Amazon Settles FTC Card Fraud Case

'Amazon put identity theft victims through a Kafkaesque ordeal': FTC issues $2.5 million fine over denying requests

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Amazon settles FTC card fraud case

Regulators allege the digital retail giant created a “Kafkaesque ordeal” for ID theft victims trying to obtain records related to fraudulent transactions.

Amazon To Pay $2.25M To Settle FTC Charges It Denied Fraud Records To Identity Theft Victims

Amazon will pay $2.25 million to settle Federal Trade Commission allegations that the company knowingly violated the Fair Credit Reporting Act by failing to provide records to identity theft victims trying to investigate fraudulent transactions.The FTC says Amazon routinely denied or delayed requests from consumers whose personal information had been used by identity thieves to make purchases or open accounts, even though Section 609(e) of the F…