Amazon buyers beware! Scammers are booking orders in your name.

New Delhi. If you read reviews on e-commerce platforms to buy things online and buy things based on them, then this news is for you. Actually, scammers are adopting a new trick, which is being called brushing scam. For this, scammers are taking the help of popular online shopping sites like Amazon and AliExpress. Online scammers send packages to people, which contain cheap gadgets or any small item, which they have not ordered.

Now you might be wondering why scammers are doing this. Actually, they do this to write fake reviews and make their products look better, even if they are of low quality or fake. McAfee has written in a blog post that scammers want to artificially increase sales and visibility.

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What is brushing scam?
The term brushing comes from Chinese e-commerce, where a fake order is created and sent to someone to ‘brush up’ the sales numbers. This practice increases the perceived popularity of a product and makes buyers think that the product is of high quality. This increases his sales.

According to the company, this is a kind of fraud in which sellers send packages to people without their permission. These packages usually contain cheap and low quality items such as jewelery or random gadgets. Scammers often use fake or stolen addresses to send packages. Once the item is delivered, they write fake reviews to make the product look good and increase the seller’s rating.

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Know how this scam works?
– Scammers create fake accounts on e-platform.
– He himself orders his product. They send that order to an address which they have obtained illegally.
– A substandard product or poor quality electronic device is sent to any random person.
– As soon as the package is delivered, the scammers write a very good review about that product and for this they use the name of the person for whom they had ordered the product.
– These scammers often send products like costume jewelry, seeds, or cheap gadgets to increase their reviews and rankings. If you receive an unwanted package at your doorstep, there is a high chance that it is part of brushing fraud.

What harm do you suffer from brushing fraud?
– If you are receiving packages that you did not order, it may mean that your personal information has been stolen.
– Scammers often obtain names and addresses through data breaches or purchase this information illegally.

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