, lint removers, diaper pads, sex toys. New products are posted every minute. Most sellers are Chinese; in February, group members were warned that lunar holidays might slow down payments. Posts include a photo of the product up for grabs, with a description that says, "PP refund after review," which means interested parties will receive a PayPal payment after proof they've published a review. Meanwhile, the 36,629-member /r/slavelabour subreddit, which is dedicated to getting "jobs done well below market rate," has a formalized process for posting opportunities for would-be Amazon reviewers. Amazon took down the copycats once BedBand was granted a patent; it was a year after sales started dropping, but it was too late. The patent didn't stop competitors from leaving negative one-star reviews on BedBand's listings: "You start looking a bit deeper...and you can see they've left five-star reviews for our competitors. Or you'll see that two different buyers have been reviewing the same type of products, our competitors' products," Whaley said. "It's a hobby, like video games. Plus, Warren Buffett said something like, 'If you want to make money, you have to practice making money.'" Courtesy Ming Ooi / Via fakespot.com UPDATE This story has been updated with post-publication information from an Amazon spokesperson, regarding the percentage of inauthentic reviews the company identified in March (less than 1%). camera bag cyber mondayburberry bags online cheap