Umhlahlandlela wokufaka i-marketplace scams ku-eBay, Etsy, Mercari, Depop, Poshmark, AliExpress, njll - yasungulwa kubathengisi nabathengisi abafuna ukhuseleko oluthile ngo-2026.
Marketplace Red Flag Ukuze Watch:
Ukulungiselela phansi: Uma unemibuzo 2 noma ngaphezulu, wabelane. Zonke izindleko nge-platform - akuyona ngaphandle kwe-platform.
Marketplaces online ezifana eBay, Etsy, Mercari, Depop, Poshmark, futhi AliExpress usebenza izigidi kwezohwebo ngonyaka. I-platform ngokuvamile. Izinzuzo zihlanganisa abathengisi ngamunye - ama-scammers abasebenzisa izixazululo ze-customer protection ukuze zithole amakhasimende futhi zihambe.
Ngo-2025, izimpendulo ze-marketplace zithunyelwe abathengi be-US$1.2 billion. Iningi ama-victim angazi ukuthi ukhangela. Le nqakraza linikeza amabhange amane amane amane amane angama-95%+ yezimpendulo ze-marketplace - noma uthenge i-t-shirt angu-20 noma i-handbag ye-designer angu-2,000.
Lezi zihlanganisa ezithile ama-scammers usebenzisa. Uma unamathela i-2 noma ngaphezulu, ukunikela.
Lezi zibonelelo zangaphakathi zangaphakathi zangaphakathi zangaphakathi zangaphakathi zangaphakathi zangaphakathi zangaphakathi zangaphakathi.
Umthengisi 'new' we-Poshmark wahlala 'Louis Vuitton Neverfull' ku-$200 (i-Retail $1,500). I-Red Flag: I-0 yokuthengisa okokuqala, i-joined 3 izinsuku ezedlule, akukho isithombe yeprofayili, i-payment ye-Venmo ye-"shutter shipping." Umthengisi wahlala. Umthengisi wahlukaniswe ngaphakathi kwiveki. Lesson: Ukuze imikhiqizo ye-luxury, usebenzisa i-Poshmark Authenticate (i-$500+ imikhiqizo) okuyinto ivela nge-proof verification.
Umthengisi we-Mercari we-200 yokuthengisa kwezingubo ze-women wabhala ngokushesha amayunithi angama-5 'i-iPhone 15s eyenziwe' ngama-$400 ngamunye. I-Red Flag: umlando akuyona imikhiqizo, zonke ama-lists eyenziwe ngexesha elifanayo, umthengisi wabhala abathengi 'ukubonisa ikheli lokuthumela nge-DM.' Abathengisi abahlala amakhawunti. I-akhawunti ye-seller eyenziwe ngempumelelo yokuthengisa ngaphambi kokufakwa.
Umthengisi we-Depop wabhalisela i-"free vintage Levi's jacket" kunezimali yokuthumela kuphela. Red flag: wabhalisela umthengisi ukuthumela i-$25 nge-PayPal Friends & Family. Umthengisi wabhalisela; i- jacket ayikho. Njengoba i-PayPal Friends & Family isetshenziselwa (hhayi imikhiqizo / iinkonzo), kukhona ukhuseleko se-zero yokuthengisa. Lesson: I-Friends & Family inikeza ALL ukhuseleko lokuthintela. Isebenzisa kuphela kumadoda enhle kanye nomdlavuza.
Kodwa ama-scammers asebenzayo ngosuku zonke - izindawo ezintsha, izindlela ezintsha ze-phishing, izindlela ezintsha ze-manipulation. Ufuna ukuba akufanele ukunakekelwa zonke amabhange eluhlaza ngalinye uma utshintshe. Kuyinto ukuthi Nudge kuyinto.
Thina ukwakha Nudge ukuze kube layer eside yokhuseleko phakathi kwami nezinkinga zayo. Izingcingo zokuphathwa isikhathi esifanayo kuzo zonke iwebhusayithi ezivakashwe. Izingcingo ezokuthintela okuzenzakalelayo lapho kukhona izinto ezivakashwe. Akukho ukulayishwa. Akukho akhawunti. Akukho ukuthatha idatha. I-individual eyenziwe kakhulu ku-online scams-i-old adults, i-low-income shoppers, i-first-time buyers-i-exactly the people who can afford the least expensive security tools. Ukuvikelwa kufanele yinto, akuyona i-luxury.
Ukuhlola ngezinyathelo ezingu-11-red flags ngaphambi kokuthengiswa kwebhizinisi ye-marketplace. Uma unamathela i-2 noma ngaphezulu, ukunikela.
Kuyinto # 1 marketplace scam Red Flag. Umthengisi umthengisi 'ukubhalisa ku-Instagram ukuze uthole ibhizinisi elihle' noma 'imeyili ku- [email] yokusebenza okusheshayo.' Uma ushiye i-platform, uzothola wonke ukhuseleko wama-buyer. Ngaphandle kokufakwa - asikwazi ukuxhumana noma ukulahleka off-platform.
Ukuhweba okwenziwe ngempumelelo. Ama-scammers zibonisa ama-akhawunti ezintsha ukuze zithole futhi zihambe. I-red flags: i-akhawunti eyenziwe ngaphakathi kwezinsuku ezingu-30, engaphansi kuka-10 yokuthengisa, akukho isithombe se-profil, isibonelo esizayo. Ehlanganisiwe ne-"yokuningi kakhulu ukuze yenzelwe.
I-Nike Air Jordan yokuthengisa nge-$30. I-iPhone yokuthengisa nge-$200. Izikhwama ze-Real Coach akuthengisa nge-$40. Uma imikhiqizo yama-brand iyahlaziywa nge-80%+ ngaphansi kwezimpahla ezivamile, iyiphi isivakashi noma isivakashi. Isisekelo: Uma kulinganiswa okungabizi, kulinganiswa.
'Ukulayisha nge-Venmo futhi ngithole i-$20 off.' 'Ukulayisha nge-Zelle ukuze uxhumane izindleko ze-platform.' 'I-Cash App iyatholakala kulula.' Lezi zonke zihlanganisa ukuvikelwa kwamakhasimende. Thenga njalo ngokusebenzisa uhlelo lokukhokha esemthethweni yentengiso. I 'ukushintshwa' umthengisi inikeza ukulayishwa kwe-off-platform kuyinto i-cost of losing yonke imali yakho.
Imikhiqizo ye-real sellers iveza ngokuvamile: brand, model, usayizi, izimo, imikhiqizo ehlanganisiwe. Abacwaningi usebenzisa izifundo ze-general noma zithombe imibhalo evela kumazwe amanye. I-reverse-image search photos ku-Google - uma isithombe efanayo ifumaneke kumazwe amanye noma i-stock photo sites, kuyatholakala.
'I-Multiple Offers - Buy now.' 'I-Going to relist in an hour at a higher price.' 'I-Sale ends today.' Abathengisi obugcisa akuyona abathengisi. Abathengisi abasebenzisa ngokushesha ukuze akuvimbele ukulawula. Uma ungenza ukucindezeleka, udlale. I-'deal' noma uya khona ekhaya ekhaya ekhaya (ekhaya) noma akuyona (ukudluliselwa).
Izixhobo ezininzi zihlanganisa abathengi okuvimbela i-"All Sales Final" ama-claims, kodwa i-friction kuyinto enhle. Ukukhangisa abathengisi abalandeli. Abalandeli abalandeli abalandeli abalandeli; amabhizinisi abalandeli zihlanganisa izindleko. I-"No Returns" ikakhulukazi i-signal yokuthintela - abalandeli abalandeli ukuthi uzothola okufakiwe.
I-real Rolex watches, izikhwama ze-designer, i-electronics, ne-collectibles - izinto ezinhle - akufanele akufinywe nge-wire transfer. I-wire akufinyelelwa. Uma umthengisi uthola i-Western Union, i-MoneyGram, noma i-wire yebhanki, isebenza. Usebenzisa uhlelo lwe-escrow / i-payment ye-platform nge-credit card backing.
Ku-eBay, i-iPhone ye-$500 ebhalwe ku-"Books & Magazines" isixazulule amafutha zokufunda ezisebenzisa abathengi ukuhlola amashumi. Ku-Mercari, izikhwama ze-designer ebhalwe ku-"Accessories Generic" zihlanganisa izidingo zokubhalisa. Izikhwama ze-category ezingenalutho zihlanganisa isitimela esebenzayo.
Umthengisi we-50 yokuthengisa izikhwama zamantombazana ngokushesha i-Rolex? Noma i-100 yokuthengisa izikhwama zokudla, manje ukuthengisa i-iPhone? Lezi zihlanganisa i-akhawunti - ama-scammers zithenga ama-akhawunti ezifakwe nge-ratings ezinhle futhi zihlanganisa izikhwama ezininzi ukuze zithole amakhasimende. Qiniseka i-akhawunti ephelele ye-seller.
On Etsy, eBay, Mercari, Depop, njll - ukuxhumana kufuneka kwenziwe ngokusebenzisa uhlelo lokuthunyelwe kwebhizinisi. Uma umthengisi wathi 'ukuthunyelwe ku-Instagram' noma 'ukuthunyelwe kwebhizinisi ngokuthe ngqo,' zihlanganisa ukubhuka kwebhizinisi kwezimpendulo zokuthintela. Qiniseka ku-platform.
Uma unemibuzo emakethe, isebenza ngokushesha:
Zonke izixhobo ezilandelayo zihlanganisa ezingenalutho. Sebenzisa ama-multiple ukuze uthole ukhuseleko enhle.
Ukubuyekeza imifanekiso imikhiqizo ayidla.
Uma i-website ye-seller iyatholakala, sicela uchofoze ubudala we-domain.
Thola ukubuyekezwa kwebhizinisi yebhizinisi ngokuvamile.
Ukuhlola imisindo ezithile yokuthintela ezaziwa.
eBay, Etsy, Mercari, Depop, Poshmark zonke zinezinhlelo zomthetho - usebenzisa kwabo.
I-real-time trust scores lapho usivakashi i-marketplace seller pages - khulula, akukho ukubhaliswa.
I-Deeper ibonakalisa emakethe kanye nemikhiqizo ezithile.
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