Shopping on Double Eleven is great. Don’t be careless about shipping safety.

It’s Double Eleven again, shopping carts are full of expectations, and express delivery trucks are full of packages. The express delivery industry is connected with production on one end and consumption on the other. Packages travel across mountains and ridges to urban and rural areas, witnessing the pulse of the economy and providing convenience to thousands of households. Behind the joy of “unboxing”, some safety details that are easily overlooked are also worth paying attention to. This Double Eleven, please keep this “Shipment Safety Checklist”.

A package hides a mystery

Although a small package is inconspicuous, personal information may be attached to every step from ordering, transportation to receipt and disposal. Negligence in certain aspects may leave opportunities for criminals to take advantage of.

——The information trap behind “free gifts”. Some criminals will use “free gifts” and “winning benefits” as guise to send express packages to target recipients, with “winning cards” and “shopping cards” printed with QR codes included, to induce the recipients to scan the codes. Once you scan the QR code, you may be guided to fill in personal information, download unknown software, join strange group chats, and then fall into a trap step by step.

——The black industry chain behind “face order reselling”. Some criminals illegally steal the order data, clearly mark the prices online, and sell them in categories. The price of a single piece of information ranges from a few cents to a few yuan. The name, phone number, address and other information are all available, and some are even sold by region and group of people.

——The trajectory behind “casually posting orders” is exposed. Some netizens are accustomed to showing off their online shopping “trophies” on social platforms. If the bill information, house number, etc. are clearly visible in the photo, and the location information is superimposed, it is possible for someone with ulterior motives to piece together a complete life trajectory.

A leak creates risk

If personal privacy information such as name, address, and contact information carried by express delivery is not protected and leaked, certain security risks may arise.

——Interfering with normal life. After personal information is packaged and sold, you may frequently receive various types of advertising and promotional content, or receive unknown calls and text messages, which may interfere with your normal life.

——Carry out fraud accurately. Scammers may use the personal information of the target to disguise their identity, make up scripts, and use phrases such as “customer service refunds” and “mistakenly opened memberships”, which are highly misleading.

——Outline the group trajectory. If a large amount of citizens’ personal information is aggregated and analyzed by those with ulterior motives, the activity patterns of people in specific areas and industries can be sorted out; once the addresses and whereabouts of key personnel in key units are leaked, it may also provide an opportunity for overseas spy agencies to “precisely hunt”, thereby endangering national security.

Be attentive and keep peace