The "gift card" fraud trap reappears at the end of the year, and prompt consumers to guard against such fraud immediately

With the approaching of the Spring Festival, the purchase of New Year goods has entered a hot sprint stage, and major shopping platforms have also launched large-scale activities of New Year shopping benefits. However, with the help of the "year-end ceremony", fraud is also ready. Recently, red envelopes of "Thank You - Year end Meeting Gifts" were delivered to the homes of some Shanghai citizens by couriers. After verification by the Shanghai rumor refutation platform, it was found that this was another telecom fraud trap with the gimmick of "gift giving".

In addition to the envelope, there is also a scratch card and a thank-you letter with the theme of "Thank you" in the package of citizen feedback. The thank-you letter said that the related activities were co hosted by many e-commerce platforms and well-known brands such as JD, Tmall, Taobao, Meituan, and stamped with the "special seal for e-commerce platform activities". However, relevant e-commerce platforms deny organizing similar activities.

Looking at the words of "meeting gift", we find that it is very similar to various "gift giving activities" in the past, except that the "three no prizes", such as wet paper towels, mobile phone racks, plastic cups and pencils, which were originally sent to citizens' homes, have become "awards" on scratch cards, and their value has also increased.

After the recipient "wins the prize", he or she still has to scan the code to accept the prize. After scanning the code, the page prompts that the "winner" will add a "certified customer service" of a "prize" supply brand as a friend in Alipay. The customer service also brought the "winners" into another group. In the relevant groups, the fraudsters showed their true colors and began to play the old routine of "swiping and cashing back" to ask for the personal information of the "winner".

In the face of this new wave of scams, especially when the Spring Festival is coming, consumers should be reminded to be alert to such scams and take precautions to identify them. This kind of fraud is often carried out in the name of counterfeiting well-known e-commerce platforms. By sending false short messages, emails or invitations, users are lured to click on links or scan QR codes to cheat personal privacy information or illegally pull groups to lure consumers to click on links, thus achieving illegal profits.

For unknown QR codes and links, please click carefully to ensure authenticity. It is recommended to directly query relevant activity information in the official APP or website, or call customer service for multiple confirmation.

In the Internet era, consumers should always be vigilant, use network resources scientifically and reasonably, prevent fraud, and ensure the safety of their information and property.

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