Douyin will severely crack down on new types of fraudulent advertising behaviors such as "fitting staff"

Douyin will severely crack down on new types of fraudulent advertising behaviors such as "fitting staff"

Douyin will severely crack down on new types of fraudulent advertising behaviors such as "fitting staff". Recently, a A new type of fraud has surfaced. On some social platforms and short video platforms, there is a trend of "fitting workers" working part-time, and Douyin will severely crack down on new types of fraudulent and misleading behaviors such as "fitting workers". Douyin will severely crack down on new types of fraudulent traffic diversion behaviors such as "fitting staff" 1

According to the "Douyin Blackboard News", Douyin has been severely cracking down on the conduct of online fraud through diversion through the platform. Recently, based on reports from netizens, Douyin discovered that a small number of criminals have committed fraud in the form of handmade product production training, fitting staff, manpower recruitment and other promotion forms, which has seriously affected the rights and interests of platform users and the platform ecology. In response, the platform has cracked down hard. Since 2022, *** has banned 1,006 advertising accounts.

In response to the recently discovered new fraudulent promotion behaviors, the platform has upgraded the following crackdown measures:

Promotional content restrictions: The platform has strict regulations on recruiting or training product trialists, auditors, commentators, Diverting traffic by sending models for photo shoots, etc., and content with a high potential for fraud is prohibited, and illegal accounts will be banned.

Identification and intervention: Quickly identify accounts suspected of fraud through multi-dimensional features such as content, accounts, and devices, and take early intervention measures;

< p> Strengthen user reminders: proactively remind users through search prompts, floating bars, site messages, pop-up windows, video calls, etc. to protect them from fraud and comprehensively improve users’ anti-fraud awareness;

Assistance Public security agencies crackdown: Immediately report suspected fraud to the public security agencies, and actively cooperate with the public security agencies in investigation and evidence collection.

During the verification of fraud, the platform found that the content released by many illegal and criminal gangs on the short video platform is often not illegal, but they will then induce users to add accounts on social platforms such as WeChat. Download third-party apps to commit fraud. Therefore, combating online fraud requires joint supervision and governance from all sectors of society. Douyin will severely crack down on new types of fraudulent advertising behaviors such as "fitting staff" 2

Recently, a new type of fraud has surfaced. "Become a fitter and receive all kinds of express delivery for free" "Receive free samples of perfume and other cosmetics" "Free time and earn tens of thousands a month"... On some social platforms and short video platforms, there is a trend of "fitter" part-time jobs Come on, is there really such a good thing in the world?

It’s extremely tempting. Can “fitters” make money by taking photos?

After "hard work", the reporter passed the preliminary assessment and contacted Momo (pseudonym), a staff member recruiting "fitters" on a short video platform. According to reports, part-time "fitters" are very popular. It’s simple, just take photos and make money. There are three main types of orders: commission orders, delivery orders, and mail orders.

Three ways to receive orders from staff recruiting "fitters".

Commission orders require part-time workers to first place an order from a designated e-commerce platform. After receiving the goods, they will take pictures and give favorable comments, and then send the courier back to the merchant. The merchant will settle the commission and advance funds to the part-time worker. .

According to reports, the commission is generally between 40 yuan and 200 yuan. "There is no upper limit on the number of orders you can make every day, and you can earn at least 40 yuan per order." Momo said.

To send the auction order, a part-time worker is required to place the order and provide a favorable review after receiving the goods. The merchant will refund the advance fee paid by the part-time worker for placing the order. There is no commission in this model, but subsequent express delivery does not need to be sent back to the merchant, and the goods are sent directly to the part-time staff.

Part-time workers do not need to pay for the goods in advance when sending auction orders. The merchants mail the goods directly, draw pictures to give positive feedback, and then send the goods back to the merchants.

The reporter noticed that these three models require part-time workers to advance funds. Even if they send auction orders, they have to pay postage in advance when mailing the goods back.

Multiple routines, interlocking

It is worth mentioning that before officially becoming a "fitter", you have to pay a membership fee.

According to Momo, the membership fee is 350 yuan. "This fee is considered normal. If the membership fee is more than 350 yuan to 400 yuan, it is definitely a scammer, but there is no free pie in the sky. Join the platform You still have to pay the membership fee. ”

Reporter investigates how the part-time job of “fitting assistant” works (screenshot of chat)

Reporter asked: Membership fee is paid. to whom? Do you have a receipt and do you need to sign a contract?

Momo said that she would hand it over to "Platform Finance". Momo said, "You transfer me first, and then I transfer the finance. Online is a platform, offline is a company, and it is handed over to offline managers."

Some netizens said on Zhihu , once joined the "fitting assistant" platform, "I paid a membership fee of 400 yuan and asked me to pull people. If I pull a person, I will share 230 yuan."

In addition, recently, there have been media reports that 5 A woman worked part-time as a "fitting assistant" and was defrauded of 580,000 yuan.

Do you think this is the end? I never imagined that this was just the beginning.

The reporter noticed that many people who claimed to have been deceived said, "During the part-time job of 'fitting assistants', they are constantly being asked to download various apps, upload photos of the front and back of their ID cards, and personal information is collected. I even opened an online loan in a daze.”

Part of the discussion on the Zhihu platform about “fitting staff” (screenshot)

Others are scams. , "We promised to settle the bill after completing 200 yuan in commission, but in the end it became calculated after completing 200 orders. After placing a few orders, we were in a dilemma."

How to prevent it? Be wary of showing off your "income" account

A short video platform issued a safety tip on May 6 to be wary of "fitting agent" scams, saying that you need to be cautious about part-time jobs, as anything involving fake orders is a scam. The criminals will first provide the victim with some tasks of small amount, and will settle the salary quickly to win the trust of the victim. However, the tasks arranged later will involve larger and larger amounts, making the victim deeper and deeper into the trap.

The member exchange information released by Momo Moments in the article (screenshot)

In addition, criminals will also show their work as "fitters" on social platforms The illusion of ease and high income attracts victims to proactively inquire about part-time jobs.

For example, when the reporter looked through Momo’s Moments, most of them were screenshots of “accounting”, or “receiving couriers with a soft hand”, where members exchanged information on receiving various couriers for free.

Recently, with the exposure of the "fitting staff" scam, if you search for "fitting staff" on multiple platforms, a warm reminder that the platform has been launched will appear: Be cautious when applying for jobs online, and do not be gullible. Don’t fall into the scam trap if strangers pass you information on part-time jobs and side jobs. Douyin will severely crack down on new types of fraudulent advertising behaviors such as "fitting staff" 3

Recently, mother Zhao Mei (pseudonym) accidentally saw a "fitting and sending photo" on a short video recruitment information. However, what she didn't expect was that there were actually a group of liars behind the message. Fortunately, during the mission, a reminder text message from the police pulled her back from the quagmire.

Recently, a "fitting scam" has appeared on the Internet. The victims of the scam are basically full-time mothers, single mothers, unemployed young women, etc. The reporter's investigation found that this part-time job called "fitting assistant" is actually a method of "attracting fans and attracting traffic" developed by fraudsters in order to attract targets. Its real purpose is to "change the soup without changing the medicine", which is to use brush To defraud money in a simple way.

You can get 15 yuan in newbie benefits before you start working

“Scammers are really pervasive now, so I want to use my own experience to remind netizens Don’t believe it easily.” Referring to the part-time fitting job, Zhao Mei told reporters on May 5 that in April this year, when she was taking care of her children at home, she accidentally saw a post on a short video platform called “Fitting. Part-time job recruitment information for "Sending Photos".

This information shows that the so-called "fitting and shooting" means that the recruiter sends women's clothes, shoes, leather bags and other products by mail to part-time workers, and then the part-time workers try them on or try them out. And send the try-on or trial photos to the recruiter, and finally the recruiter will pay the salary to the part-timer.

Not only that, in order to attract attention, the recruitment information even included the slogan "Receive free products and earn commissions".

“After seeing the recruitment information, I filled in my WeChat account, and a few days later, someone added my WeChat account.” Zhao Mei recalled that after successfully adding WeChat, the other party informed She needs to add a customer service customer named "Xiaoyun".

Later, through communication with customer service, she learned that there are five types of fitting work, namely clothes, shoes, pants, beauty accessories and bags. During the fitting process , part-timers not only get the items they choose for free, but they also get paid based on the type of photos they take. In this regard, according to the other party's "choose two from five" request, she finally chose clothes and pants.

After selecting the fitting type, customer service "Xiaoyun" asked Zhao Mei to download a software called "UDESK" on her mobile phone. The chat records provided by Zhao Mei show that the link to download the software was provided by customer service "Xiaoyun", and "Xiaoyun" instructed: "You need to copy the link, and then use the phone's own browser or UC browser to download. "

It is worth noting that at the end of the message, "Xiaoyun" also specifically informed that there will be a 15 yuan reward for new users after downloading the software.

Just after completing the task, I received a police reminder text message

"Customer service said that this software is for later communication, download it Another staff member will be responsible for reception later.” Zhao Mei told reporters that during the download process, her mobile phone prompted her that the “UDESK” software was risky. Faced with this situation, she immediately reported it to customer service “Xiaoyun”. ask. However, after seeing the reply "Just continue the trial", she hesitated and downloaded the software.

After the software was successfully installed and registered, Zhao Mei quickly received "one-to-one" reception service. During this period, the receptionist first registered the information she had previously fed back, and then the other party offered to let Zhao Mei send her Alipay payment QR code in order to receive the 15 yuan newbie benefit.

"I did receive the 15 yuan. Next, the receptionist I joined the task hall and logistics information groups, and the receptionist also said that a mentor would be arranged to guide me to complete the task. "Zhao Mei told reporters that according to the receptionist, the operator's task is to complete the merchant's subscription. For orders, 15 orders can be completed every day. After completing the task, the operator can get paid.

In addition, according to the information sent by the other party, if you complete an order of 100 yuan, you can get the principal plus remuneration of 120 yuan, and if you complete an order of 1,000 yuan, you can get 1,300 yuan. By analogy, a maximum of 30,000 yuan can be returned to 39,000 yuan.

Seeing the rebate information sent by the other party and the "crazy" order-rushing atmosphere created in the group, Zhao Mei tried to make a 100 yuan order.

“Before completing the task, they will send a subscription agreement. The general content is that the subscriber is Party B. If you invest 100 yuan, you will get 120 yuan back. As long as Party B obeys the operation, you will definitely get the refund. If Party B does not obey, The operation requires compensation.” Zhao Mei said that during the trial operation, she followed the guidance of the instructor and recharged 100 yuan into the platform. After completing tasks such as paying attention to the merchant, she did withdraw 120 yuan on the platform.

What she didn’t expect was that after completing the order, she immediately received a message from the police, informing her that she might have encountered a “rebate fraud” and that she must be vigilant and beware of being deceived. . "At that time, the police called me first, but I happened to have something to do and didn't answer the phone. Then the police sent me a text message. Afterwards, I checked a lot of people who were defrauded on the Internet. Fortunately, I installed the National Anti-Fraud Center App, otherwise I would have been deceived. ." Zhao Mei said.

According to another victim, the people in the platform group are all scammers. During this period, the scammers created an environment to grab orders and lure the target into being fooled. In addition, although the customer service or receptionist said that the goods had been shipped, in fact the victim would not receive the goods at all.

Recruiting fitters is a lie, but defrauding money is a reality.

According to media reports, "fitting fraud" has become a new form of fraud in recent days. Some women who have been deceived have been defrauded of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

On May 5, the reporter learned from the police that the so-called recruitment of fitters was actually a way of "draining traffic" by scammers to attract targets, and the real purpose of the scammers was the money in the hands of the victims. .

The reporter’s investigation found that the so-called brushing orders means brushing up sales and completing tasks. Compared with other types of fraud, the characteristic of brushing fraud is that the amount defrauded is relatively small, but the time taken is short. In the process, in order to achieve the purpose of defrauding people of money, the scammers do not hesitate to spend money to lure the target into the bait. And the fraud of order fraud usually starts from the drainage. The drainage is through online software such as QQ, WeChat, Douyin, Kuaishou and even marriage and love. Publish part-time recruitment information, like and follow information to get rebates and other information to attract target groups.

In the process of committing fraud, the scammer will first arouse the interest of the target group, and then throw out a trap to induce the target group to scan the QR code, log in to the website or install the APP, etc. These apps and platforms are all fake software and platforms set up by scammers. Compared with regular platforms and software, these software and platforms are rough and the information is relatively incomplete.

After the target successfully falls into the scam, in order to gain the trust of the target, the amount of the initial order is generally not very large, and the cashback amount is small and can be credited.

Faced with several successful cashbacks, the target’s attitude towards fraudulent orders also changed from giving it a try to trusting it. After gaining the trust of the target, the scammer will increase the amount of the order. Once the target group invests larger funds, the scammer will use reasons such as order timeout, funds being locked, operation errors, etc. to make the target continue to invest until the target realizes When you are deceived or have no funds in your hands, the other party will disappear immediately.

In addition, the target groups of fraudsters are generally people who have more free time. This group of people have relatively limited access to information in their lives, such as mothers who look after their children at home, and unemployed people. Young people, etc., scammers take this as an opportunity to commit fraud.

In telecommunications and network fraud, although scammers have various tricks and methods, they are actually changing the soup without changing the medicine. Therefore, do not believe in pie-in-the-sky things anymore to avoid irreparable consequences for yourself. losses.