What Amazon's notification says
“We have detected activity that indicates you have manipulated customer reviews”
Amazon believes reviews or ratings were influenced by incentive, solicitation or connected accounts.
Enumerate every touchpoint with reviewers, including ones you believed were compliant. Partial disclosure that Amazon later completes is fatal.
Governing clause: BSA §3(b) or §3(c), cited with customer review policies.
| Requirement | Where it comes from |
|---|---|
| No compensation or incentive offered for reviews | Selling Policies & Seller Code of Conductsellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/G1801 |
| No diverting of negative reviews or soliciting positive ones | Selling Policies & Seller Code of Conductsellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/G1801 |
| No reviews from connected persons or accounts | Selling Policies & Seller Code of Conductsellercentral.amazon.com/help/hub/reference/external/G1801 |
A Plan of Action for this violation has to address these specifics. Vague answers here are the most common reason a well-intentioned appeal is denied.
POA Ready scores your appeal against every requirement above and names each blocker. The check is free and takes about five minutes. If you want the document, the Complete Appeal Package is generated and emailed in about 60 seconds — no intake call, no queue, no waiting on an agency for three to fourteen days.
Amazon believes reviews or ratings were influenced by incentive, solicitation or connected accounts.
Enumerate every touchpoint with reviewers, including ones you believed were compliant. Partial disclosure that Amazon later completes is fatal.
Disclosing only what you think Amazon already found Describing inserts as compliant without quoting their wording
The free readiness check takes about five minutes and gives you a score with every blocker named. If you buy the Complete Appeal Package it is generated and emailed to you in about 60 seconds. An agency typically takes three to fourteen days.
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