What scams should we beware of during the epidemic?

During the epidemic, many new scams have emerged. They are making money in the name of epidemic prevention and control. We must always remain vigilant. Here are several scams that have appeared during the epidemic:

1. Impersonating reseller refund scams.

Because of the impact of the epidemic, many areas are unable to deliver goods, so some e-commerce companies choose to delay delivery or refund, which gives scammers an opportunity to purchase a large amount of online shopping information through illegal means. , and then call or send text messages to the buyer, pretending to be a merchant, and falsely claiming that the buyer's order is affected by the epidemic or is in an epidemic-risk area, resulting in delayed shipment, and the buyer needs to follow the instructions for a refund.

In order to avoid damage to the merchant's reputation, they will require buyers to avoid formal trading platforms, add the buyer's QQ, WeChat or Alipay, etc., and obtain the buyer's bank card account number, password, Send important information such as SMS verification codes, or send phishing website links, QR codes, etc. to transfer the buyer's money.

Reminder: If we receive a call from a merchant claiming to be claiming for product quality issues, lost express delivery, etc., we need to verify it through official channels before proceeding.

2. Pretend to be a vaccine census investigator.

Scammers will pretend to be investigators, ask us to add WeChat friends in the name of community workers, and then pull everyone into a group. Then the group will post some information about making side jobs such as swiping orders. Some people will be tempted when they see that they can earn some income, so they fall into the trap.

Reminder: It is illegal to cheat orders. When others need to obtain our mobile phone number or WeChat, we must remain vigilant and pay attention to protecting the security of personal information.

3. Claiming that the health code is abnormal.

Scammers will pretend to be staff at the epidemic prevention and control center, falsely claiming that there are abnormalities in our health codes, test reports, etc., and asking us to go to the public security agency for verification. After gaining our trust, the scammers will offer to transfer the call to the phone number of their fake public security bureau, and then defraud money on the pretext of clearing the suspects by checking the funds.

Note: The public security organs will not handle cases online, nor will they have any financial transactions with the persons involved. Such requests for funds to be traced for reasons such as epidemic prevention and control are all fraud, and we need to be more vigilant.

4. Make false vaccination appointments.

Scammers will pretend to be staff from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, send false COVID-19 vaccination information through text messages, lure victims to click on false links containing Trojan horse URLs, and obtain personal information to commit fraud.

Note: If you receive a mobile phone text message with an unknown link, do not click on it and delete it as soon as possible.

5. Falsely claiming that nucleic acid testing can be done quickly.

Some citizens are anxious to get nucleic acid tests, but they are afraid of the trouble and unwilling to queue up, so they believe in the so-called fast lanes. Scammers defrauded them in the name of "increasing the price and getting nucleic acid test results as quickly as half an hour."

Note: There is no fast track for nucleic acid testing. Don’t believe the gossip on the Internet. You must go to a regular hospital to get it done.

Nowadays, there are endless ways for scammers to use them. We must always be vigilant, pay attention to protecting the security of our information, and do not easily trust those who add contact information and information that sends links.