{"id":53469,"date":"2020-03-12T15:41:04","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:41:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jomec.co.uk\/intercardiff\/?p=53469"},"modified":"2023-11-14T18:11:13","modified_gmt":"2023-11-14T18:11:13","slug":"coronavirus-face-mask-scam-a-cardiff-student-called-the-police-at-night","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/global-city\/coronavirus-face-mask-scam-a-cardiff-student-called-the-police-at-night","title":{"rendered":"Coronavirus face masks scam: A Cardiff student called the police at night"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u201cThey took advantage of others\u2019 misfortune, they are mad,\u201d said a student. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-1536x856.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-2048x1141.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-500x278.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"570\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-1024x570.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53900\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-1024x570.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-768x428.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-1536x856.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-2048x1141.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/Final-feature-500x278.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption> There were 21 frauds related to throughout the UK in February, and the victims&#8217; losses were worth more than \u00a3800,000. <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It took me just one minute to buy 50 sought-after masks on a UK website. Before that, I have searched all of Cardiff&#8217;s drugstores and Amazon, but all disposable medical masks sold out. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I calmed down, I identified that the site was very shady. There were only a few products on the site. I checked my email, and I didn&#8217;t even receive the tracking number of the courier. I thought I might have been tricked, so I called the police late at night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website-500x387.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"793\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website-1024x793.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53528\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website-1024x793.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website-300x232.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website-768x594.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website-500x387.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/valme-website.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The suspected scam website seems shady and without any telephone number to contact them.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn&#8217;t just me who was caught by fear and bought face masks from an unknown website. At least 10 Cardiff students bought masks from this site on a WeChat group&#8217;s shared link. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After a few days of anxious waiting, the most-tricky thing happened -the person who received the masks found that the production year was 2014, which have expired for six years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53522\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/out-of-date.jpg 1620w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>It can be seen that face masks have expired for six years. credit: Dylan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;They took advantage from others&#8217; misfortune, they are mad,&#8221; said a student who received an expired mask but asked not to be named.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;More and more people have made use of people&#8217;s panic for profit, and the scam attracted them,&#8221; said a member in that WeChat group.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57020\" width=\"482\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_-500x664.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_-771x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-57020\" width=\"482\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_-500x664.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/05\/1081589161080_.pic_.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A screenshot of this company&#8217;s registered information, but now it&#8217;s unavailable on the UK government website.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As can be seen from the UK Government online, this website belongs to a company which registered on 27 January 2020. Its Facebook homepage only started operating in February. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The head of the company commented on this homepage on 2 February: \u201cGreat customer service, fast delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53542\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal-500x333.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/seal.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>The production date of face masks covered by a sticker. credit: Dylan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>But a student who received expired masks in this WeChat group didn\u2019t think its customer service was good. After receiving the package, he saw a seal covering the production date of the face masks: \u201cFor safety reasons, if seal damaged or removed, no return refunds.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThis is not the first bomb I have ever met, the FFP2 (filtering facepiece) masks I bought last time have expired for 10 years,\u201d said this student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/\u526a\u5f00\u7684\u53e3\u7f69-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53533\" \/><noscript><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/intercardiff\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/12\/2020\/03\/\u526a\u5f00\u7684\u53e3\u7f69-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-53533\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption>A student spotted quality problems on the cut face masks. Credit: Dylan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, there were 21 frauds across the UK in February, and the victims&#8217; losses were worth more than \u00a3800,000.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Paul Carroll, the chief inspector&nbsp;of the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau, told the Independent that it was important&nbsp;to take your time when making a purchase online and not to rush. 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