This article by Mari Jo Valero originally appeared on the Fox23.com site on 10/18/15.
Amazon.com is fighting fake reviewers with a lawsuit against more than 1,000 people.
The lawsuit, filed Friday, targets freelancers working for Fiverr, an online website that offers services like video editing and graphic design for cheap.
As for the name of the defendants? Well, Amazon doesn’t really know. They’re all listed as John Does in the suit.
And instead of cheap services, Amazon claims these John Does are deceptively selling online reviews for as little as $5.
The company says it’s suing the individuals for “tarnishing Amazon’s brand for their own profit and the profit of a handful of dishonest sellers and manufacturers.”