The year 2022 was significant for , ranging from technical system errors to sophisticated "smishing" (SMS phishing) scams that targeted millions of users. These issues generally fell into two categories: legitimate platform malfunctions and fraudulent messages designed to look like official Amazon communications. 1. Major Platform Glitches
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: Some sellers reported seeing unexplained spikes in sales or inventory that weren't real, often caused by synchronization delays between Amazon's internal systems. The year 2022 was significant for , ranging
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) identified Amazon-impersonation texts as one of the top scam trends of 2022. These fake "glitch" notifications typically worked like this: Major Platform Glitches IYKYK: The top text scams
: "Price glitches"—where items were accidentally listed for a fraction of their cost—became a major trend. Communities like glitches.deals and Whop monitored these real-time errors, helping users find "free" or near-free items. 2. 2022 "Smishing" Scam Wave
In September 2022, Amazon experienced some of the "worst glitches ever recorded" for sellers, causing massive disruptions in search rankings and product visibility.
: Technical bugs frequently prevented users from completing purchases, often displaying the famous "Dogs of Amazon" error pages when the checkout system failed.