Hikvision EZVIZ Amazon Scam Revealed

Author: Brian Karas, Published on Apr 26, 2017

Hikvision is violating US Federal Trade Commission guidelines and Amazon rules with a "Honest" Review Program scheme that provides gift cards to friends and family of Hikvision and EZVIZ employees to buy cameras and leave 5 star reviews on Amazon.

IPVM has obtained Hikvision documents and has filed complaints with the US FTC and Amazon.

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Comments (39)

John Honovich

IPVM | 04/26/17 02:47pm

***** ********** ** ************.

*** *** * ******* *** ****** ** ** ***** *****, this **** ***** **** * ********* ****. *** ***** ** much ****, ***** *** ****** ****** ** **** ******* *** twosies $** ******* *** ******? **** ** **** **** ***** way ** * *****, *** **** *** **** ****? *** much ***** ** **** **** ***** ********* ** ******'* ***, the ******* **-**% *******, **** '******** ********* *******', *** **** of **** ****, ***.?

**** ********* ************** ****, ********** ******** ******, ********** ****** *** ***** *****, ***., ********* ** ************ ********* * ******* ** *** shape.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to John Honovich | 04/29/17 04:10pm

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | 04/26/17 03:59pm

* ***** ** ******** ** *** **** ****** ****. ****** has ******** ** ** ******** ** ***** ***** **** **** it ** "******* *** **** ** ******" ***** * ****** means **** *** ***** *********.

** *** ***** ****, ****** ** * ******** ***** *****, especially ******* *** ***** *******. ***** *** ****** ******* ** 3P ******* ******* ***** ******* ****** ******* *** ** ********** Amazon ******* **** **** ***** *****, **** ** **** **** werent. * **** * **** ******** ******* ***** ** ****** and * **** **** **** **** *********** * ****** ** times, ******* * *** **** ** ****** * ***.

**** *** ** * **** ********* **** *** ****** ***** to *** ************* ********, *** *** ****** ********. *** ***** sellers ****, ***** **** **** *** *** *** **** ** the *****.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 04/26/17 05:39pm

**** *** ** * **** ********* **** *** ****** ***** to *** ************* ********, *** *** ****** ********. *** ***** sellers ****, ***** **** **** *** *** *** **** ** the *****.

********* ***** *** * **** **** ** *********** ******** ***** people *** ********* **** ***** **** ***** / ******* *****. For *******:

  • *** **. ******, ** ******** ** ***** *****, ********** ** ********, *****, Cisco *** *****
  • ****** ******, ******** ** ***** *****, ********** ** *****, ******* *** Viewsonic
  • ******* ******, ******** ***** ******* *****, ********** ** *-*** *** **** Club

*** ********** **** *** ******** ** ******* *** ********** *** Amazon ***** ** ******* ** ** *** ********* / ***** clearly *** ****** ** *** **** *** *** ** ** aware ** ****.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Sean Nelson | 04/29/17 04:15pm

"******* *** **** ** ******" *** **** **** **** **** Hik ** * ***** ******, ***** ****** *** ** **** ship **** ***** ** ****** ** *** ****, *** **** handle ** **** *****. **'* * ****** **** ******* *** the *******, *** *** ******** *********. *** *** **** ** a *** ** ** *** ******* - ** **** ** about * ***** **** ***** ** ******** ******** ******.

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 04/29/17 04:30pm

"******* *** **** ** ******" *** **** **** **** **** Hik ** * ***** ******, ***** ****** *** ** **** ship **** ***** ** ****** ** *** ****, *** **** handle ** **** *****.

******* *** **** **** ****** ***** **** ****** **** *** product ****** **** **** **, *** *** *** ****** ** record, *******?

* ***** **** **** ** *** ** **** ***, ** opposed ** ***. ** **** **** *** **** **** ** get ***** ** * *****?

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to Undisclosed Manufacturer #5 | 04/29/17 05:10pm

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***** ******** *** ******* ******** **** ********* ******** *** ******* ****. Here ** ** *******.

**** ** ********* ** * **** ****** ***** **** ** ******* ****** but ***** ********* ** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 04/29/17 05:21pm

***** ******** *** ******* ******** **** ********* ******** *** ******* ****. Here ** ** *******.

*** ** *** **** *** ****, *** ******** *&* ******* make ** ***** ********* *** *** *** ********** ****. ** if ****** ** ****** ********* ********, ***** *** **** ****** those ********* ******** ****?

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Sean Nelson

Nelly Security | In reply to John Honovich | 04/30/17 01:48am

** *** ****** ****** **** *********? * ****** **** **** as * ***** ****** **** ******* ****.

** **** *** ***** ******* ** **** *** **** ** Amazon *** * *** ***** ***, ***** **** ***** ******* of *** ******* *** ** ***** *** *** **** **** selling ** *** **** $***, ** ****** ** *** $***. At **** **** ** **** ****** ******* ******* ***********. ** sold *** **** ** *** ** ****. *** ***** ** did $**,*** ** **** *** ***** ** ******. **** ***** last **** ******, ** *** **** **** ******* *** ** Amazon ** *** *********** ** **** ****** **** *** **** from ********* **** **** ***** **** ****, *** **** **** was ** ****. * ***** *** **** ********** **** ***.

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Sean Nelson | 04/30/17 12:09pm

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**, **** *** ******* **** ****** ********* **** ********* *** tech ******* **** **** **** **** ****** **.

**** ****, **** ****** **** ********* *** ******* **** ************ when **** **** *** *** *** ***** ** **** ***** sense.

** **** **** **** **** ******* *** ****.

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Dori Ribak

RBtec Perimeter Security Systems | 04/26/17 04:27pm

* ***'* **** ** ***** **** *'* ********** *** *** it ****** ** ***** **** *** **** **** **** **** of ******** ******* *********... *** ********** ** ******** ******** **** get ******** ** ***** ****** (** ***** ******* ****** **** are ** ******) ** ************ *** ****** ** **** *****'* something ******** ****** **.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Dori Ribak | 04/26/17 04:32pm

****, ** *** ******* **** ********* ** ***** **** ** ethical? ***** ** ******* ** **** ***** *** ***** ********** clarification ** **** ***** *****.

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Dori Ribak

RBtec Perimeter Security Systems | In reply to John Honovich | 04/26/17 05:36pm

********** ***, * ***** **** *** *******! **** *** **** focus ** *** *** *** ***** ******.

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Dori Ribak | 04/26/17 05:42pm

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Undisclosed #4

In reply to John Honovich | 04/26/17 11:34pm

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Dori Ribak | 04/26/17 04:33pm

** *** (** ******) **** ******* *********** ** ***** ****** we **** ***** **** ** ****. ****, **** ********** **** was *** ********* **** ** *** ** ***** ******* ****** uncovering ** **** ** * ******** ** *** ** **** on *********, ** *** ******* ** *** ********* ** ******* familiar **** *** *******.

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Undisclosed #1

In reply to Brian Karas | 04/26/17 04:43pm

...******* *********** ** ***** ******...

**** *** *****:*** #* ** ****** ** ****** *** ** *******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/26/17 05:39pm

...******* *********** ** ***** ******...

*** **** * ****** *** ** ******* ****** ****:***-****** ****** ****** ******** ***** ** *** *** ****

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Marty Calhoun

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Dori Ribak | 04/26/17 10:58pm

***** ***

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Marty Calhoun | 04/26/17 11:04pm

*****, ***** *** *** **** ********. **** **, **** ** you ***** ** *********'* ******* ****? ** *** *******?

Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to Marty Calhoun | 05/01/17 12:45pm

**** ** **** ** *****, * *** ******* *** *** Marty ** ******* ** **** *******. *** ****** ** *****, you ****** ****** *********.

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Marty Calhoun

IPVMU Certified | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 05/01/17 11:35pm

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John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Marty Calhoun | 05/01/17 11:40pm

*****, *** ***** ** ** ****** "(**** ***** ******* ***** ** ****)" *** *** ***'* ******* the ***** ** *** **** - ***** ** *********'* ***** Amazon ****.

*** *** ******** ********* / ***** *** *** ** ****? Are *** ******** **** **** ****** **** *** **, ** is ** *** ****? ****** *******.

**** ************ ********:

***** ** ***** ***** *******, ***** *** ** ****, *** ours, ** *** *** *** ** ****** **** ** ***** or *****?

*******, ********* / ***** ** ***** **** ****** **** ** 'our' *******. ** **** ******** **** ** ******* ******** ****** are '**' **** ****, ** ****** ***** **** ** ** this ** *** ***?

Undisclosed Integrator #8

In reply to John Honovich | 05/02/17 04:20pm

***** ** **** ******* *** ** *** *****, "*** *** of ***********". ***** **** ***** ******* * ********, ******* *************** because ***** ** *** ** ** ***. ** ** *** vacuum ** ***** *** *****, *** **** *** **** **** gas. ****** *** ******** **** **** ** ***.

Undisclosed Manufacturer #7

In reply to Marty Calhoun | 05/01/17 11:43pm

*****, **** *** **** ********* ********* ******** ** * ** Naval ****?

Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

In reply to Marty Calhoun | 05/02/17 04:37am

** ***** * ******* ********** ** "***** ****"? ********* *****, maybe?

Undisclosed #1

In reply to Marty Calhoun | 05/02/17 05:17am

...***** **********'* *** *** ******* *** **** ***** ****** *** will ***** ****** ******** *** *** **** ***...

*** ****** ***** *********** **** **** ** **** *** *** inevitable ***-**-***-***** **% ******* ******* ****!!!

Undisclosed Integrator #6

In reply to Marty Calhoun | 05/02/17 05:33pm

*'* **** ******* ** ***** *** *** ***** ************* ** your ******* **** **** ***** ***** ******* ******** **? **** other ******* *** *** **** "*********" ** **** ***************? * think **** ******* ** **** ** *** ***** *** *********** that **** *********. **** **** ***** ***** ********* (*** *** Axis ************* *******) ** *** **** ***. ** ***** **** more, ***'* *** ***** **** ***** ****** ** ** *** same *******?

John Honovich

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Integrator #6 | 05/02/17 06:43pm

**** **** ***** ***** ********* (*** *** **** ************* *******) in *** **** ***. ** ***** **** ****, ***'* *** think **** ***** ****** ** ** *** **** *******?

** ****** ** ****, *** ********* ** *** **** ********** in ********* ** *** *** ********* **** *** ******* **** the **** ******** ** - ***** *** ********* **** *** typically ***** ******* ** ***** *** ****** ******* - ****, Avigilon, *********, *******, *****, *****, ****, *****, *********, ** **** a *** (********** ** ** *** '************ ********'*** ****)

***** *** ***** ********* **** *** ******* **** ****** ******** in **** ** ** *** ***** ** ****, *.*., ****** **** *-****, ** *** *** ***** ** ******* *-**** ****** ***** up ******* *** *******. ** ** *** *** ** *** 20 ********* *****, ** ***** **** **** ** ********* ****.

*** ********* ** ******** ** *** ******* ****, **** **** to ***.

Undisclosed #3

04/26/17 10:25pm

* ***** ***** ** *** **** **** ***** ** ********* but ** ********* ********* **** ******* ******. ********* ****** *** IPVM ***** **** *** ****** * ****** *** * **** support *****.

Undisclosed #1

04/26/17 10:41pm

** ***** *** ********* **** ******* *** **** **** **** to ***** * ******?

** ***, ***** ** ** ******* *** *** ** ***** guidelines *** *** ********* ** **** **** ***** **** ***** to ****** *** ************ ** "***** *******"?

**** ******** ** * ***** ********** ***********, ** ***** *** station ** **** ******, ***.

** *** ****** ******** ** * ******* *** ****** ** jumpstart *** ******* **** ********* **** *******, ***** **** ** ethical?

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #1 | 04/26/17 11:15pm

** *** ******** ***** ** ***** ******* **** **** ******** free ******* ***/** ************ *** ******* *** ****** **** ** would *** ******* *** **********.

Undisclosed #4

04/26/17 11:37pm

**, ** ***** ******** ******** ** **** ******* ** ****** gift **** *** ****** ********* ****?

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed #4 | 04/27/17 12:26am

******** ***, *** ***'* **** **** ********* ******** *****/****** ****** look ***.

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John Bazyk

IPVMU Certified | 04/27/17 03:24am

*'* *******. * *** *** *** **** ** ****** ***** people *** **** ******** * ******* *** ** ****** ****'** to **** ** "****** ******". ** **** ** ********** *** doesn't *** ** ****? ******* *** * **** **** ** they *** *** ** ***** **** * *** ** ****. I ****** ** ****'** ***** *** *** ******** ***** ***** mark **** ** *** ******.

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Undisclosed Manufacturer #5

04/29/17 04:07pm

* **** ******* ******* ****** **** ** ******. **** **** of ***** ** **** *****, **** ***** ****** *******, *** aren't *** **** ********** *****. **** * ***** ** ******!

John Honovich

IPVM | 05/23/17 11:56am

******: ********* *** *** *** ***** **** $**.** ** $**.**. Please ***'* *** ** ******* *** ********* ** ********* **** selling $**.** ******* ** ******, ***** ********* ** ******'* ***, dealing **** **-**% *******, **** *******, ***.

** *** *** **** ******* *** ****** **, *** ******** is **** ****** *** *** * ***** *******, **** *** Ezviz ********, ******** **** */** ******** *** **** ******** ***** system **** **** **** ******:

Undisclosed Distributor #9

In reply to John Honovich | 05/23/17 02:22pm

*** ***** **** *** ******** **** *** ************* **** **** contacted ***** **** ********* *********? * ******* **** ** *** reported **** ****** *** * ********** ****** (*** *******?) **** being ********.

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Brian Karas

IPVM | In reply to Undisclosed Distributor #9 | 05/23/17 02:23pm

** **** *** ***** ******** **** ** ******** ***. **** speaking **** ****** ******** **** *** ****** ******* ****, * was **** ****** ******* **** *** ***** ** *** *** know **** ****** **** ****.

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