Meta and Amazon Do Little as Scammers Devastate Small Businesses by impersonation and with Copycat Listings of Inferior Products

This could be a very serious issue for small businesses!

"Sellers of products including merino socks and hummingbird feeders say they have lost customers to online scammers who use the legitimate business owners’ videos, logos and social-media posts to assume their identities and steer customers to cheap knockoffs or simply take their money.  ..."

"... Jen Rose, a ceramist from Dallas, has seen hundreds of fake listings pop up on Amazon and other shopping platforms, using her face and images to steal customers from her handmade Bee Cups. “They are taking my images that show my face and my employees,” said Rose, who receives about 25 emails a day from people complaining about receiving plastic cups or requesting refunds. ..."

Meta and Amazon Do Little as Scammers Devastate Small Businesses with Copycat Listings of Inferior Products Small businesses across various industries are facing an onslaught of attacks from online scammers who use their videos, logos, and social media posts to assume their identities and sell cheap knockoffs or simply take customers’ money. Meanwhile, Meta, Amazon, and other tech giants are doing little to help them.

Scammers’ New Way of Targeting Small Businesses: Impersonating Them Copycats are using videos and photos to pose as real small-business owners and dupe their customers