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Beware of online scams|The police received 23 cases of Xiaohongshu online shopping scams in a month and a half

2022-09-14T07:57:55.715Z


Many mainlanders in Hong Kong have used Xiaohongshu. The Police Cybercrime Bureau pointed out on its Facebook page "CyberDefender" today (14) that it found that there were swindlers who were waiting for the opportunity to enter Xiaohongshu to "expand their business" and fake it.


Many mainlanders in Hong Kong use Xiaohongshu. The Police Cybercrime Bureau pointed out on its Facebook page "CyberDefender" today (14) that it found that there were scammers waiting for the opportunity to enter Xiaohongshu to "expand their business" and sell goods as fake sellers. There have been 23 related online shopping fraud cases since August, mainly for handbags, currency exchange services and booking of isolated hotel rooms.


The use of Xiaohongshu is emerging in the mainland, and even the Secretary of the Security Bureau, Deng Bingqiang, has opened an account. The police pointed out that since the beginning of August this year, at least 23 online shopping fraud cases have been reported in Xiaohongshu, involving the exchange of handbags and currency for goods. Services and booking of isolated hotel rooms are the main focus.

According to police statistics as of the 14th of this month, the list of high-risk goods is as follows:

1 Theme Park/Hotel Package


2 seafood


3 Furniture/Household Goods


4 handbags


5 toy models


6 Cars/Parts/Services


7 Camera


8 Electronic Coupon


9 Local tours


10 Appliances


The police reminded that no matter shopping on any online platform, you should understand the platform's user identity authentication mechanism, the number of followers and the number of likes to evaluate the reliability and credibility of the seller.

(Netkeeper fb picture)

The police also listed some scam pages:

1 Hong Kong/Reservation Pre-sale


2 Jelly Thai Lifestyle Department Store


3 Playhappypig play pig reservation area


4 Share Japan, South Korea and Taiwan purchasing agent


5 Lucky Letters from Pastelaria Han Van


6 Huigang (selected Japanese and Korean stores)


7 Fun Travel


8 Hong Kong and Macau Jinba Station Zhuhai Isolation


The Secretary for Security, Tang Bingqiang, announced his entry into Xiaohongshu and Weibo on the Mid-Autumn Festival on September 10.

(Deng Bingqiang's Little Red Book)

The police reminded that no matter shopping on any online platform, you should understand the platform's user identity authentication mechanism, the number of followers and the number of likes to evaluate the reliability and credibility of the seller.

If the seller account has only a few followers, few comments, lacks official certification, and hides user information, you should pay more attention and try to choose in-person delivery or cash on delivery.

Deng Bingqiang's entry into Xiaohongshu this Mid-Autumn Festival means reunion

"Little Red Book" is a well-known online shopping and social networking app in China. Secretary for Security Deng Bingqiang also announced his entry into Xiaohongshu and Weibo during the Mid-Autumn Festival this year (10th), and uploaded a photo of him visiting "Lantern Street" in Yuen Long and video.

He said that he chose to open his Weibo and Xiaohongshu accounts on this day of the two reunions of people and months, which meant that he was reunited with everyone.

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Source: hk1

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