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Amazon blocked more than 10 billion listings in counterfeit crackdown, company says

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SEATTLE - Amazon, which has been under pressure from shoppers, brands and lawmakers to crack down on counterfeits on its site, said Monday that it blocked more than 10 billion suspected phony listings last year before any of their offerings could be sold.The numbers were released in Amazon’s first report on its anti-counterfeiting efforts since it announced new tools and technologies in 2019.

The number of blocked phony listings last year was up about 67% from the year before.The Seattle-based e-commerce behemoth said the number of counterfeiters attempting to sell on the site rose as scammers tried to take advantage of shoppers who were buying more online during the pandemic.Amazon has been wrestling with counterfeits for years.

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