5. The Reviews Seem Odd

If the reviews section only contains excessively positive feedback for a product, it can be a bad sign. Specifically, if every review is five stars or seems to feature suspicious language, it’s pretty possible that someone is writing false reviews with the purpose of deceiving potential shoppers.

How to Avoid

Thankfully, Amazon features a “verified purchase” label that shows that the person who has left the review has actually bought the product. Moreover, you can frequently recognize a fake review by the language used. This may include specific phrases that sound more like a brochure promoting the product than someone leaving an honest opinion about a purchase.

Sometimes intuition can also be a tool for recognizing fake reviews. If something is telling you that something seems off, perhaps it’s better to not buy that Amazon product.