Chinanews.com, April 1st. According to the New Zealand Tianwei.com report, the New Zealand pneumonia epidemic is spreading recently, and many materials have been in short supply, including masks, disinfectant and hand sanitizer. In this case, the Internet began to sell goods through social software. Tianwei.com reader Stacey responded that many New Zealanders encountered a scam when purchasing medical alcohol through WeChat.

Someone in WeChat group sells medical alcohol

It happened on March 23, a WeChat ID "xiabb2020" formed a WeChat group and sold medical alcohol in this WeChat group. This WeChat group eventually brought together more than 70 people. According to Stacey, "xiabb2020 "People who want to buy alcohol are required to pay first, and after receiving the payment, they will try to deliver it to your door.

Stacey told reporters that on March 23, "xiabb2020" listed a form. A total of 25 people paid for alcohol on the day. She said, "I joined on the 23rd. He asked us to pay first. After paying the bill, I keep saying that the goods are not available. "

"On the 29th, we found out that he kicked us out of the group, and when he contacted again, he was persuaded by reasons such as the need to build a new group and pull people, and then found him when talking to him. It has taken us black. "

The reporter also tried to search and add the WeChat user, but found that the user's WeChat account no longer exists.

Stacey then contacted some other people in the group. After checking, everyone had transferred to "xiabb2020" and was kicked out of the group chat and pulled black.

In the end, Stacey found 13 victims, and the remaining 12 on the form were temporarily unavailable. All 13 victims have reported to the police.

Police are assessing reports that victims have been receiving refunds

A reporter from Tianwei.com also contacted the police on the case. A police spokesman said: "The police have received many reports in recent days, saying that people have not received hand sanitizers and other products purchased through WeChat platforms."

"Police are currently evaluating these reports."

"Our advice is the same as at any other time: People should be wary of what they buy online, especially when buying through social media or chat tools."

"People should avoid paying by bank transfer without verifying the authenticity of the seller when possible."

Fortunately, although the contact with "xiabb2020" has been lost, since March 31, the victims have started to receive refunds. (Frank)