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Re:Facebook axes 16,000 groups for trading fake reviews afte... by liquidpele on Friday April 09, 2021 @11:14AM (#26751549)
They also put “you’re a lucky customer” offer cards offering Amazon gift cards with the items. We emailed a hotmail account to get a $15 Amazon card for filling out a review. Then they offered an extra $10 to make it 5 star.
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Re:Facebook axes 16,000 groups for trading fake reviews afte... by colejohnson66 on Friday April 09, 2021 @12:36PM (#26752675)
Couldn’t one make the review, take the money, then delete the review after redeeming the card?
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Re:Facebook axes 16,000 groups for trading fake reviews afte... by jayrot on Friday April 09, 2021 @12:53PM (#26752899)
I'd imagine you could but enough people just don't bother that it still ends up worth it.
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Re:Facebook axes 16,000 groups for trading fake reviews afte... by TeMPOraL on Friday April 09, 2021 @02:15PM (#26753965)
And/or, the set of people who'd have qualms about leaving a fake review, but were perfectly willing to cheat a stranger out of $15, is empty. Not to mention, it would kill an opportunity for repeat business.
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