Poster News Reporter Jin Lihong reported on
On December 4, a netizen shared his experience of narrowly avoiding fraud on an online platform and became a hot search list. In the comment area of his video, many netizens posted about the "small gifts" they had received, such as wet wipes, paper towels, and lottery cards, saying that they had also experienced being defrauded.
"I received a courier from Chengdu without any purchase," the netizen said. What he received was a pack of wet wipes and a card with "Taobao Annual Ceremony" printed on it. The main content is "Anniversary feedback from merchants invites you to participate in generous gifts". There is a "luck draw area" similar to a scratch-off lottery on the card, and you can draw a draw by scanning the code.
Netizen’s video screenshot
“It’s almost the end of the year, and scammers are trying to boost performance, so everyone should be careful.” After the netizen shared this experience, it resonated with many people. Poster News reporters found in their comment area that many netizens shared photos of cards, wet wipes, paper towels, mobile phone holders and other express delivery they had received, saying that after scanning the code, they would be pulled into the group. First, they would send a few red envelopes, and then the group would There will be people who add themselves as friends and ask to download software or pay attention to the store's tasks. They will give commissions at first, and then they will gradually get stuck.
Regarding this, the Poster News reporter consulted Zhang Qiuyang, instructor of the Political Division of the Criminal Police Detachment of the Jinan Municipal Public Security Bureau. Zhang Qiuyang said that this is a common form of lottery-winning fraud. "Winning a prize or receiving an inexplicable express delivery is a way of attracting traffic by 'fake orders'. In essence, it allows you to engage in 'fake orders' and then defraud money."
"The items sent are all It is relatively cheap, but after you download the software, the amount of 'fake orders' is small at first. When the amount becomes larger and larger, it will no longer return the commission you paid in advance to you. This is fraud. It worked." Zhang Qiuyang said that there are endless fraud methods, but the essence is the same.
"First of all, you have to know what you bought. When you receive the inexplicable 'winning' express, don't believe it. Secondly, if you really want to verify the authenticity of this matter, once you scan the QR code, you will find that it is It doesn't matter if you 'receive benefits'. You are asked to 'add customer service', 'do tasks', 'download APP', etc. Please stop in time and provide relevant clues to the public security department." Zhang Qiuyang reminded that citizens can download the National Anti-Fraud Center APP. Report through the module that provides anti-fraud clues.
