We communicate with other buyers on Aliexpress. Free purchase of fakes

In this article we will find out what sections are on the Aliexpress website and how to use them.

Sections of the Aliexpress website in Russian: description

Last Minutes Section

Essentially these are super deals or the English version of group purchases. Here you don’t have to get along with anyone. You just have to select the product and pay for it as for a simple product. The order will be sent to your address.

Section Almost For Free

This section is located inside the section with "Last minute goods". Products are periodically displayed here at prices up to $2. More precisely, they have a huge discount that the price drops to this amount. Since the number of items is limited, they sell out immediately.

Mall Delivery from Russia

The title of the section in English is translated as "Shopping mall". Thus, a kind of shopping center for Russian buyers has appeared on the Chinese website.

Its advantages are obvious, even despite the cost of goods being slightly higher than average on the site. But this is quite justified, since the section is regularly checked, and sellers are not warned about this. Each seller is a registered entrepreneur and has already proven his reliability.

The presence of warehouses in Russia is another advantage that makes it more attractive. Delivery takes about two weeks. Even if the parcel comes from China, its journey will take no more than 22 two days. Dispatch is carried out within 72 hours after depositing funds.

Section Categories

When you open home page Aliexpress, then on the left you will see a block with popular categories. There are 13 of them in total.

If you hover your mouse over one of them, subcategories will open where you can select what you need.

If you select the button "See all", then you will see a detailed rubricator of all categories of the site.

iTao section

Brand focus section

One of the most interesting sections of the site is. What is its main feature?

On certain days, the section is updated and products from the same brand appear in it. Here you can find both popular companies and those that are known mostly in Asia. As a rule, only high-quality items are placed here. Collections can be not only for one brand, but also for certain products.
Among other things, as long as the product is in this section, there is a discount on it.

Hi-Tech section

If you are a lover of fashionable technology, then this section is just for you. Here you can find new electronics and not quite new models, but not yet outdated, with discounts.

You don’t have to be afraid to buy goods here, since all sellers are checked by the administration for the quality of their work.

Fashion section

If you like fashion clothes and you are used to looking strong, then you will definitely like the section. New clothes, collections from famous brands have never been so attractive. And the fact that all products are discounted will definitely make you look here and look for something for yourself.

Bestsellers section

This tab is very popular among site users. What is in it? The name speaks for itself. Best translated as - the best, and sellers- with discounts. In other words, this section contains the best products that are sold on Aliexpress and they are given a discount.

Section Buyers Say

Undoubtedly, for each product on Aliexpress users leave reviews. But these are small thoughts of people that will not give you a complete impression of the product. The section does not have any links as such. The home page displays several popular reviews and recommendations. To see more, you need to click on and you will be taken to iTao.

Quality Mark

This section also contains discounted products. It reminds me of something, but here things are sorted into different categories. All products are presented at discounts and have already earned trust, since really good things can end up in the section.

The user's personal account also has many sections. Read more about them in the article.

Imagine: you have chosen some item on Aliexpress. You liked the seller who answered all your questions and his rating. But the reviews for this product are not clear: on the one hand, they are all positive.

But some are faceless and dry, limited only to standard words. Doubt creeps in: perhaps the owner of this store bought them or obtained them fraudulently?
What to do? Should you trust such a seller?
Oh, if only it were possible to write to people who have already received such a product and get answers to their questions! – you dreamed.
And not in vain!
There is such an opportunity, and you will learn about it from this article.
How to write to a buyer on Aliexpress?
Unfortunately, there is no such option on this portal. But don’t despair and rush to brand us as deceiving talkers. There is one little-known way.
When new buyer registers on aliexpress, he automatically receives a personal profile on alibaba.com.

On this Internet portal such an opportunity exists: in your profile there is a personal Message Center, with the help of which you have the opportunity to write to the buyer even in your native language.
One thing: for this to be possible, you must log in directly to Alibaba.com.
Buyer ID address
In order to be able to write to another buyer on alibaba.com, we need to know his ID address. There's nothing complicated about it.

We communicate with the buyer.
In order to write a letter to the person of your choice, paste the link below into the browser line:
message.alibaba.com/msgsend/contact.htm?action=contact_action&domain=4&id=xxxxxxxxx
replace xxxxxxxxx with the copied numbers (user id).

The message center alibaba page will open.

Please note that in the “From” item you will see your e-mail. Don’t worry about this: in the letter that your addressee receives, your Nickname will be indicated instead.

Conclusion.
Don’t be afraid to communicate with both the seller and his satisfied and dissatisfied customers to be sure that the product is worth its price and your attention.
Happy shopping!

Some people mistakenly believe that all goods are from China. poor quality, but many branded items are made in the Middle Kingdom.

Since taxes, wages and energy costs are constantly rising in Europe, it is more profitable for manufacturers to open factories and factories in Asia, where labor is cheap and there are fewer problems with environmentalists. Most of the products are famous brands are made in China, and you can buy a quality item 3-4 times cheaper than in a store by ordering it directly on the Internet.

The best thing to learn is how to buy goods on Aliexpress

If you decide to save money by shopping at Chinese online stores, try AliExpress. This is one of the largest online shopping platforms in China, with a huge range of products that are shipped all over the world.

It is important for Russian buyers to open a new MOLL section, where brands with an additional quality guarantee are presented; The presence of warehouses in Russia allows us to reduce and perform maintenance.
Important advantages - there is a Russian version of the site, which makes working with it much easier.

There is free delivery, it takes from 2 weeks to 60 days. You can choose other methods, their cost and approximate time of arrival of the parcel to your country can be found on the product page.

You can pay for your order by credit card or through the payment systems Yandex-Money and Alipay. There is a buyer protection program; if you do not receive the goods or do not match the description, you can open a dispute to get your money back. There are a lot of discounts, sales, and seller coupons.
Minus - sometimes you have to wait a very long time for the package, so if you order by a certain date, take into account

Where to start shopping? Step-by-step instructions on how to buy on Aliexpress

Go to the Russian-language website AliExpress.ru, at the very bottom of the main page there is a section “How to buy”, where it is very clearly explained how to find the item you need, make payment, choose delivery, for clarity there is step-by-step video instructions, which shows in detail how to buy on Aliexpress. You will find all this in more detailed form on my website in the Everything is very convenient and simple section, but why then are not all customers satisfied with the product they received or, sometimes, do not receive it at all?

1. You have selected a product We carefully looked at its description, looked at the photo, and at the very bottom of the page there is a section “Reviews” - read them carefully, if there are negative ones, think about whether it’s worth risking your money.
   When you go to a product page, in the left top corner there is the name of the store and next to it - how many years it has been operating - the more, the better.
2. If you are ordering clothes or shoes, do not forget that the Chinese size chart differs from European sizes, so check with the seller about your size. On the product page there is such an inscription “write him a message on English(if you don’t know the language, use a translator in Yandex or Google). Ali sellers are mostly sociable and will be happy to help you.
3. AliExpress has a section called “Buyers Say” There users post reviews, reviews of their purchases with photos, and you can learn from other people’s experiences.
4. If your package is stuck somewhere, and its status does not change within two weeks, contact the seller and let him look for it. Until you receive the order, he is the owner and only he can make a request to the postal service.

Buying on Aliexpress is easy and convenient. If you have questions, ask them below.

SHARES

It is no secret to anyone that within the Aliexpress trading platform they are actively working and unscrupulous sellers, as well as scammers who use all sorts of tricks and schemes to deceive customers. But only a few know that You can deceive the seller too Aliexpress, having received the ordered goods absolutely free of charge.

How to cheat on Aliexpress?

There are several popular schemes by which you can cheat a seller on Aliexpress. How to make money from Chinese sellers?

1. The most accessible method is after receiving the order with the seller, indicating that the goods arrived damaged or defective. IN search engine you can find hundreds of similar products and, if you have direct hands, add a certain amount of damage.

In the same dispute, you need to start bargaining with the seller, choosing the optimal compensation. For example, you bought a phone worth $150, after which it needs to finish painting a small crack using any graphic editor. For such damage, you can count on a discount of $10-30. The situation is similar with other goods.

1. There is a method using which you can count on reimbursement of 100% of the cost of the goods, having received the product absolutely free of charge. Its essence lies in the fact that many sellers send goods without a special tracking number, in pursuit of savings. In some cases they indicate left data. But the Chinese do not take risks with expensive goods and accurately indicate the corresponding number.

The essence of the deception: we receive a parcel at the post office and initiate a dispute, in which you indicate that you have not received the goods, are worried about its fate and demand its return cash. In such a situation, it will be extremely difficult for the seller to prove that he sent any product to someone or somewhere. If he values ​​his own reputation, then he will certainly reimburse 100% of the cost of the parcel. In reality, you can expect compensation ranging from 50 to 80%. You can simply hint that you will leave negative feedback if some of the funds are not refunded.

Within the framework, upon purchase of which orders are sent without any tracking numbers. In accordance with Aliexpress policy, it is prohibited to open a transaction in the absence of a tracking number from the seller. In pursuit of savings, sellers of cheap products indicate tracks that do not correspond to reality.

In some cases, buyers open disputes without even waiting to receive the parcel, and the amount is so small that no one will even argue with the buyer.

1. The third approach: select a product and place it in the cart, and after you click on the “buy” button, proceed to payment and when choosing payment options, click on the button to return to the main page. The product will be presented in the “My Orders” item, but only its status will be “not paid”. Immediately next to it you can open a chat window with the seller. The message says that they would like to buy the product, but there is simply no money to pay for it. At the final stage.
2. An effective way is to leave negative feedback to the seller after receiving the ordered products. Naturally, he will start to move and offer a certain financial reward for correcting this message. This is prohibited according to Aliexpress rules. After this, we complain about the seller, providing the administration with screenshots of the correspondence.

However, if the seller compensates you for 50% of the order value, you can slightly correct the previously left review.

1. It is prohibited to sell counterfeit products on Aliexpress. Despite this ban, up to 35% of the volume of products on this trading platform is counterfeit. Therefore, you can open a dispute and successfully win it, while part of the amount will be compensated to the buyer.

Please note: Despite the existence of a huge number effective ways scam of Chinese sellers, we do not recommend acting fraudulently. Citizens of the Celestial Empire are hard-working people who are accustomed to sweating hard for mere pennies. We recommend that you follow your own conscience. However, if you were deceived and you decide to deceive the offender, use one of the methods presented above. Remember that at a cheap price, you will receive the appropriate product.

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There are not many divorce schemes and we will consider in detail how you can be defrauded:

1. One of the first ways to cheat on Aliexpress is when the seller offers good discount to the buyer or a bonus if the buyer pays the goods directly to the seller to his PayPal account, to a card, or may offer some other payment option bypassing the standard procedure for paying for goods on Aliexpress.

This usually happens after paying for the goods on the Ali Express website, the seller may write to you and offer to cancel the order and pay directly, or will try to sell you something to bypass Ali. Just don’t be fooled by such offers and it’s better to immediately complain to such a seller.

2. The seller, before sending the goods, may write to you that supposedly you may need to pay additional taxes, customs duties, or that there may even be some risks at customs, and before sending the goods you must confirm that you have been notified about this and say whether to send the goods or not.

Also, in order to avoid alleged problems at customs, the seller may offer to indicate in the declaration a price 2-3 times lower than the cost of the goods. Further, if you did not agree, the Chinese (huckster) will try to convince you, and if you agreed, he will then ask you to “pay extra” for supposedly some taxes or customs duties, or in extreme cases, he may say that customs or border guards confiscated the goods because that the price of the goods was very low.

Here real example such a message from the seller on Aliexpress when purchasing a device for tuning satellite system for $84.95 ($64.95 per item and $20 for shipping via Swiss Post):

My friend
thank you for your order to yojia,
1.we will declare invoice:1pc digital meter,USD33.5.is it ok?
2.pls confirm will you pay tax if it is necessary?
3.pls confirm will you take risk from customs
goods will send out within 2days
waiting for your reply
best regards
Chris
If anyone doesn’t know English, you can translate using Google translator or on the website online translator translate.ru

3. This is probably the most cunning way to cheat the buyer, the seller sells the goods at a very low price and with free courier delivery postal service DHL, FedEx, EMS, TNT... Then, after paying for the goods, the seller writes you a message that he screwed up, missed, and wildly apologizes for accidentally sending the goods by regular mail. And he immediately offers you a refund for delivery, usually 20-30% of the cost of the goods.

And for this, he invites you to confirm receipt of the goods (mark the goods as received) and open a dispute (dispute), write about the return of XX bucks for “slow” delivery. The buyer happily opens a dispute (dispute), the seller returns the money for delivery. Well, actually, according to Aliexpress rules, after receiving the goods you can only demand a partial refund and, in fact, the seller has already returned something to you for delivery and you can forget about your goods and your money.

In general, on Ali you can open a dispute for each order only 1 time; if you opened and closed it for some reason, then it’s too late to complain about anything.

Here is a real example of such a misleading letter from a seller on Aliexpress, a couple of days after paying for the order (when purchasing a Minix NEO X7 phone for $127 and of course with free DHL shipping):

The shipping agency told us that the order has been processed and sent out for you. And you can trace it in a few days due to China customs are very busy during the last quarter of every year.(The system notices there are very bad logistic jams caused by seasonal rush, all information will be delayed by ten days or more. sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.)
Important information you should know, many shipments, especially the Trade Marked Items have got detained by China Customs these days according to latest Customs report data, so this parcel has to be shipped by post instead of dhl to avoid any detainment by Customs. Meanwhile it will cause slow delivery for this shipment, approximately the order will come to you in 3 or 4 weeks later, we will partially refund you for the shipping fee balance for the slow delivery.
Now you can open a dispute and ask for the shipping charge balance, fill in the amount to 55 as the reimbursement for the slow delivery, (you can find a dispute button and click it to open a dispute now, or may be in a few days later if you can"t find this button now.)We will accept it then you can get the money back immediately.
Thanks for your understanding and sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.
Please feel free to let me know if you have question.
Best regards.

Following this letter, another one arrived:

For the shipping charge balance refund of 55 usd, please find the dispute button of this order on your page, find it and click it, then you might have two questions to answer.
The first one is: Did you receive you goods? (Choose YES,if you choose NO,then the system stops you to continue)
The second one is: what is your solution? then you just need to fill in: refund the shipping charge balance caused by different slow delivery method.
please feel free to let me know if there is anything else i can do for you.

I think the diagram is clear, if anyone is weak in English, you can translate via translate.ru

4. This is also a good way how scammers on Aliexpress can deceive you. The seller sets a fast delivery time, for example 10 days by EMS, then after you have paid for the goods, he writes to you that he accidentally sent the goods by regular mail or does not write anything at all.

The calculation is made on the fact that you plug (miss) and after, for example, 10 days, the transaction will automatically close and receipt of the goods will be automatically confirmed, after which the seller will immediately receive the money and it will be difficult to get anything out. And if you write to the seller, he can answer that you need to wait and wait some more, and when the deal is closed, then the seller doesn’t give a damn about you, he’s already received his money by this time)

5. A simple way to get scammed on your bank card on Aliexpress, or rather to rob your bank account. After paying for the goods, the seller writes that the goods have become cheaper or that he accidentally sent the goods by the wrong mail and wants to compensate you for the difference in monetary terms. To do this, the seller asks you to provide your credit card information, number, name, expiration date and CVV2 code (Security Code) to back side cards (everything that you entered when paying for goods with a card).

It also happens that you paid for the goods, and the seller’s store temporarily froze Aliexpress for fraud or for some other reason, the seller starts writing to you and, under the pretext of closing the store or something else, offers to return your money for the product in full and asks you to provide information your Visa/MasterCard card.
Here is an example of a scam letter from a Chinese swindler who traded on Aliexpress:
Hello, friends, because we store freeze, we need refund your money, please send your credit card number, we wait for the refund to you, thank you.
In order to accurately refund your money, please send the correct credit card
(Credit Card Type:
(credit card number:
(Cardholder Name:
(Expiration Date:
(Security Code:
send it to us, we will refund to your credit card within one day!

Well, of course, if you tell the seller your card details, he will not deceive you, but will simply clean out your pockets “in one day”, that is, in 1 day... If anyone is weak in English, you can translate through any online translator.

6. It is quite normal when, when buying a product for up to 10 bucks, the seller gives a left track or a non-working track number by which the parcel is not tracked (often such numbers consist only of numbers, perhaps this is the number of the postal invoice) This does not mean that they want to scam you, often the parcel is all it does arrive, usually sending a package without a track allows you to save on delivery and reduce the price of the product.

There is another interesting scam: after paying for the goods, the seller gives an unusual tracking number and a link to a fake (dummy) site where your parcel will be perfectly tracked. The expectation is to wait for the transaction protection to automatically close, the seller gets his money, and you receive nothing, i.e. neither goods nor money.

If the seller gave you a link to some non-standard site for tracking a parcel by track number, then Google such a site, if there are no comments, topics on forums and other information about such a site, then this is most likely a fake site and they want you throw. In any case, 2-3 days before the end of the transaction protection, be sure to open a dispute and do not close it until you receive your product or until you get back all the money you spent.

7. More arrogant sellers may, after paying for the goods, write that the payment has not arrived or the goods have not been paid for and ask to send them the loot to a card or PayPal account. And this, by the way, despite the fact that in the My orders section it will be written that the goods have been paid for.
Here is an example of a scam letter from a scammer seller:
Dear friend:
Thank you for your order.
But it seems that the order is still unpaid.
Could you please pay the money for the order?
Or Aliexpress will close the order for you.
If you want to pay by paypal.
You can directly send the money to my paypal account: [email protected]
and leave a message like this: "Order ***** from sunny’s store"
We will send the item to you upon we received your payment.
Best Regards
Sunny)

It seems like a primitive method, but there are suckers for this too.. If anyone doesn’t know English well, you can use Google translator.

8. This is probably a banal method, the seller writes one thing in the product description, another in the photos, and you receive something else in the package, either defective, counterfeit, non-working or of poor quality, or something missing from the package. To avoid getting into this situation, carefully study the product description and photos, read product reviews and pay attention to the seller’s rating.

9. There is also a scam for buying goods at exorbitant prices. The essence of the scam is that first the seller sells you a coupon for a large discount or even a cash coupon that is valid only for the goods of this seller (in his store on Aliexpress). Then, after you stock up (buy the goods), the seller will send you a message that the coupon is not valid and will try to push the product at a price as high as possible, he may give you new coupon no longer by 50%, but by 15% or even less.

Of course, there will be a large markup on the goods, which will allow you to make some discounts, and if you fall for this scam, you will still end up buying the goods at a higher price than from other sellers on Ali Express. You can get such a shitty coupon in two ways, it can be in the product description, or if you bought something from this seller, he can send you a personal message, although in very rare cases you can find such a coupon in foreign English. forums or on sites with discounts and coupons..

10. The most interesting thing is that the seller can cheat you, even returning the money to you. Let’s say you opened a dispute or confirmed receipt of an order on Aliexpress and left a bad review about the seller, then the seller will offer to resolve the issue with a full or partial refund of the money, or they may simply offer a discount on their shitty goods. If a dispute is open, then it is best to make a full or partial refund through Aliexpress, but if you have confirmed receipt of the goods, then you will no longer be able to open a dispute and here you need to negotiate with the seller about the methods and methods of returning or compensating the dough.

Often there is an offer to return your money to PayPal account(PP/Stick). Of course, the seller will urge you to close the dispute or correct the review before you receive the money, that is, before they supposedly send you the money. The nuance is that if you close the dispute, you will no longer be able to open it, and if you correct the review, you will no longer be able to correct it, and if you did not receive money before closing the dispute or changing the review about the seller, then you can forget about the mountains of gold that the cunning Chinese promised you.

The deception most often consists of the fact that it is proposed to transfer money to PayPal (from the CIS countries this opportunity is only available for residents of the Russian Federation), even if the seller transfers you money to PP, then you need to look VERY carefully at the DETAILS of the payment/transfer of funds, if this just a transfer, then everything is fine, if it is payment for goods or services or some kind of prepayment, then the Chinese will open a dispute/dispute on PayPal with one click and the stick will not figure out who owes what to whom and will return the money to the Chinese, and by that time you will be glad that the loot has arrived, you can write good review or close a dispute on Aliexpress..

According to Aliexpress rules, it is prohibited to encourage or bribe buyers for a good review (details here: http://help.aliexpress.com/feedback_policy_report_feedback_abuse.html), so as a last resort, you can complain and promote the seller for a full refund of the money in order to hush up the dispute. .

11. If the package has not arrived or a bullshit product has arrived, you need to return part or all of your money. To do this, a dispute is opened on Adiexpress and the issue is resolved, but even here a cunning Chinese can cheat you out of your hard-earned money. It often happens that when opening a dispute (dispute) on Aliexpress, the seller asks you to accept his terms of the dispute, you can Accept them, Modify them, or convert the dispute into a claim, i.e. escalate the dispute.

If you click Accept, the dispute will automatically close on the last proposed terms and you won’t be able to open a dispute again, and you can say goodbye to the money and the product. Well, this is an insidious method, most often, simply under any pretext, the seller promises mountains of gold and asks to close the dispute. The seller will also be able to trick you out of your data. credit card to supposedly send money (most likely they will rob your card), then they will definitely ask about PayPal, and then, under any pretext, they will not send money to you anywhere.

12. Many people probably don’t realize, but on Aliexpress they can also sell used or refurbished (repaired goods after repair). Since not everyone knows English perfectly and they don’t always read the description, I recommend paying attention to the words in the title or description “refubished” or “refurbished” (restored, that is, after repair and most likely used), “used” ( used), "without retail box" (without branded packaging).

Usually such goods cost an order of magnitude cheaper or are sold at a good discount, so if you are not a fan of consumer goods, it is better not to buy this, because if the Chinese have poor quality anyway, imagine if it is a refurbished or used Chinese item.. Actually the method is designed for suckers and those who like to save big, in the end the seller will make money on you, and you will be left a fool, often such junk can cost only 2-3 bucks cheaper than a similar new product..

13. Well, probably another popular method of divorce in the Aliexpress online store is when the seller puts very low price for the product or much lower than that of its competitors, but it only offers paid delivery and, of course, at an exorbitant price, with the expectation that the buyer will not notice the high cost of delivery and will pay without looking (this actually happens often).

The catch is that the buyer sees an unrealistically low price, let’s say the price for a cool phone is $0.01; after seeing the freebie, an inattentive buyer usually immediately clicks on the buy button and does not pay attention to the fact that delivery of this product costs, for example, $200-300.

I think it’s not difficult to guess how much money such a cunning Chinese seller will earn from you, considering that few people know how to open a dispute and return money to Aliexpress. (by the way, sometimes a 75% or even 99% discount may be written next to the product and the promotion ends in a couple of hours or a couple of minutes, which worsens the vigilance of a greedy buyer).

14. There is also an unusual way of cheating on Aliexpress, essentially it is cheating the seller’s rating and at the same time throwing money away (in the worst case). This method of fraud is as simple as boots, very popular (I’ve encountered it myself twice) and not only beginners, but real scammers and deceiving sellers on Aliexpress can get scammed.

The seller essentially inflates his rating on Aliexpress, puts a very low price on the product and simply does not send the order, then in the BEST case, the seller will ask to open a dispute (when the order protection time ends) or waits for the buyer to open a dispute and return the money, and then asks to leave a good review (writes messages that are displayed in the order information).

Well, in the WORST case, the expectation is that you will miss the buyer protection time, the order protection time will end, the order will be closed, you will not be able to open a dispute and will be left without money and without goods, but the Chinese seller will be left with the goods and your hard-earned money money.

16. Many people have probably seen that on Aliexpress, immediately after placing an order, a snapshot (screenshot) of the page with the product is automatically created, so that the seller does not change the description there and does not send any wrong product (expectation and reality). So, sellers somehow get around this obstacle, but basically you can cheat like this if the product has options (size, color, capacity, model, etc.), which the seller can cunningly “replace” in the order snapshot.

Let’s say you bought a 5000mAh battery, and they send you a 2000mAh capacity and who the hell can you prove in a dispute (the snapshot will contain completely different information), or, for example, you order a case for an iPhone 5, and they send it for an iPhone 6. And another nuance, there was such a catch noticed not on text options (where it is clearly written in text what you are choosing), but on options with a picture (icon) where there are no inscriptions and when you hover the mouse, a pop-up information about what you are buying (tooltip) is shown, it is this tooltip that is changed by the seller in the snapshot. Perhaps sellers can replace other parameters and even the description, it is possible.
The only way to protect yourself from this is by taking a screenshot yourself, where you can see where each option is and what it does.

17. And probably the most old way fraud on Aliexpress is when the parcel is not there for a long time, the order protection ends and the seller asks not to open a dispute and wait for the parcel under any pretext, and in the meantime, while the buyer is waiting, he does not extend the order protection (if the seller actually sent the parcel, then he tries to extend the period order protection so that you can receive it before the end of buyer protection).

The most interesting thing is that even when the order protection has ended, the seller still asks to wait for the parcel, since the buyer has another +15 days to open a dispute (after the transaction is closed, i.e. after the order protection ends, +15 days are given to open a dispute)
As a result, the gullible buyer is left without money and without goods. But this method is more designed for newbie buyers, whom sellers calculate by “rating”, i.e. if they see that you are “new” on Aliexpress, then the Chinese can use this scheme against you.

18. More recently, a new scheme of deception on the part of sellers has appeared on Aliexpress, in which the parcel is sent to the wrong address and with a working track. The buyer buys one or more goods from the seller, the goods do not arrive, the buyer opens a dispute, then the dispute escalates and arbitration, i.e. the Aliexpress administration closes the dispute in favor of the seller, due to the fact that the seller allegedly provided documents from the post office stating that the package was supposedly sent and the buyer successfully received (picked up) the parcel at the post office.

As you already understood, the track given is real (working), but wrong (the parcel may arrive somewhere along the track, but not to you), and the postal documents are fake (fake). Also, due to the frequent opening of disputes, your account on Aliexpress may be banned and if some parcels do not reach you, you will no longer be able to open a dispute for all remaining orders.

19. I don’t even know what to call this scam on the part of Aliexpress, the scheme involves opening disputes and automatically blocking accounts on Aliexpress forever. Usually, after 3-5 disputes, the buyer’s account is blocked, especially if these are disputes due to non-delivery of the package (due to non-receipt of the goods).

In this case, the account is blocked completely and if there are still parcels on the way or not sent, then nothing can be done, i.e. if some of the parcels do not arrive, then you will no longer open a dispute, but those. support suggests registering a new account.

20. After opening a dispute, the seller offers to resend the goods, but for this he requires making a new order for $0.01, and offers to close the current order. Then, while you are waiting for the parcel, the old order is completely closed, order protection or insurance ends there + 15 days to open a dispute. And as you already guessed, no one will return the money for the old order, but for the new “resent” order, the seller will return $0.01
This is the plan the seller writes (a real case):

"We will resend you 1 pcs. In order to help you tracking the new order, Now you can make an new order with 1 pcs again, When the system prompts you to pay, And please don"t pay for it, Then tell me your new order number, I will change order price to $ 0.01, When you pay $0.01, we will give you resend 1 pcs, then you will be able to track the new order, okay？ Jim NiceHCK"

21. The seller sets a cheap price for the product, say 1$-20$, and sets the price for delivery for example 10-50$ and in total the product including delivery is cheaper than other sellers, then the product does not arrive, the buyer opens a dispute and the buyer gets a penny back. This is the price of an undelivered product, and nothing is returned for paid delivery, since according to Aliexpress rules, delivery costs are NEVER reimbursed through a dispute.

In this case, the seller may add something to the parcel, inflate the estimated value of the goods (so that you get caught at customs clearance and refuse the goods, and in this case the goods will be returned to China), or the seller will specifically sell such goods that your customs will not allow countries!

22. Scheme of deception with repair and return of goods lately very popular. Let’s say a product is not working or defective, or the product is broken X days or X months after purchase (often when order protection has already ended), the buyer usually contacts the seller himself, who in turn promises to repair or replace the product and asks to send the product back to China .

If order protection is still in effect, the seller, under any pretext, will ask you to confirm receipt of the order and ask you to send the goods to China without opening a dispute on Aliexpress. Next, the seller turns on the frost, pretends to be a hose, and in general the buyer is left without goods and without money.

23. Sending an empty parcel is when the parcel contains sand, stones, asphalt or some kind of debris. If you open a dispute and try to return the money, then in 99% of cases the arbitration and moderators (mediators) of Aliexpress take the seller’s side, even if the weight of the parcel and the weight of the goods do not match. Sometimes postmen replace the parcel and steal the goods (directly at the post office, from a warehouse or sorting center), so it’s difficult to be sure that this seller is 100% a scammer. In such cases, you need to refuse the parcel directly at the post office so that it is returned back to the seller, and in a dispute simply indicate that the parcel did not arrive.

24. Probably the most popular scam on Aliexpress is when the package has not arrived and the seller asks not to open a dispute or close the dispute and wait a couple more days, then another couple of days and then the buyer can no longer open a dispute, since the order protection has ended and the reserve +15 days have expired which are given to open a dispute after the end of order protection (the cunning Chinese are counting on this). As a result, the buyer is left without money and without goods, and the seller ignores all messages from the buyer and turns on the freeze (technical support in such cases simply shrugs and the money cannot be returned).

25. To begin with, the seller has a defective product. It doesn't matter how he got it. The seller significantly reduces the price of the product. 30-50 percent. The buyer orders a product, the seller sends an obviously defective product. If upon receipt the buyer does not open a dispute, then the seller is already a winner. And if it opens, then this is where the game begins.

The seller, after selling the defect, raises the price of this product in his store. When opening a dispute for a return, the seller offers to cancel the dispute, and he will give a discount in the store. If the buyer cancels the dispute, the seller gives a discount on the price of the purchased product. But the current price of the product is already higher!

The buyer believes that everything is fair, the money was returned, albeit in the form of a discount. But in fact, the prices in this store are higher than in others, and not only for this product. Therefore, if the buyer takes advantage of the “discount”, then in fact he will buy the product at an inflated price. That's the trick.

Conclusion: do not be fooled by the seller’s persuasion. If the product is defective, then either make a full refund through a dispute (and only through a dispute), or resend the product in the same order (the seller must extend the protection and give a new track number).

How to avoid becoming a victim of scammers on Aliexpress?

To avoid falling for a scammer, we recommend installing a special Aliexpress Seller Check plugin for your browser. Detailed data about the seller will be displayed automatically on the product description page. You will be able to find out when the seller is registered, how many sales he has, how many customers are satisfied with the seller, how quickly the seller ships the goods, the quality of the description of his goods, how sociable the seller is and how often he responds to messages, and much more... Aliexpress app Seller Check You can download here:

Aliexpress Seller Check for Chrome (Yandex.Browser/Mail.Ru browser):
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/aliexpress-seller-check/

Aliexpress Seller Check for Opera:
https://addons.opera.com/ru/extensions/details/aliexpress-seller-check/

Aliexpress Seller Check for Firefox (Mozilla):
https://addons.mozilla.org/ru/firefox/addon/aliexpress-seller-check/

This is what Aliexpress Seller Check looks like (information about the seller appears automatically on the product description page):

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