AI-generated images fuel surge in fake seed scams on Amazon, eBay, and Etsy
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Emanuel Maiberg
Summary
Scammers are using AI-generated images of fantastical, non-existent plants (flowers shaped like birds, butterflies, and cat heads) to sell fake seeds on major online marketplaces like eBay, Amazon, and Etsy. While seed scams predate AI, the ease of creating realistic fake images has dramatically increased the scale of the problem. The big online retailers are struggling to keep up with the flood of fraudulent plant sellers on their platforms.
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This type of fake seeds scam predates widespread access to AI image generators, but the ability to easily create these images has made the scam more widespread.
Big online retailers like eBay, Amazon, and Etsy are unable to keep up with the flood of scam plant sellers on their platforms.
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