Victim Lost 4M; Group Member Nearly Fell for Pig-Butchering Scam. Beware of Cross-Border Ecommerce Fraud [Scam Cases Vol.2]

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Table of Contents

• Group Member Share: Friends Urged Escape from Pig-Butchering Scam.
• Group Member Share: Agency Contract Exposed — 60K/year with 2.2M Performance Bet.
• Online Case: Impersonated Cross-Border Platform, Victim Lost 4M.
• Personal Share: How to Identify Pig-Butchering Scams.

Pig-Butchering Scam Survival

On May 21st, a newcomer in Group 5 suddenly posted a screenshot and platform name, asking if it was trustworthy.

The community members showed high alertness and goodwill, immediately warning: "No one helps you make money for no reason."

I quickly searched the so-called "platform" — besides some low-quality domestic press releases, there was zero information; the domain was suspicious and the site kept A/B redirecting. My quick conclusion: 80% likely a pig-butchering scam.

Later, checking the member's details, they mentioned being overwhelmed studying TikTok. Given this audience profile, my assessment upgraded to: 90% pig-butchering scam.

The member still couldn't let go (a common precursor to fraud victims), continuing to question and "refute" others while sharing more information. At this point, the screenshots and behavior confirmed 100% pig-butchering scam.

Throughout this process, the member asked many "life direction" questions: "So which platform should I use? I'm so exhausted," "I feel like I should just go on Boss Zhipin." Their mindset and language perfectly match fraud victim characteristics: desperately wanting quick money; weak information gathering and subjective judgment ability; prone to trusting strangers online; treating regular jobs as a last resort.

Group Member Discussion

1) Which platform should I use?

The basic answer: don't continue trying this high information-asymmetry industry — if you can't identify the scam from the start, your foundational knowledge is weak. You'll likely be scammed in anything you do next. If you must have an answer: choose standardized, low information-gap platforms like Amazon. You might lose money, but at least the fraud probability is low.

2) Why is TikTok so scammy?

The scam rate is extremely high. Various schemes and tricks are endless. And the sophistication required to scam is low. TikTok's victim demographic has generally lower awareness — a few tricks就能割的盆满钵满. Why can't they scam Shopify or Amazon?

• People with limited cognition can't even understand these English words. But say "TikTok cross-border ecommerce trend" — won't newcomers be dazzled? Add fake order screenshots, and they directly pay up.
• These platforms are extremely standardized with clear entry requirements. Official channels break down information gaps through various tools, making scams costly or impossible.

90% of the small scammers in my social media fraud collection use TikTok. Watching them switch accounts constantly, scamming people over and over. My heart aches for the victims, yet I also envy the scammers🍋

Start with one screenshot, everything else is fabricated.

3) Online order screenshots can be edited directly.

4) Beginners should just get a job first.

5) Should've become a scammer instead.

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Agency Contract: 60K/Year with 2.2M Performance Bet

A contract with zero business common sense:

1. Charging 60K/year, but setting a 2.2M performance target.
2. Marketing budget only 5-8%.

Group members reacted: "If you had that ability, why bother with agency work?"Refund half, they still make 30K."

This kind of "bet" contract is similar to previously exposed elite exam tutoring schools: high fees, promising admission to top universities, refunding 80% if you fail. Actually, they make money from that 20%.

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Online Case: Impersonated Platform, Victim Lost 4M

Compared to the first case where scammers had to plan their own pig-butchering scheme, this type is more shameless — directly impersonating internationally niche platforms that are relatively unknown to domestic users. The example impersonated Argos, creating a similar-looking website to defraud.

There are too many similar "cross-border ecommerce" impersonation cases. Essentially, scammers build their own website, modifying data at will to make you think you've listed products, made sales, etc. In the end, it's all fraud.

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How to Identify Pig-Butchering Scams

1. Anyone promising to help you make money = scammer

Learn to question everything. Better to wrongly accuse than to get hurt.

I tested this myself — a Bilibili comment accused me of "scamming money" when I posted about my Group 7 launch. While it annoyed me, I realized the netizen was absolutely right, and I recommend everyone learn this attitude. I never deleted that comment.

Speaking of which, Bilibili comments full of "Amazon mentorship" stuff — I delete them on sight to protect my followers.

2. Learn to Search Correctly and Gather Comprehensive Information

Google, Wikipedia, communities, friends and family, or even posting on social media to ask netizens — if you can't determine which channel has absolutely correct information initially, enrich your information sources as much as possible and judge through multiple angles.

3. Use Official Channels

Amazon, TikTok, Temu — all have official WeChat accounts and websites. You can complete nearly all store setup steps directly through official guidance. Why search for messy unofficial information? What should be free and efficient becomes a scam vector.

4. Improve Yourself in Every Way Possible

The obvious truth: improve yourself (both inner world and material conditions) so you no longer become a fraud target.

Fraud victims share striking similarities: greedy, lazy, unwilling to work steadily yet hoping to flip their life overnight. This isn't attacking victims or victim-blaming — reality is无情. Those who can't be woken up will only be "woken up" by being scammed.

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