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Jack Nekhala had a business selling on Amazon — and in December he received an unusual offer, reports Bloomberg. A woman said she could bribe an Amazon employee "to help him retrieve $90,000 in funds that the e-commerce giant had frozen after suspending him over an alleged violation of review policy."
Hoping to ingratiate himself with the company and restart his business, Nekhala offered to provide evidence, including recorded conversations and screen shots, that he said proved Amazon personnel were peddling inside information and influence. The smoking gun, Nekhala told the representative: information about his seller account. Only certain Amazon employees are supposed to have access to such details, but Nekhala had received them from the woman on WeChat, the Chinese messaging app. Nekhala's experience, which he documented and shared with Bloomberg, provides a rare glimpse into an international black market that has been a persistent scourge of Amazon's online store. On one side are sellers looking for a variety of favors: a competitive edge over their rivals, information on how to boost sales, a way to get themselves unsuspended. On the other are middlemen who lurk on message apps like Telegram, WeChat and WhatsApp offering access to people inside Amazon who can get things done for a price...
It's impossible to determine the scope of the illicit activity, but it's an open secret among Amazon sellers and consultants, who are frequently approached on social-media platforms and messaging apps. "The message is always the same: 'I'm going to show you screenshots to prove I have inside access,'" said Chris McCabe, a former Amazon employee who runs a seller consulting firm... In 2020, federal prosecutors exposed an international bribery scheme involving Amazon sellers and employees. The ring allegedly extracted about $100 million in unfair advantages by bribing Amazon employees in Asia to help them sell more products and sabotage their competitors. Five people in the US were convicted and received jail terms or probation. Last year, law enforcement officials in India began investigating more than 20 former Amazon employees suspected of accepting bribes from trucking companies in exchange for routes, according to The Times of India.
After Nekhala reported his own experience to Amazon, the representative committed to "do some digging" and to email him instructions on how his evidence could be shared, according to a recording of the conversation. But Nekhala said he never heard back. The employee who leaked his personal information had already been fired for unrelated misconduct, according to Amazon.
Amazon told Bloomberg employee involvement was "very rare," and that "We invest heavily in this area and have dedicated teams and systems in place to prevent all types of fraud, including by our own employees."
Hoping to ingratiate himself with the company and restart his business, Nekhala offered to provide evidence, including recorded conversations and screen shots, that he said proved Amazon personnel were peddling inside information and influence. The smoking gun, Nekhala told the representative: information about his seller account. Only certain Amazon employees are supposed to have access to such details, but Nekhala had received them from the woman on WeChat, the Chinese messaging app. Nekhala's experience, which he documented and shared with Bloomberg, provides a rare glimpse into an international black market that has been a persistent scourge of Amazon's online store. On one side are sellers looking for a variety of favors: a competitive edge over their rivals, information on how to boost sales, a way to get themselves unsuspended. On the other are middlemen who lurk on message apps like Telegram, WeChat and WhatsApp offering access to people inside Amazon who can get things done for a price...
It's impossible to determine the scope of the illicit activity, but it's an open secret among Amazon sellers and consultants, who are frequently approached on social-media platforms and messaging apps. "The message is always the same: 'I'm going to show you screenshots to prove I have inside access,'" said Chris McCabe, a former Amazon employee who runs a seller consulting firm... In 2020, federal prosecutors exposed an international bribery scheme involving Amazon sellers and employees. The ring allegedly extracted about $100 million in unfair advantages by bribing Amazon employees in Asia to help them sell more products and sabotage their competitors. Five people in the US were convicted and received jail terms or probation. Last year, law enforcement officials in India began investigating more than 20 former Amazon employees suspected of accepting bribes from trucking companies in exchange for routes, according to The Times of India.
After Nekhala reported his own experience to Amazon, the representative committed to "do some digging" and to email him instructions on how his evidence could be shared, according to a recording of the conversation. But Nekhala said he never heard back. The employee who leaked his personal information had already been fired for unrelated misconduct, according to Amazon.
Amazon told Bloomberg employee involvement was "very rare," and that "We invest heavily in this area and have dedicated teams and systems in place to prevent all types of fraud, including by our own employees."
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宮崎県門川町、桃源郷岬 / Togenkyo Misaki (Cape Togenkyo), Kadogawa Town, Miyazaki Prefecture
PARIJS (ANP/RTR) - Het enorme containerschip Galapagos van de Franse rederij CMA CGM is zondagochtend door de Straat van Hormuz gevaren. Volgens CMA CGM is dat een belangrijke mijlpaal. Het onder de Franse vlag varende schip met een lengte van 366 meter is afkomstig uit de Verenigde Arabische Emiraten.
De doorvaart werd gedaan ondanks het opgelaaide geweld in de regio, doordat de Verenigde Staten weer aanvallen hebben uitgevoerd op Iran als vergelding voor Iraanse aanvallen op schepen in de Straat van Hormuz. Iran sloeg weer terug met aanvallen op Amerikaanse doelen in Koeweit en Bahrein. De VS betichten Iran ervan de voorlopige vredesdeal geschonden te hebben.
CMA CGM zegt wel dat de situatie in de Golfregio complex blijft en dat constante waakzaamheid nodig blijft.
From Algeria to Uzbekistan, we assess the standing of the 48 nations after the group stage of the tournament
It took a little over an hour for Kylian Mbappé to find his groove. Irked by a poor refereeing decision, he scored twice in France’s opener. Ably supported by a stunning cast, Mbappé will already have his sights on winning the competition. Michael Olise has shown his class throughout, while Ousmane Dembélé dazzled with a hat-trick against Norway. We’ll see if anyone can stop Didier Deschamps’s team.
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Oma mag weer voor het raam i.p.v. achter de ventilator in de hoek. Nog een laatste broeierig dagje en dan is het afgelopen met de ellende / het plezier (doorhalen wat niet van toepassing is). Afgelopen nacht harde woei en veel gedonder. De Nacht van Assen ondervond hinder (erg), concert Lil' Autodeurtje ontruimd (niet erg), molen in Veldhoven omgewaaid, overal blikseminslag & brand. Een heel vette inslag in de iconische Pontsteiger in Amsterdam, waar Won Yip op de 25ste de bliksem op z'n kanis kreeg. Valkenswaard werd bijna van de kaart geveegd, door heel Nederland knakten bomen, er viel een gewonde bij een inslag in Landsmeer, twee kalfjes gingen dood na een inslag in Toornwerd en die lui bij Concert at Sea zijn aan een ramp ontsnapt. Het treinverkeer is compleet ontregeld maar dat is natuurlijk geen nieuws. We zijn er nog en zo hebben we de Grote Bloedhitte van 2026 ook weer overleefd. Waar we nu zin in hebben: een Elfstedentocht! It sil heve!
Wie door de tuin van Diederik Bleys in Stellendam loopt, vergeet bijna dat hij nog gewoon op Goeree-Overflakkee is. Achter zijn huis slingeren paadjes langs water, bruggetjes, Japanse bomen, rozen en een prieeltje. Diederik heeft er eigenhandig een Aziatische tuin van gemaakt.
