Liu Qiangdong and Lei Jun are giving gifts? Many Shanghainese people have received free gifts? The truth is here

Tech 2023-07-21 10:41:31 Source: Network

"I haven't bought online before. How can I get a package delivered to my door? Did one of my neighbors deliver it by mistake?" Recently, Uncle Lu, who lives in a community in Jing'an District, Shanghai, received a tightly packed package

"I haven't bought online before. How can I get a package delivered to my door? Did one of my neighbors deliver it by mistake?" Recently, Uncle Lu, who lives in a community in Jing'an District, Shanghai, received a tightly packed package. He carefully checked the waybill and found that it was indeed his own address, but the consignee was not himself. He took a photo of the package and sent it to the building group for inquiry, but was informed that a neighbor had also received the same package, some with incorrect addresses and names, and some with matching addresses and names.

After the inquiry was fruitless, Uncle Lu opened the package and found that it was a Mug with a QR code, which said "Scan, give back to the customer". At this point, a homeowner in the building group reminded: This is a scam, please do not scan.

Uncle Lu informed the Shanghai Anti Rumor Platform about the incident and hoped to understand what was going on. A survey conducted by Shanghai's rumor refutation platform has found that police in multiple places have recently issued reminders that free gifts given at home and on social media are not trustworthy. In the final analysis, these gifts are the bait of the single trap, but compared with the previous traps, the "gift trap" is more hidden, and even there are new gimmicks such as "Liu Qiangdong sends air frying pan" and "Lei Jun sends small fans".

Three types of scams, all pointing to "brushing orders"

The first type is free gift delivery, which lures the recipient to scan the code and join the group, accepting the "brushing task".

According to the feedback from the citizens, the "gifts" currently appearing include Mug, glasses, plastic cups, mobile phone racks, etc. The prices are not high, and they all have two-dimensional codes, which can be added to the "welfare group" if they are marked and scanned.

The second type is to impersonate merchant customers, give free gifts to consumers, and then encourage them to join the "welfare group".

The police in a certain area have disclosed a case where the victim, Ms. Zhang, received a call claiming to be a customer service representative of an e-commerce platform, stating that in order to give back high-quality customers, she will give free pillows. Ms. Zhang often makes online purchases and thinks it's a benefit for the merchant, so she added the other party's WeChat account and filled in the receiving information as required. A few days later, she did receive a pillow, which made Ms. Zhang firmly believe in the "benefits" mentioned by "customer service".

After confirming that Ms. Zhang received the gift, "customer service" pulled her into a "benefit group", stating that by liking or giving positive feedback to the designated merchant on a certain e-commerce platform, she can receive the corresponding red envelope. Ms. Zhang, who had already received the pillow, felt that it could "easily make money" and immediately completed the first task as required. She sent a screenshot to the group and indeed received the prize money. Afterwards, "customer service" claimed that Ms. Zhang would receive more rewards if she downloaded an app to complete the "advanced task". Ms. Zhang downloaded the app according to the other party's request and recharged the "virtual shopping fund" and "withdrawal deposit", but found that the reward amount could no longer be withdrawn, and ultimately chose to call the police. At this point, she had already been cheated of 110000 yuan.

The third type is to encourage friends to participate in gift giving activities such as "Liu Qiangdong sends air frying pan" and "Lei Jun sends small electric fan" through social platforms such as the circle of friends. The publisher also claimed to have obtained relevant gifts and attached a "gift" express list. The ultimate goal is also to attract people into the 'group'.

According to the investigation results released by the police, these netizens who released "gifts received" are no different from the other victims of "free gifts". They do not know where the gifts come from, and many people do not get air fryers, small e-commerce, etc. at all. The reason why they post on their Moments is that the so-called "customer service" means that only after posting on their Moments can they receive "rewards" and "feedback", and "gifts" or courier photos are also provided by the "customer service". If someone is interested in these fake gifts, they are likely to be pulled into the brushing group.

Four steps, beware of losing the big and the small

The Shanghai rumor refutation platform also found that although the terms "prize", "reward", and "gift" differ, the trap of swiping orders is similar and usually has four steps:

Step 1It is a scammer who plays the role of a group leader and posts tasks within the group, claiming that after group members complete tasks such as browsing, likes and comments, and fans, they can receive red envelopes by sending screenshots to the group. Victims usually receive this first 'red envelope for brushing feedback'.

Step 2It is the group leader who arranges a "request" to spread screenshots of high commissions within the group, indicating "more orders to be snatched, more rebates", "more tasks to be completed, higher bonuses", "recharge and swipe orders, more feedback", etc., to lure potential victims to participate in "advanced tasks".

Step 3After the potential victim decides to accept the 'advanced task', the group leader will request the potential victim to download a specific app, indicating that the 'advanced task' must be operated through a dedicated app. The app will request personal information from potential victims and state that the process for advanced tasks includes "recharging funds, placing virtual orders, receiving false goods, and returning funds". During this process, "customer service" will constantly advocate that "the greater the investment, the greater the return".

Step 4It is the 'customer service' who uses various excuses such as' incomplete tasks', 'abnormal operations',' account freezing ', and' payment of withdrawal deposits' to explain why the victim is unable to withdraw and lure them to continue increasing their investment until the victim discovers that they have been deceived.

In response to the above fraud, the police in many places reminded that online scalping is a common means of Internet fraud, and the fraudsters will generally use small gifts, small rewards, etc. to make the victims relax their vigilance, and then start to use the "high input, high output" scalping task to implement fraud. After the victim completes the transfer, the fraudster refuses to return the principal or rebate for various reasons. So, the public must not be deceived by free gifts, rewards, etc., and lose the big for the small.

Do not sign for or accept unpurchased express packages

During the investigation, the Shanghai rumor refutation platform also found that,Some citizens have also paid for the storage cost of express delivery cabinets for those low-quality and low-priced "gifts".

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Column Editor in Chief: Ren Chong Text Editor: Ren Chong

Source: Author: Shanghai Anti Rumor Platform

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