Yahoo Japan Takes Steps to Battle Internet Auction Fraud

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Yahoo Japan Corp. in December will start an online system that automatically detects fraudulent auction offers--the Internet giant's first attempt to effectively crack down on dubious sellers, company officials said.

...With the help of a database containing information on problematic cases in the past, the new system will detect similar offers to prevent damages from being incurred

full article: http://www.asahi.com/english/Herald-asah...50207.html

The company already has a patrolling team of 150 people who check the auction site on a 24-hour basis to delete what it considers suspicious bids and offers...

full article: http://news.monstersandcritics.com/asiap...tion_fraud