TL;DR CNBC

Promises of 'passive income' on Amazon led to death threats for negative online review, FTC says

Publishing timestamp: 2024-09-25 20:51:54

Summary

The FTC is cracking down on e-commerce automation companies like Ascend Ecom for making false claims about earnings and threatening customers who leave negative reviews. Customers have lost money investing in these schemes, and the FTC is seeking monetary relief for them.

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Keywords: internet,  walmart inc,  business news,  technology,  airbnb inc,  breaking news: technology,  amazon.com inc, 

Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/25/amazon-automation-scammers-sued-by-ftc-for-false-claims-death-threats.html