What scams should we guard against during the epidemic?

During the epidemic, many new scams appeared. They collected money in the name of epidemic prevention and control, so we should always be vigilant. Here are some scams that occurred during the epidemic:

1. Pretending to be an e-commerce refund fraud.

due to the epidemic, many areas can't deliver goods, so some e-commerce companies choose to delay delivery or refund, which gives scammers an opportunity. They buy a lot of online shopping information through illegal means, and then call or send text messages to buyers, pretending to be merchants, and falsely claiming that buyers' orders are affected by the epidemic or are in areas at risk of the epidemic, which leads to delayed delivery and requires buyers to follow the instructions and refund.

they will ask the buyer to avoid the formal trading platform, add the buyer's QQ, WeChat or Alipay, get the buyer's bank card account number, password, SMS verification code and other important information, or send a phishing website link, QR code and other ways to transfer the buyer's money.

Reminder: We all need to verify through official channels before we receive a call claiming to be a merchant's claim for goods quality problems, lost express delivery, etc.

2. Pretending to be a vaccine census investigator.

Liars will pretend to be investigators, ask us to add WeChat friends in the name of community workers, and then drag everyone into a group. Then the group will send out some information about earning sideline business, such as swiping bills. Some people are tempted to see that they can earn some income, so they fall into the trap.

Reminder: swiping is illegal. When others need to get our mobile phone number or WeChat, we have to be vigilant and pay attention to protecting personal information security.

3. claim that the health code is abnormal.

Liars will pretend to be the staff of the epidemic prevention and control center, falsely claiming that our health codes and test reports are abnormal and asking us to go to the public security organs for verification. After gaining our trust, the swindlers will take the initiative to transfer their calls to their fake public security bureau, and then defraud money on the grounds of checking funds and clearing suspects.

Note: Public security organs will not handle cases online, let alone have money dealings with those involved. This kind of behavior of asking for checking funds on the grounds of epidemic prevention and control is fraud, so we need to be vigilant.

4. False appointment for vaccination.

Liars will pretend to be CDC staff, send false vaccination information in COVID-19 via SMS, and entice victims to click on false links with Trojan websites to obtain personal information for fraud.

note: if you receive a short message with an unknown link, don't click it, and delete it as soon as possible.

5. Lie that you can do nucleic acid detection quickly.

Some citizens are anxious to do nucleic acid testing, but they are afraid of trouble and don't want to wait in line, so they believe in the so-called fast track. The scammers swindled them in the name of "getting the nucleic acid test results in half an hour at the fastest price increase".

Note: There is no fast track for nucleic acid detection. Don't trust the gossip on the Internet. Be sure to go to a regular hospital.

At present, there are many methods of scammers. We should always be vigilant and pay attention to protecting our information security. Don't trust those who add contact information and send linked information easily.