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[Animal Forest] Nearly one hundred people suspected of falling into the online shopping Switch special edition scam involving about 300,000

2020-06-03T15:37:24.968Z


Online shopping scams are endless. Some people complained to "Hong Kong 01" that a Facebook called "フェアリーズJapan Premium" claimed to provide Japanese purchasing services, including models, game consoles and other products, and will be delivered by courier; but then The change refers to that the company commissioner will deliver the goods in person, but in order to protect the personal safety of the delivery person, a "margin" of more than 1,000 yuan is required. The complainant alleges that after paying the security deposit, the mistress still could not contact the delivery person and was unable to pick up the goods. He was suspected of being cheated. One of them remitted more money and the total loss was 7,800 yuan. The complainant alleges that the bitter masters have set up a group of about 90 people so far. It is expected that the sum of money involved will exceed 300,000 yuan. About eight of them will buy the recently popular Nintendo "Gather it!" The limited edition Switch console and game of "Animal Friends". "Hong Kong 01" is inquiring to the Police and Consumer Council.


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Written by: Huang Weilun

2020-06-02 19:15

Last update date: 2020-06-02 19:15

Online shopping scams are endless. Some people complained to "Hong Kong 01" that a Facebook called "フェアリーズJapan Premium" claimed to provide Japanese purchasing services, including models, game consoles and other products, and will be delivered by courier; but then The change refers to that the company commissioner will deliver the goods in person, but in order to protect the personal safety of the delivery person, a "margin" of more than 1,000 yuan is required. The complainant alleges that after paying the security deposit, the mistress still could not contact the delivery person and was unable to pick up the goods. He was suspected of being cheated. One of them remitted more money and the total loss was 7,800 yuan.

The complainant alleges that the bitter masters have set up a group of about 90 people so far. It is expected that the sum of money involved will exceed 300,000 yuan. About eight of them will buy the recently popular Nintendo "Gather it!" The limited edition Switch console and game of "Animal Friends". "Hong Kong 01" is inquiring to the Police and Consumer Council.

The online store used to sell ads for the limited edition Switch on Facebook, but the post has been deleted. (Provided by Miss Mo)

Said to guarantee the safety of the deliveryman to pay a deposit of 1500 yuan

The family of the complainant, Miss Mo, ordered the limited set of Switch consoles and games at a price of 2,800 yuan on May 18th at "フェアリーズJapan Premium" and paid in full for reservations. She pointed out that the shop itself stated that the game opportunity arrived before June 3 and could be delivered by courier. On May 31, the store said that someone will deliver the goods on that day, but "in view of the current situation in Hong Kong", in order to protect the safety of the deliveryman, a "security deposit" of 1,500 yuan will be required until the deliveryman leaves safely. The shop also said that if it is delivered by SF Express, there is no need to pay a "margin", but it will take two weeks to arrive.

Ms. Mo said that some mistresses had paid a "guarantee deposit", and the online store would give the delivery person a phone number, but the other party had not answered it. Afterwards, the online store would postpone with various unreasonable excuses, such as saying that the delivery person "may be in sex life" "; and then ask for the "margin" again. She continued that when the buyer refused to pay the "margin" and questioned the fraud of the online store, the account would be blocked and no further contact could be made.

The online shop will postpone the delivery time for different reasons, including that the delivery person "may be in sex". (Provided by Miss Mo)

A total of 7,800 yuan was paid before and after the account was blocked by the seller

Another bitter owner, Mr. N, ordered the limited version of the Switch console and games on May 22 and paid the full amount. On Monday (1st), the online store claimed that there would be a delivery by the commissioner and asked for a 1,500 yuan "security deposit". After N paid, Mr. N never received the game console. Afterwards, the other party suddenly requested the transfer twice, and promised that the same amount of cash would be refunded upon delivery, hoping to transfer the cash to the account to facilitate statistics. Finally, together with the deposit of the gaming machine, Mr. N paid a total of 7,800 yuan.

However, the deliveryman has not arrived yet. Mr. N repeatedly urged that the online store first said that he could not find the address, and then claimed that there was a deliveryman who was beaten during delivery before, and because it was late at night, the deliveryman "a little bit "I'm worried", and finally changed to delivery on Tuesday (2nd). However, when the delivery time has not yet been reached, the delivery person has not arrived. The online store asked Mr. N to pay 2,000 yuan, and Mr. N refused; Account blocked.

Mr. N said he felt helpless and angry, and many people liked the online shop page on Facebook, and many people left a message and found it true. He admitted that he had made a mistake. He admitted that his savings were almost exhausted, or his family needed help, and he called the police for help.

Ms. Mo said that when the suffering master group was established the day before (May 31), there were only about 10 people. Today, there are more than 90 suffering masters. The actual number of suffering masters is estimated to be more. She also said that each person involved amounts from about 1,000 yuan to nearly 8,000 yuan, about eight adults are buying limited edition Switch and games, and some of them order more than 7,000 guitar.

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More than 40,000 people "liked" the page, and no posts were posted after May 20. (Facebook screenshot)

No response from phone or email

Miss Mo pointed out that she has only been able to contact the online store through Facebook SMS. Although there is a call on the page, no one answers. She also said that some of the bitter masters paid through "Fast Transfer" and got a phone number for transfer. After the integration, there were 7 in total, but no one answered them. The reporter tried to call each number and no one answered. In addition, the reporter also tried to send an email to the email address on the page, but the mail could not be sent; the reporter also sent a short message to the page, but also did not respond.

There are more than 40,000 "likes" on the online store's special page. Ms. Mo said that the online store even sells ads on Facebook to make her family believe it is true, so she fell into the scam by mistake. The reporter flipped through the page, and the online store claimed to have opened business in mid-2016. "It won the trust of Japanese goods lovers." The earliest post was issued on February 8 this year. Until April, all posts were almost No response at all. In addition, if you search Google for the same photo as its avatar, you will find that there are other pages that use the same avatar. In this regard, Miss Mo questioned the special page "buy like", which is trustworthy.

The police replied to the inquiry that the Sheung Shui Police Station received a report from a 42-year-old woman on May 31, alleging that she had previously paid 4,300 yuan through an online social platform to buy an electronic game console. The reporter did not receive the goods and socialize with the person. The person in charge of the platform loses contact. The case was classified as obtaining property by deception and was referred to the first team of the Criminal Investigation Team of Tai Po Police District. No one was arrested.

In addition, the Tsim Sha Tsui Police Station also received a report from a 17-year-old woman on May 31, alleging that the online social platform paid 2,800 yuan for the purchase of video game consoles and a deposit of 1,500 yuan. The reporter did not receive the goods and communicated with him. The person in charge of the social platform lost contact. The case was classified as obtaining property by deception and was referred to the first team of the Criminal Investigation Team of Yau Tsim Police District. No one was arrested.

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Source: hk1

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