What scams should be guarded against during the epidemic?

During the epidemic, many new scams appeared, collecting money in the name of epidemic prevention and control. We must always be vigilant. The following are some scams that occurred during the epidemic:

1, posing as an e-commerce refund fraud.

Because of the epidemic, many areas can't deliver goods, and some e-commerce companies choose to delay delivery or refund, which gives scammers an opportunity. They bought a large amount of online shopping information through illegal means, then called or sent text messages to buyers, pretending to be merchants, falsely claiming that buyers' orders were affected by the epidemic or in areas with epidemic risk, which led to delayed delivery and demanded that buyers refund according to the guidelines.

They will ask the buyer to avoid the formal trading platform, add the buyer's QQ, WeChat or Alipay, take 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 phone call claiming to be a merchant, and make a claim for product quality problems, lost express delivery, etc.

2. Pretend to be a vaccine census investigator.

Liars will pretend to be investigators, let us add WeChat friends in the name of community workers, and then pull everyone into a group. Then the group will send some information about earning sideline business, such as brushing the bill. Some people are tempted at the sight of earning some income, so they fall into the trap.

Reminder: it is illegal to swipe the bill. When others need to get our mobile phone number or WeChat, we have to be vigilant and pay attention to protecting the safety of personal information.

3. claiming that the health code is not normal.

Liars will pretend to be the staff of the epidemic prevention and control center, falsely claiming that our health code and test report are abnormal and asking us to go to the public security organ for verification. After gaining our trust, scammers 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, and will not have money dealings with those involved. This behavior of asking for inspection funds on the grounds of epidemic prevention and control belongs to fraud and needs vigilance.

4. False appointment for vaccination.

Liars will pretend to be CDC staff, send false COVID-19 vaccination information through SMS, and induce victims to click on false Trojan website links 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 queue up, so they believe in the so-called fast track. The swindlers swindled them in the name of "getting the nucleic acid test results at the fastest price increase for half an hour".

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

At present, the means of swindlers are endless. We should always be vigilant, pay attention to protecting our information security, and don't trust those who add contact information and send link information easily.