Amazon’s Counterfeit Crimes Unit Files Lawsuits Against Bad Actors Attempting to Use Social Media to Knowingly Sell Counterfeit Luxury Items

Amazon's Counterfeit Crimes Unit (CCU) has filed two lawsuits against individuals who knowingly attempted to promote and sell counterfeit luxury fashion items through social media channels while evading Amazon's brand protection systems. The bad actors used a "hidden links" scheme to direct their social media followers to generic-looking product listings on Amazon, only to receive counterfeit luxury items.

These individuals profited from the sales while negatively impacting legitimate content creators. Amazon's CCU continues to take legal action against those attempting to promote counterfeit products and diminish the role of authentic content creators.