The annual shopping carnival is just around the corner
Is your cart "full"?
Don't worry just yet, at the same time as "buy, buy, buy".
Don't forget to beware of these online shopping scams
Fake e-commerce logistics customer service scams
Scammers obtain consumers' shopping information through illegal channels, and then impersonate the customer service of shopping websites, and take the initiative to offer refunds on the grounds of lost goods, product quality problems, or transaction failures, and then induce consumers to fill in bank card numbers, mobile phone numbers, verification codes and other information on fake web pages, so as to transfer the money in consumers' bank cards. In order to induce consumers to get multiple times the compensation, some scammers tell them that they need to pay the same amount of money in advance to complete the claim, and the consumers are guided by the scammers step by step and finally transfer the money to the designated account.
Police reminder: payment code, verification code, bank card password are extremely important personal information, must not be filled in on the network at will. Formal online shopping refunds can be refunded from the trading platform to the original payment channel, without jumping off the platform to operate, and regular online merchants do not need to pay fees in advance for returns and refunds, so when you receive a call claiming to be customer service, don't be blindly gullible, be sure to go to the official platform for inquiries, or contact the seller for verification.
Cashback scams
During the Double 11 period, some scammers pretend to be charging companies, on the grounds of improving store sales, credibility, and praise during the Double 11 period, publish part-time information through short video platforms, recruitment platforms, SMS web advertisements, etc., and recruit personnel to carry out online part-time swiping, and when the first order is swiped, the scammer will give you a small rebate, so that you can taste the sweetness first, and after the transaction amount becomes larger, the scammer will refuse to return the money for various reasons such as unfinished tasks, non-standard operations, system card orders, etc., and induce you to continue to brush joint orders and large orders, when you realize that you have been deceived. has long been blocked by scammers.
Police remind: Looking for part-time jobs should be through formal channels, do not believe the part-time information of "high remuneration" and "high commission", and do not believe the scammer's refund promise with a fluke mentality, so as not to encounter a serial scam. Online swiping itself is an illegal act, and any work that requires a deposit or deposit in advance is a fraud.
Winning the lottery is free of charge scam
In order to attract consumers, major e-commerce platforms often hold various lucky draws during Singles' Day, and scammers often use this opportunity to send winning text messages to consumers, trick them into logging into phishing websites, and ask them to enter their personal information and bank account passwords, so as to commit fraud.
Or when you verify the winning information according to the content of the text message, the other party asks to pay the "notary fee", "handling fee" or "deposit" first, and the scammer will block you after you transfer money many times.
Police remind: "Double Eleven" period, a variety of lottery, free order activities, consumers must carefully screen after receiving this kind of information, learn more about the rules of the activity, contact the official customer service for verification. In case of "abnormal account" and "deposit payment", you must be cautious and do not easily remit money or transfer.
Fake red envelope scams
Major e-commerce platforms will distribute red envelopes to warm up promotional activities, and some scammers take the opportunity to trick everyone into clicking on WeChat Moments, WeChat groups and other platforms, and then jump to other pages after clicking on the red envelope, and show that you need to provide personal information such as mobile phone number and bank account number to receive benefits, but when you fill in the information and submit, you find that the benefits have not arrived. This is the practice of scammers targeting the major e-commerce companies of "Double 11" to give out red envelopes, making copycat web pages, so as to collect a large amount of personal information, and then commit fraud.
Police reminder: Be careful to click on the red envelope collection link, especially when the page jumps to other webpages and requires you to enter personal information to receive benefits, you must close it immediately. Everyone should keep in mind that the link or QR code sent by strangers should not be clicked or scanned, so as not to encounter phishing websites and Trojan viruses.
While enjoying the "Double 11" shopping, we must remain vigilant, protect personal bank cards, payment accounts, passwords and other information, do not click on unknown links, look for the regular shopping trading platform, download and install the "National Anti-Fraud Center" APP, and firmly guard your "money bag"!
Transferred from: Zhuhai Public Security
Source: Zhuhai Traffic Police