I was just browsing Amazon's black Friday sale, and came across a product with high-quality fake (I think?) reviews. I almost fell for it:
https://www.amazon.com/Soundbar-UPGRADED-Surround-Theater-Bluetooth/product-reviews/B076DXH4WP/
There's a huge burst of product reviews from Nov. 21st, all from 'verified' purchases, all from accounts with a female first name and exactly 3 product reviews.
Is this the current state of the art in fake amazon reviews? How can they not be detecting this as anomalous? Is there a semi-reliable way of detecting this kind of thing or do I have to be insanely vigilant all the time?
Or is it just a coincidence, and I'm being too paranoid?