The seller was defrauded of more than 500,000 yuan! A new type of pig-killing scam has appeared in the cross-border industry

Recently, the "pig-killing scheme" has reappeared in the cross-border circle

The main target is new sellers

Sellers have been defrauded of more than 500,000 yuan

Sellers are advised to keep their eyes open!

With the launch of various benefits for joining Tik Tok, joining Tik Tok has become a popular trend across the industry.

Especially after the results of the US election came out, sellers have more confidence in this platform due to Trump's previous remarks in support of Tik Tok during the campaign:

“Has anyone checked into TIKTOK?”

"I want to know if there is a business manager."

"(Trump) won ~ the future of TK is bright"

Behind the thriving scene of Tik Tok, some scammers seem to have seen the "business opportunities" therein.

Recently, some victimized sellers have gradually appeared online, most of whom are newbies who want to start Tik Tok from scratch. As the exposure deepens, the details of the scam have been revealed.

First, the scammers will use slogans such as "0 yuan registration", "no supply required", and "easy money" to attract novice sellers. After the sellers take the bait, the scammers will provide them with a fake TikTok store.

After that, everything the seller sees is fake, and only the money he pays is real.

At the beginning, the scammers will tell the sellers that they have the supply and online goods, and the sellers don’t need to prepare them themselves. The only thing the sellers have to do is to spend their own money to purchase the appropriate goods from the online goods and put them on the fake Tik Tok platform.

After the "buyer" pretending to be the scammer places an order, the difference between the selling price and the purchase price is the so-called "profit" of the seller. It sounds ridiculously simple, but it is indeed confusing for some sellers with no basic knowledge.

Moreover, the scammer will then further make the seller believe him through various realistic operations.

Not only will the scammers pretend to be fake buyers to place orders, but in order to make the whole scam more authentic, they will even let those fake customers inquire about the products. It looks very real.

In addition, scammers will create very realistic order information and allow sellers to withdraw small amounts of cash in the early stages. After tasting the sweetness, they will make sellers believe that they are truly doing cross-border business and making a profit.

When the seller lets down his guard, the scammer's real action begins.

Afterwards, the seller's store will gradually see a surge in sales, and the seller will have to spend a huge amount of money to purchase more goods. At this time, the so-called "profit" can no longer be cashed out.

This money is only a small part. If the seller really does not have the money to purchase so many orders, the scammers will tell him to "close the store for rest" for various reasons and pay a deposit, otherwise the purchase cost and profit will not be able to be withdrawn.

After you have paid all the money, you will be asked to pay value-added tax and must settle the payment within 24 hours.

Some sellers showed that the balance in their "backstage" was more than 70,000 US dollars, which means that not counting the deposit and value-added tax, the money lost in the store alone was more than 500,000 RMB!

However, as a company with a mature Tik Tok incubation project, Cross-border said that there were actually signs of this scam from the beginning.

Next, let Cross-border People analyze for you how to recognize training scams at a glance!

First of all, it is very difficult and costly to register on TikTok. The network environment, mobile phone environment, and various supporting resources make it impossible to promote the free registration .

Moreover, the real Tik Tok training is to cultivate from very complex angles such as market analysis, product selection strategy, product selection logic, as well as Tik Tok-specific video creation, influencer networking, live broadcast speech ideas, advertising placement, etc. It is definitely not a simple purchase and profit from the difference!

Previously, the promotional posters for cross-border players incubated by Tik Tok looked scary!

In terms of transfers, formal incubation institutions mostly transfer money to public accounts. Sellers and novices must keep their eyes open!