How can novice sellers on Taobao prevent being cheated?
Guanneng recently discovered that there are many fraudulent methods emerging in the e-commerce industry, such as telecommunication fraud, Internet fraud, etc. On Taobao, not only buyers need to learn the knowledge of anti-fraud, but we novice sellers also need to learn the knowledge of anti-fraud when opening an online store. Otherwise, it will happen that the store has just started, and the result is a tragic tragedy, so how can we novice sellers avoid it?
What are some methods of fraud:
- Pretend to ask for price, then lie about not being able to pay or send a consultation link
This kind of liar likes to find novice sellers the most. Many novice sellers have just started their stores not long ago. When a liar sees that this store is a newly opened store, they want to ask how a certain product is. Take advantage of the psychology of novice sellers and pretend to consult the goods. Usually a link is sent to ask about the product, but many of these links are fake. The website you need to open is most likely a phishing website, especially if you need to enter an account and password, it must be a phishing website. There is also the problem of not being able to pay, in this case.
- On the grounds of selling software and increasing sales
Many scammers use the name of selling software, saying that these software can help store sales increase. As long as the corresponding software is purchased, the sales or data of the store will be very clear. If you really need to buy software, it is best to follow the formal process. Don’t just trust the third-party transaction process, and at least check the company’s qualifications before paying. Many say that it can increase sales and help sales increase. Then they cheated the money but did nothing, and cheated the money for the goods.
- Pretending to be customer service, defrauding security deposit or malicious bad reviews
Some scammers deliberately ask sellers to ship the goods without paying for the goods, and novice sellers will not deliver the goods, and threaten to complain about bad reviews. After a while, there will be a “Taobao online customer service” like Wangwang who will contact you and tell you that you have received the buyer. The complaint requires you to ship to the buyer. In fact, Taobao will not have such a contact customer service, nor will it urge the seller to deliver the goods. Another trick of pretending to be customer service is that many merchants did not want to pay a deposit when they opened an online store at the very beginning. Liars like to find such sellers to start, telling you that the deposit has not been paid. What impact will it have on the store, you have to pay quickly and give you a link.
Taobao shop anti-fraud tips:
Fake emails to deceive. In Taobao trading, if the buyer pays, Alipay will notify the shopkeeper, mostly by email. Some crooks are taking control of cheating via email. They simulate Alipay’s official payment email, prompting the store owner to check their mailbox and receive a payment email notification. For this method, Taobao shop owners need to pay attention to the source of the mail. It must be the official email address of Alipay, and most of the email addresses of scammers are 163 free email addresses.
Gangs interfere and deceive. They often apply to sellers for sale and purchase at the same time, and they keep urging and interfering with shop owners, causing novice shop owners to make mistakes while they are busy, mistakenly thinking that the other party has paid, resulting in loss of delivery. This is also the lowest level of deception. As long as the shop owner is skilled in business, works patiently, and is not disturbed, he can completely prevent being deceived.
Bank remittance fraud. Taobao trading adopts advanced Alipay to stop fund custody. During the transaction, the buyer’s payment is temporarily stored in Alipay. After the buyer confirms the receipt, the owner will receive the transaction payment. This ensures the safety of the funds, leaving the crooks with no room to drill. So they also figured out a way to keep buying and selling out of Taobao. These scammers often pretend to be newbies in online shopping. They pretended not to have an Alipay account and could not pay online. They need to use bank transfer and use cash on delivery. Regarding such a demanding customer, the store owner can refuse the transaction, because he only needs to be a registered user of Taobao, since he can buy goods, he must have an Alipay account, so he is a liar, never form more for a transaction. Loss.
Whether you are an experienced Taobao shop owner or a novice shop owner, you must pay more attention to fraudulent methods, and sometimes you will be fooled if you are not careful. Don’t be fooled to listen to swindler buyers, sometimes you’d rather make less money than be deceived for a little money.
