In September 2025, Amazon filed five civil lawsuits against refund fraud group operators—including Mario Refunds, A$O, Plugged, Kanan, and Wave—and issued cease-and-desist letters to individuals involved in this criminal activity. The lawsuits targeted both operators and individual users, following the structural approach that had proven effective against REKK, Chin Chopa, and Spectre.
The REKK litigation established the model. Amazon obtained a $2 million default judgment against operator Domantas Radeckas; the civil discovery process unmasked his identity, leading to his arrest by Lithuanian authorities and the seizure of approximately €6 million in illicit assets.
The September 2025 campaign produced immediate results. All five targeted groups either shut down or publicly committed to cease targeting Amazon.