Amazon is suing a group on Telegram it says orchestrated $1.2 million in fraudulent refunds while taking a cut

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A screenshot showing an illustration of a Gorilla in a crown bearing an Amazon logo — a graphic adopted by a group accused of using Telegram to scam the online retailer.
Amazon has sued "unknown persons" operating the telegram channel "Chin Chopa" to seek refunds from the company.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE

Walmart, Amazon, and others lost millions of dollars to an organized online refund fraud scheme

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An Amazon workers pull a cart of packages for delivery
Delivery drivers are often the ones to bear the brunt of customer complaints about missing or damaged shipments.

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