Social media par chalti online shops se shopping karna aasan aur convenient hai — lekin har seller genuine nahi hota. Kai fake pages sirf isliye banaye jate hain ke advance payment le kar ghayab ho jayein.
Ye Scam Kaise Kaam Karta Hai
Scammer ek achi dikhne wali Instagram/Facebook page banata hai, achi quality product photos (jo aksar kisi aur website se churayi hoti hain) post karta hai, aur attractive prices offer karta hai. Order karne par wo poori payment advance mein maangta hai "stock confirm karne ke liye". Payment milte hi ya to page delete ho jata hai, ya "delivery mein delay ho raha hai" kehte hue time pass kiya jata hai jab tak customer umeed chhod na de.
Khatarnak Nishaniyan
- Page naya ho (kam followers, koi purani posts na hon)
- Sirf online payment accept ho, COD ka option na ho
- Product photos "too professional" lagein — jaise kisi bari international brand se li gayi hon
- Reviews/comments section disabled ho ya sirf positive comments hi dikhein
Khud Ko Kaise Bachayein
- Jahan mumkin ho, Cash on Delivery (COD) wale sellers ko prefer karein.
- Page ki age aur reviews check karein — Facebook par "Page Transparency" section se page kab bana ye pata chal sakta hai.
- Google Image Search se product photo check karein ke kahin kisi aur site se to nahi churayi gayi.
- Bade order se pehle chhota order kar ke pehle test karein.
Agar Aap Shikar Ho Chuke Hain To Kya Karein
- Us page/profile ko Facebook/Instagram par report karein.
- Apni bank/wallet se transaction record save rakhein evidence ke liye.
- FIA Cyber Crime Wing (1991) par complaint darj karayein.
- Seller ka number Number Bata par report karein.