Fraudulent Amazon Reviewers

Chances are that you have bought a product online majorly because of the reviews you saw. Unfortunately, not all reviews are genuine. Today, Rajvardhan Oak shares some insight from his research on fraudulent Amazon reviews. He explained the inner workings of fraudulent reviews and revealed key insights from his qualitative and quantitative study.

Guest

Rajvardhan Oak: I am a second-year Masters in Information Management Systems (MIMS) Program at the School of Information at UC Berkeley. I obtained my Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Engineering from the University of Pune, India in 2018. I have been extremely fortunate to have worked with esteemed faculty like Prof. Dawn Song and Prof. Hany Farid. In addition, I have had fruitful collaborations with Dr. Min Du and Dr. Sadia Afroz. I am also affiliated with the Center for Long Term Cybersecurity advised by Prof. Steve Weber where I work with non-profits to help them improve their security landscape.