The groups were offering refunds for products purchased on Amazon once reviews had been posted.
Amazon is taking legal action against the administrators of more than 10,000 Facebook groups, the BBC has learned.
The tech giant says the groups offer money or free goods in exchange for reviews being posted on Amazon.It was called "Amazon Product Review". Large numbers of reviews, especially positive ones, boost sellers' visibility on Amazon's platforms - as well as placing them higher up on search engine results.
"Pro-active legal action targeting bad actors is one of many ways we protect customers by holding bad actors accountable," said Dharmesh Mehta, Amazon vice president of selling partner services.An example of one of the groups Amazon says was incentivising fake reviews
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