(Another online shopping report) Xiao Yang is a typical avid online shopper. On February 6, while purchasing a mobile phone online, he fell victim to a "knock-off" shopping website and was scammed out of 850 yuan. It has been learned that with the "explosion" in online New Year's goods sales, some websites masquerading as legitimate online malls have also smelled the "business opportunity" and have begun to surface.
Xiao Yang said that at around 6 PM on February 6, he was chatting with a seller through "Aliwangwang," saying he wanted to buy a mobile phone. The market price for this phone was over a thousand yuan, but the seller quoted him 850 yuan. Satisfied with the price, the seller conveniently sent over a link. When Xiao Yang clicked on it, it showed a Taobao webpage, so he followed the usual procedures and paid 850 yuan. However, when he checked under "Items I've Purchased" on the website, he found no record of this transaction, yet his online bank account showed that the money had already been paid. Xiao Yang immediately contacted Alipay customer service, and after an inquiry, he discovered that he had been "phished." The money from his bank card had been transferred to a Chengdu-based information technology company. Moreover, the link sent by the seller was not a legitimate Taobao link.
It has been learned that creating similar "phishing" websites is actually quite simple. In most cases, "phishers" will purchase or download the source code of legitimate electronic commerce platforms, replicate a completely different "phishing" website from Taobao or other legitimate sites, and they can even modify store names and seller ratings themselves, then list some extraordinarily cheap items. Once buyers fall for it, their Alipay passwords will be stolen, and the balance in their accounts will be transferred into the "phisher's" bank account.
Currently, Xiao Yang has already reported the incident to the Jinjiang District Public Security Bureau. Chengdu police remind netizens that recently "phishing" websites have become active again, and online shopping should be done with caution. In fact, quickly identifying such scams isn't difficult: First, when you're unsure whether the payment webpage sent by the other party is safe, try entering incorrect usernames and passwords in the login box. If you can still log in successfully, it indicates that the website might be trying to steal your password; Second, fake Alipay cannot display account balances. When users choose to pay with the Alipay balance on counterfeit Alipay checkout pages, the page won't show the balance amount, whereas a real Alipay checkout page will display the current Alipay account balance.
By reporter Yuan Yong
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