Amazon offering a job to write reviews, from home. Does anyone have information on this?

[Wintryjade]

I figure all these are scams and ignore them. But, I have been getting a call that my resume leads them to call me. And my resume has been out there. Do you think it is legitimate, and if they really pay, or is it a scam. I am so tired of wasting time on scams. But, I would hate to miss a legitimate opportunity.

[chowder66]

1. Here is one article I found by googling amazon job writing reviews scam

https://clark.com/news/amazon-job-scam/

[Wintryjade]

10. Well. That answers my questions, lol. Thanks. Google is my friend.

I forget that sometimes. I appreciate the article.

[FM123]

2. It is probably a scam, please be careful out there. (And good luck on your job hunt!)

Scammers are using Amazon’s name to target people who may be interested in stay-at-home jobs.

A woman dialed up Clark Howard’s Consumer Action Center (CAC), a free call-in help line, to ask about a recorded message she received for a work-at-home job opportunity.

The message said she could work using her computer for Amazon and directed her to a website at amzjobs.org.

https://clark.com/news/amazon-job-scam/

[Wintryjade]

11. That is the one I got.

[EricMaundry]

3. I've gotten them as well

Probably bullshit.

[dalton99a]

4. Don't reply to them. Delete.

[dawg day]

5. It sounds like a scam-

Amazon polices reviews, sometimes tightly, like if you review someone's book and they review yours, they'll often pull both reviews (they used to call that "logrolling&quot .

So paying people to review products? Sounds fishy.

However, there's some firm that pays $10 in Amazon gift cards if you review a tech site. Capterra is the one collecting reviews.

I've been thinking of becoming one of those "professional shoppers" who shop for people. Weirdly, I like to grocery shop. And a couple of those outfits seem legit... it's just that it's more of that Uber economy thing-- no benefits, no guarantees, you supply the car and the gas.

[Cattledog]

6. Amazon doesn't pay people to write reviews. Scam.

[MineralMan]

7. Scam. It's not a job working for Amazon.

It's a job working for an outfit that posts fake reviews on products sold on Amazons. Amazon is actively looking for ways to block such reviews, which mislead its customers. Amazon also flags legitimate reviews from actual people who have ordered that product as "verified customer."

[Totally Tunsie]

8. Aside from the apparent scam of a potential job opportunity,

consider what they're asking someone to do...write reviews from home. Would there be an actual product to review? or is this, in itself, another scam where phony reviews are posted to Amazon's site? If so, it's just perpetuating the scamming problem.

Either way, it's a "no go".

[True Dough]

9. I think DU member Luckycharms should apply!

He'd be a shoe-in.

https://upload.democraticunderground.com/10181128203

[FM123]

13. I agree with you!

[displacedtexan]

12. I got a job offer from a company selling stuff on Amazon.

I had written a good review on a product, and they offered me a job writing reviews for them in their thank you email. It was obvious that they wanted me to write fictional reviews of their products. I declined.

[BumRushDaShow]

14. Amazon has a "Verified Purchase" tag that appears for those who actually purchased the product

through Amazon. So aside from the scam idea in this case, people can actually tell if the review is from a legit buyer. Alternately, I have seen reviews of a product where the reviewer will indicate that they had bought the product elsewhere but wanted to comment on it (and they don't have the "verified purchase" tag next to their review either). Plus there are reviewers who review a product in exchange for a discount for buying that product and they are required to note that in their review. So in general, it's always good to check (and you can even filter the reviews to show "verified purchase only" ).