Accompanied by Bai Shuangshuang, Xia Qingqing selected a light pink mobile phone at the phone store.
Then she registered and logged into her account.
Just as she reached the entrance of the phone store.
A little girl dressed in ancient costume walked over, holding a jewelry box in her hands.
It contained several pieces of jewelry.
"Grandma, do you want jewelry? Just scan the code and it's free!"
Xia Qingqing: "Scan the code for what?"
The little girl picked up a barcode, "Add me as a friend."
Xia Qingqing glanced at the jewelry box in her hand, "They're not pretty, I don't want them."
Little girl: "They're free, and if you don't like them, you can give them to someone else."
Xia Qingqing shook her head, "I can buy them myself."
The little girl continued to persuade her for a while.
Seeing that she couldn't be persuaded, she left dejectedly.
Xia Qingqing looked at the promoter, Bai Shuangshuang, "Is this another scam?"
Bai Shuangshuang smiled, "No, it's just a regular scan-the-code activity."
"However, some scams use this method to pull you into a group.
Then you participate in activities like grabbing red envelopes, selling products, or brush orders.
At first, you can earn a little money, but later on, they will start to scam you."
For example,
Initially, small orders will be paid back, but once you take on a large order,
They will directly block you and not refund the money.
Another example,
They will say you operated incorrectly and your account is frozen, requiring a certain amount of money to unlock it.
Then you keep investing more money.
...
"Wow, I was scammed like this before!"
"At first, I never thought I would be scammed!!!"
"It makes me so angry just thinking about it!"
In the live stream,
Some viewers nodded repeatedly, filled with anger.
No one's money is earned easily, and they truly regretted it.
Other viewers were amazed:
"So this is also a scam method? I almost did brush orders before because it sounded really good."
You can earn money while lying at home, with little to no cost.
"Oh my god, my mom was just telling me yesterday that she's doing brush orders!!"
"Seriously, will people really be scammed? I generally don't trust money that comes too easily. It's not as fulfilling as earning it through my own efforts."
"I really can be scammed o(╥﹏╥)o"
...
Afterwards,
Bai Shuangshuang and the relevant staff, along with Xia Qingqing,
Demonstrated various scam methods on the spot.
For example, sending text messages,
Saying you've won a prize, or your phone points are full and can be exchanged for gifts, or your online purchase is lost...
Then they send you a link to log in and view.
From the moment you click the link, the scam begins.
"You must enter through official software, or call the official directly to inquire. Don't casually click on external links."
Another example,
Some cases that have occurred.
Ghosts go to merchants to exchange change,
Only exchanging one or two yuan, sometimes with decimals,
Like 3.5 yuan, 1.5 yuan.
They say it's to repay credit cards.
The operation is also simple.
They will first scan money to you, and then ask you to help transfer the money to their Alipay.
Some shop owners transferred it,
And not long after, they found that the money in their account had mysteriously disappeared.
Upon checking the account records,
It turned out to have been transferred to a stranger's account!
"Everyone's hard-earned money is not easy to come by, so you must raise your awareness against scams and protect your property safety!"
Bai Shuangshuang's mouth was dry from speaking, but she didn't stop.
Taking a sip of water, she continued.
She had managed to borrow the streamer's live stream for a day with great difficulty.
She couldn't waste it.
...
Xia Qingqing was also a little surprised by what she heard.
These tactics were very similar to some scam methods in the human world.
And there were still people who didn't know about them?
While Bai Shuangshuang was drinking water, she asked:
"When we encounter a scam, can we fight back?"
Bai Shuangshuang didn't react immediately, "How to fight back?"
Xia Qingqing: "For example, the one about exchanging change,
Doesn't it require them to scan our code and transfer money first?
Let's fight fire with fire and make their account irretrievable, what do you think?"
Bai Shuangshuang was stunned. Although...
"...Scamming is not encouraged."
Their promotional purpose was to raise netizens' awareness of scams,
Not to teach everyone how to counter-scam.
And...
Most netizens don't have such advanced skills. Those who are scammed are mostly ordinary ghosts who are less informed.
If they had this kind of skill, they wouldn't be scammed.
...
"Hahaha, as expected of a big shot!"
"This old lady is so interesting!"
In the live stream,
A group of ghost friends and viewers were energized.
This was much more interesting than listening to dry anti-scam propaganda!
And this operation...
It feels so satisfying to think about!
You want to scam me?
I'll counter-operate you!
"Suddenly I'm looking forward to the scammer's expression when they realize they've been scammed."
"Looking forward to it +1"
"Gained knowledge."
"You have a bold idea, and I have a complete criminal law!"
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