Douyin videos can also be placed in the store link, one more step before shopping to avoid being fooled by a one-page shopping website!

Now you can see shopping advertisements almost anywhere, not only Facebook and Instagram have a store area that can be directly connected to the store for shopping. Although Douyin does not have a dedicated store area, it can introduce products in the video and bury the link when posting, and then turn it into a "come and shop" button to guide you to click to buy.

Although the things in the video look very attractive, Douyin is not a real store, and there is no seller authentication mechanism. If you shop on such a social platform or have money transactions, it is really easy for things to go wrong. no warranty.

In the Iron Man video above, the motorcycle helmet that will be transformed is introduced. We actually clicked "Come and Go" and found that he was a post that was directed to a one-page shopping website! The following is a screenshot of the store he entered after clicking:

What is a one page shopping site

Most of the one-page scam websites refer to webpages that sell a single product, and you can see all the product information in one webpage, and even swipe to the end of the page to fill in the shopping information to complete the order. But in fact, you may open the package after payment and find that it is much different from what you expected, but at this time you have no idea where to ask for compensation or apply for a return.

How to distinguish one-page shopping sites

1. No SSL certificate

The easiest way to check whether there is a web page encryption (SSL) certificate for a URL is to see whether the URL starts with http or https . If it is https, it means that there is an SSL certificate. If not, it will only be http. If you use a computer to open it, it will directly display "safe" or "unsafe" in the part of the URL.

In recent years, the web page encryption (SSL) certificate service of the website has become an important indicator of e-commerce. If it shows " safe ", it is a more reliable e-commerce company. Generally, personal websites or blogs do not attach so much importance to SSL, but corporate image websites , E-commerce website must be used. Furthermore, if an e-commerce website does not apply for a web encryption (SSL) certificate service, it is not actually a qualified website.

2. Items are greatly discounted

Just like the case in this article, the original price of 3990 was discounted to less than half of it. Think about it, if it wasn’t for the poor material, or it was actually a helmet so small that it could only fit into a fist, otherwise how could it be possible! When he lowered the price to the point where you felt it was a pity not to grab it, he succeeded

3. Limited Time Offer

Usually in addition to big discounts, they will also propose "limited-time specials", which makes you feel like you can't get it if you don't grab it now, and some will write a few groups left... sales groups... These are all ways to attract you to buy, think To fool you without time to think

4. Only cash on delivery

Now online shopping usually provides a variety of payment methods, online credit card, online transfer or just use other payment apps. One-page shopping usually only gives a single payment method, the most common is only cash on delivery.

Consumers think that cash on delivery seems to be more secure, but in fact, cash on delivery has no way to protect consumers' rights, because when you receive all the problems that arise from the goods, the logistics company cannot help you (they can only be responsible for collection).

Generally, the credit card, supermarket payment and other mechanisms often used in e-commerce require company registration, legal person information, and responsible person information, etc., and will leave a lot of information to the financial institution. Judging by common sense, online shopping cash flow mechanisms such as applying for credit cards and supermarket payment will generate more expenses and be more troublesome. Manufacturers who are willing to operate for a long time will naturally not find it troublesome, and they are less prone to fraud problems.

5. Simplified Chinese characters

Although most of the text is still traditional, there are still some missing simplified characters, or the text in the photos may be mostly simplified characters.

One action instantly identifies a one-page shopping site

Copy and share the link of the shopping website to Trend Micro fraud prevention experts to help you identify whether it is a scam website in real time!

Out of stock storefront

In addition to the one-page shopping scam targeting buyers, Douyin has also recently appeared a series of educational videos of "no supply storefronts, one-piece delivery", claiming to teach you how to do business without supply, and to lure you to click "Learn more" below, I sincerely recommend everyone to be careful, how can such a good thing be taught to everyone so easily, be careful that this is just a bait to lure you into a scam trap

Online shopping is very happy and convenient, I know, but you still have to choose the platform and seller carefully, or let Trend Micro fraud experts help you check before you press checkout, so that you won’t spend money and get things you don’t want. what you want! In addition, after you confirm that this is a scam, you can do one more small action: report him to Douyin! Let more people from being victimized 👊

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