The Half Million Dollar Racket | Online Shopping Scam | The Guardianly Podcast (Ep. 30) скачать в хорошем качестве

The Half Million Dollar Racket | Online Shopping Scam | The Guardianly Podcast (Ep. 30)

Buying sports gear online should be simple. But for one victim in Hong Kong, a single “refund link” turned into a financial disaster — more than HK$500,000 stolen across multiple bank accounts. In this episode of The Guardianly Podcast, we unpack a chilling online shopping scam that began on a second-hand marketplace, moved to WhatsApp, and ended with scammers draining the victim’s accounts using fake refund pages and stolen one-time passwords. This case shows how modern shopping scams don’t steal your money at checkout — they steal it after, when you think you’re getting a refund. 💡 In this episode, you’ll learn: How fake refund links are used to bypass your guard Why scammers push conversations off legitimate platforms How OTPs and banking details are weaponized in seconds What to do before clicking any refund or payment link 🎧 Listen, learn, and protect yourself — because even everyday online purchases can turn into high-stakes scams. 🌐 Learn more: https://guardianly.ai 📲 Download Guardianly on the App Store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/id67476... #OnlineShoppingScam #RefundScam #CyberFraud #GuardianlyPodcast #ScamAwareness 📖 Story based on reporting by Anson Luk for The Standard (Hong Kong).