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Summary:
1. The buyer (scammer) approaches the seller and expresses their intention to purchase.
2. The buyer (scammer) says they have points on a fake site and will immediately purchase the item if the seller uploads it to that shopping mall.
3. When the seller joins the fake site and uploads a product, the purchase is completed and points are deposited into the seller's account.
4. When the seller inquires about depositing the points received as sales proceeds into their account, they are told to deposit a security deposit first.
5. After the seller deposits the security deposit, they do not receive the exchange and inquire again, but are given an excuse of system error and asked to deposit again.
6. This situation repeats, with various excuses being used to demand only deposits and never allowing for any exchange.
There are many scams that lure people into specific shopping malls, but many people may not know exactly how these scams work. I've summarized it here.
Most of them are small-scale scams and have spread widely due to their popularity, making it difficult for the police to catch them individually. It seems like self-protection is the best option.
