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Today, we've got an inside look at a niche underground market for used Amazon seller accounts — one where fraudsters are wreaking havoc and raising questions about identity theft.

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1. People are being bombarded with return packages from Amazon customers. Several people who spoke with Insider said they've received hordes of Amazon packages from customers trying to return goods — all because rogue sellers stole their identities.

Amazon has failed to verify the identities of many of its Marketplace sellers, allowing fraudsters to steal the information of people and businesses everywhere from Vancouver, Canada, to Pensacola, Florida.

Insider spoke to six victims whose identities were used by fraudsters selling items like bargain-bin clothing and counterfeit goods. Some said that when they reached out to Amazon for help, the company did nothing.

Angry Amazon customers are buying and then returning dodgy products — and in doing so, they're bombarding strangers with monthslong deluges of mystery packages.

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