China News Service, September 16th. According to the US "World Journal" report, a few days ago, Ms. Wang, who lives in Los Angeles County, USA, received a series of mysterious packages from unknown sources. The package contained mobile phone holders, toys, vacuum flasks and many other things. Overwhelmed by these "unexpected gifts".

　　Ms. Wang said that since early 2020, she has received Amazon packages without sender information. The contents of the packages are varied, ranging from towels, mobile phone holders to game controllers.

At first, Ms. Wang thought it was Amazon's delivery error, so she didn't take it seriously.

But as the number of parcels sent is increasing and the frequency is getting higher and higher, Ms. Wang gradually feels this is unusual.

　　Ms. Wang said that although she and her family have Amazon accounts, none of them have the habit of shopping online.

There is no sender information on these packages, and the QR code on the packages is also invalid.

So where did these packages come from?

What is the purpose of the sender?

　　In order to find out the source of these packages, Ms. Wang contacted Amazon's customer service many times.

However, the customer service did not provide other meaningful information except that the company would investigate.

As more and more mysterious packages were sent to home, Ms. Wang began to worry about whether personal information was accidentally leaked, and feared that she would become a victim of cybercrime.

　　In the United States, Ms. Wang is not the only person who has received these "mysterious packages".

There have also been media reports before that many Massachusetts residents have similar experiences to Ms. Wang.

According to the California Consumer Affairs Bureau, Ms. Wang may have become a victim of "scam fraud."

　　It is understood that "sending order fraud" is a fraudulent tactic used by some illegal businesses to increase consumer scores.

The shop owner uses the shadow account registered on Amazon to go to his own online store to purchase goods, and then send the goods to the real address, so as to obtain the qualification to leave a high-score online review in his store.

　　For many stores, this "self-selling and boasting" illegal marketing model is low cost and effective, and many online store owners take the risk.

On the Internet, you can even find the "swiping guide" written by the store owner, teaching other store owners how to swipe orders without being discovered.

　　For the victims, "order fraud" is not just about getting free products.

Residents who receive a mysterious package from a fraudster may not only have to pay for the delivery of the package, but they may also become victims of illegal transactions because their private information has been leaked.

Some illegal traders may mail illegal goods to the victim's address.

If it is intercepted by the police halfway, then the victim of the consignee may be investigated by the police as a criminal who ordered illegal goods.

　　It is a pity that consumers currently do not have a very effective way to deal with "order fraud".

Although Amazon explicitly prohibits the act of swiping orders.

However, due to its large shipments, it is difficult to monitor every package.

In this case, residents who have received a mysterious Amazon package, in addition to complaining to Amazon customer service, can also contact the California Bureau of Consumer Affairs or the Bureau of Business Credit.

(Zheng Aotian)