One scam uses tea gift boxes to charge 'big business'

A sudden "big order" or a batch of "purchasing needs" with considerable profits are very likely to imply a trap by scammers.Recently, Ms. Huang from Suzhou encountered a "large order" fraud. The business was not completed, but she was defrauded of 9 yuan.A review of the police situation revealed that not long ago, Suzhou Xushuguan Police Station received a call from Ms. Huang, saying that she was eager to make a "big deal" and was accidentally defrauded of 9 yuan.After receiving the call, the police rushed to the scene immediately. It was learned that Ms. Huang ran a tea shop. Someone suddenly added her WeChat account that day, saying that she wanted to buy a batch of tea gift boxes for employee benefits. The other party quickly determined the style of tea, and the chat record .Later, the purchasing staff contacted Ms. Huang and said that they would order 50 more boxes of self-heating hot pot. Just when Ms. Huang was worried about the lack of self-heating hot pot supply, the other party recommended a "supplier" to Ms. Huang without thinking too much. Ms. Huang paid 9 yuan for the goods.At this time, the purchasing staff contacted Ms. Huang.

One scam uses tea gift boxes to charge 'big business'

However, Ms. Huang did not realize that she had fallen into a scam.The scammer took advantage of Ms. Huang's trust and repeatedly asked her to transfer and remit money, and finally succeeded in defrauding her of 9 yuan.Ms. Huang didn’t realize she had been deceived until the police intervened, but it was too late.This kind of fraud is really terrible! Ms. Huang originally just wanted to make a business, but she fell into a trap step by step because she trusted others, and ultimately lost 9 yuan.It’s really like “one mistake can lead to eternal hatred”! Ms. Huang’s experience has also sounded the alarm for us. We must not trust strangers’ requests for help, especially in the online world.Even in the face of huge temptations of benefits, you must remain vigilant and verify the identity and background of the other party to avoid being deceived.

One scam uses tea gift boxes to charge 'big business'
Ms. Huang recently received a strange order asking her to buy a self-heating hot pot, but she found that the order was wrong, so she hurriedly contacted the "supplier" of the self-heating hot pot, hoping to buy it again.However, she contacted many times, but no one answered her call, and even the so-called purchaser disappeared.Ms. Huang realized she had been deceived, so she immediately called the police for help.Currently, the case is under further investigation.This case reminds us that we must remain vigilant when dealing with unusually large orders.Especially when ordering in the name of an organization, we must contact the other unit to verify the orderer's identity and ordering matters.Without confirming the identity of the other party, if we encounter any request to pay a deposit in advance to purchase designated goods, we must think twice before making any remittances or advance related expenses.We would also like to remind merchants and stores to enhance their awareness of prevention and ability to detect fraud.Don't be fooled by sudden orders, and never trust the other party's request to "advance the purchase in advance and settle the settlement afterwards."Only in this way can we avoid being deceived and causing unnecessary trouble and losses to ourselves and others.One scam uses tea gift boxes to charge 'big business'

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