🚨 Warning about a new scam method on OpenSooq 🚨
🚨 Warning about a new scam method on OpenSooq 🚨
I want to warn anyone selling items on OpenSooq about a scam attempt that recently happened to me.
I listed some used items for sale, and someone contacted me claiming they wanted to buy them. After we agreed, he sent me screenshots pretending they were part of the app’s payment and delivery process. Since many people assume OpenSooq handles payments directly, someone selling for the first time could easily believe it.
Then he sent me a QR code and said I needed to scan it and enter my bank card details in order to “receive the payment.”
As soon as you scan the QR code, it opens a fake website.
Be careful: this is NOT the official OpenSooq website.
Thankfully, I became suspicious and checked the official website, where I found no such service or procedure. I also contacted customer support, and they confirmed that the link and process were completely fake and not affiliated with them at all.
Red flags that made me suspicious:
- He refused to give me his phone number
- He kept insisting that entering my card details was part of the selling process
- The website link looked strange and was not connected to the official domain
- He used a QR code claiming it was required to “receive money”
- Later, I noticed spelling mistakes in the app name shown in the screenshots, and it was obvious the images had been edited
If someone asks you to enter your card details in order to “send you money,” it is most likely a scam.
Please stay careful and never enter your banking information on unofficial links 🙏
Also warn your parents and relatives, especially anyone using the app for the first time.
And if you come across someone doing this, report them immediately to cybercrime authorities and report the account to the app as well.
