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ResellerRatings Cracks Down On TheCellShop.net's Review Bribing

The CEO of ResellerRatings, Scott Wainner, emailed us to say they're busting TheCellShop for bribing customers to submit perfect reviews on his site. He wrote:

ResellerRatings does not condone fake reviews. For the past 13 years, we have worked hard to develop anti-fraud tools, both automated and manual, and we disable fraudulent reviews every day. When we heard about the Cell Shop's actions, we immediately began contacting all Cell Shop reviewers to verify that they were not, in fact, offered money for their positive reviews, and to obtain proof of their valid transactions (order invoices, credit card statements, etc) and we have disabled reviews where money was offered for positive reviews.

Word up Steve-o, make them go outside and pick out their own switch from the hickory tree.

(Photo: Getty)

9:31 PM on Mon May 5 2008
By Ben Popken
2,353 views, 14 comments

fake reviews

TheCellShop.net Caught Bribing Customers To Submit "Perfect" Reviews

If you use resellerratings.com to check out companies before doing business with them, don't take any perfect ratings for TheCellShop.net as legitimate. A reader forwarded us the following email that shows they bribe their customers to leave them perfect ratings in exchange for a $5 coupon. More »

8:33 AM on Mon May 5 2008
By Chris Walters
4,062 views, 22 comments

Don't buy grades from your kids, cautions Kiplinger—it's a slippery slope, and confuses the issue, which should be about achievement and investing in the future rather than turning eduction into a Rewards Program that will eventually run dry or lose its appeal. [Kiplinger]

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Consumerist Ask Metafilter Round-Up

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• What are some good resources for starting an online gay adult film business? [Link]
• What Billpay services will immediately deduct the amount of checks you send from your account? [Link]
• How sleazy is it for a restaurant manager to accept bribes? [Link]
• Is it my imagination, or is Starbucks espresso on a long road to suck? [Link]
• I was cited for CVC 21651(A)(1) in Aliso Viejo, CA. Please help me determine if I can beat this ticket. [Link]

5:41 AM on Tue Aug 8 2006
By consumerist.com
51 views, 1 comment

Latest by Daniel Rutter: Don't forget http://metatalk.metafilter.com/mefi/10524 :-) more »

politics

Bribe Your Senator With An iPod!

Upon being purchased an iPod by his daughter, Alaskan / octogenarian Senator Ted Stevens suddenly came around on the concept of fair use. So taking their cue from Senator Stevens' conversion, iPaction.org has started a campaign to buy every senator who has a say in legislation affecting technology a brand new video iPod. The theory is that a brand-new iPod loaded with "public domain content, Creative Commons content, and audio messages about the importance of balanced copyright policy" is going to sway our lawmakers into a more lenient view of consumers' media rights than the RIAA-propaganda they are currently being lobby-fed. More »

3:54 PM on Wed Feb 1 2006
By consumerist.com
24 views, 2 comments

Latest by airship: The REAL question is, does it make more sense to attempt to bribe all 100 Senators with one $300 geegaw apiece, or to place just one Senator firmly in our collective pocket with a single cash payment of $300,000? more »