Don’t scan! Beware of the traps in the QR code on the express box

Scan the QR code to get a 1-yuan mobile phone draw, scan the QR code to receive a large cash red envelope, or scan the QR code to be randomly rewarded with a barrel of oil? Careful citizens will find that there is always a small slip with a QR code on your express box. There are free items, phone bills, and cash red envelopes. A few days ago, a citizen reported that after scanning the QR code on the express box, he not only did not get the gift, but also fell into a "trap".

The express box has become an advertising area

Recently, a reporter saw in a rookie post station in a community in the east of the city that large and small express packages on the shelves had a sticker on them. A slip with a QR code printed on it. ?Big secret! Scan and get 100 yuan? Don’t open it yet! Scan the QR code to receive a large cash red envelope? Don’t throw it away! Scan the QR code to get a 1-yuan mobile phone ticket. Looking at these advertisements about "Scan the QR code to win benefits", you can't help but want to use your mobile phone to scan them.

?Don’t scan, this may be a trap. Mr. He, a citizen, said that he once saw a QR code advertisement on a courier to get a mobile phone number. He scanned the code to enter the number selection interface, filled in the identity information and paid the corresponding fee according to the order process, but the result was never received. When I went to the relevant courier and tried to communicate, I found that the contact information left by the other party was fake.

Mr. Lin, a citizen, also said that not long ago, he saw a QR code advertisement on the express box he received saying "19 yuan to recharge 100 yuan for phone calls". He thought it was a good deal, so he scanned the code and clicked on the advertisement. Guidance paid 19 yuan, but the result was that the phone bill was not recharged at all, but it was shown that he had signed up for a certain App membership.

According to public data, my country’s express delivery business volume will reach 108.5 billion pieces in 2021, supporting online retail sales of nearly 11 trillion yuan. Recently, the Anhui Provincial Consumer Protection Commission tested, counted and analyzed 1,111 express delivery order samples and found that 674 samples contained QR code advertisements, accounting for 60.67%. From the discount and promotion information of merchants and stores, to the QR codes for downloading software and registering as members, as well as activities such as collecting phone bills, giving away products, and drawing draws, express packages of all sizes have become "booths" for promoting information and seeking benefits. .

Be careful when scanning codes

Personal privacy leakage

So, who posted these QR code advertisements on express delivery? An industry insider responsible for advertising express delivery orders said that they cooperate with e-commerce platforms and express delivery companies. Merchants can directly use the system to print out express delivery orders with additional advertisements, which can be placed according to different nodes and activity areas. As for which advertisements are placed, they will not care.

According to the "Measures for the Administration of Printed Advertisements", the publication of printed advertisements requires the business scope of agency and publishing of printed advertisements. If the express company does not have this provision in its business scope, the industrial and commercial administration department can impose restrictions on it. punishment. If a courier company publishes an advertisement despite knowing that the content of the advertisement is illegal, the industrial and commercial administration department may confiscate its advertising fees and fine it. If the circumstances are serious enough to constitute a criminal offense, criminal liability may be pursued.

To this end, industry insiders said that there is no problem in using QR codes to publish advertisements on express packages, but the advertisements cannot become a "pie" that lures consumers into a "trap". In addition, consumers should always remember not to be greedy for cheap and scan codes carefully. Don’t be tricked by unscrupulous merchants just because you want to scan the QR code to grab a merchant’s products, and become a free “promoter” for merchants to attract traffic. This may also lead to the leakage of personal privacy or property damage.