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During our examination, we have determined that some Temu emails are phishing attempts cleverly disguised as a notification from Temu, a legitimate online marketplace. Phishing emails are fraudulent letters crafted by scammers with the intention of deceiving unsuspecting recipients into divulging their personal information.

This phishing email bears the subject line "Attn: Please confirm your shipping-address" and purports to be related to a pending shipment from Temu. The email includes a section emphasizing a "PENDING PACKAGE DELIVERY" and urges the recipient to schedule the delivery by subscribing to push notifications.

It provides a tracking code, TEM1539820X8 (it may vary), and encourages the recipient to schedule the delivery to avoid similar issues in the future. However, the entire content is deceptive, designed by malicious actors to trick recipients into interacting with the email and disclosing sensitive personal information.

When the "Schedule your delivery" button is clicked, a page is opened displaying a fabricated shipping history map along with a prompt to click the "Confirm" button for message access. Upon clicking "Confirm", users are prompted to respond to a series of questions and subsequently redirected to a phishing page where they are asked to enter personal information.

On that webpage, users are asked to furnish information, including their first and last name, address, postal code, city, phone number, and email address. It is probable that this page also prompts individuals to disclose their credit card details.

Scammers exploit the acquired personal information for various malicious purposes. They may engage in identity theft, using the gathered details to impersonate the victim and commit fraudulent activities. With stolen credit card details, scammers can make unauthorized purchases.

Additionally, scammers often sell the stolen information on the dark web, contributing to a thriving underground market for personal data.

It is crucial to note that the initial page accessed through the link in the phishing email seeks permission to display notifications. Granting permission for notifications on that page may lead to an influx of deceptive advertisements, directing users to identical or similar scams and fraudulent websites.

As a rule, emails of this kind share common traits such as deceptive subject lines, urgent calls to action, requests for personal information, and often contain spelling or grammar errors. They aim to manipulate recipients into divulging sensitive data or clicking on malicious links by creating a sense of urgency or importance.

Trusting such emails can lead to various issues, including identity theft, financial fraud, unauthorized access to personal accounts, and the compromise of sensitive information.

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Temu 8 months ago (edited) • 5 views

Temu has lately been trending and taking the world by storm, leaving many people comparing it to Amazon. The incredibly low prices of consumer goods on the website may be due to the fact that all goods are shipped directly from China’s factories and warehouses. Since the first day it was released, Temu has been receiving nothing but endless praise and gaining customers day by day. However, some people are criticizing Temu saying that their orders arrived a lot later than the estimated delivery time and the products are lower quality than expected.

A number of people are saying that their items never arrived, or took weeks or even months to arrive. Temu currently has 1,199 reviews and an average rating of three stars on TrustPilot Reviews, an online review community of people that brings businesses and consumers together while using genuine feedback from customers.

Another reason why Temu is able to keep all the products at extremely low prices is that it has a way to send customer feedback back to manufacturers, which notifies them of the specific products that customers want and when they need to produce sought-after or high-demand products. Not only are all products sold at affordable prices, but Temu also offers discounts and gives out free items as long as you promote the app and encourage friends and families to sign up.

Unlike shopping brands like Shein, Temu is said to be environmentally ethical considering that their goal isn’t for millions and billions of apparel to eventually end up in landfills. Since its focus isn’t particularly stay on top of fashion trends, Temu is able to lessen waste by determining customers’ desired products.

This isn’t always the case, however, with reviews of people saying that the products are not at all good quality, with some of the items in such bad condition that they’re impossible to use. However, Temu offers $5 credit for packages bought with shipping that arrived later than expected.

“This is an interesting example of the manufacturing base in China getting sufficiently sophisticated that it no longer feels it needs to go through distributors,” Douglas Schmidt, a professor of computer science at Vanderbilt University states.“They’re selling directly to consumers. And there are a lot of people who are hurting economically and looking for a bargain.”

With the takeover of this e-commerce website, how will this impact the future of other American companies and websites? If more and more people flock to Temu to buy products and fewer people are on other shopping sites like Amazon, it would increase the pressure on those websites. There’s a possibility that they might start lowering their prices as well, following the success of Temu to attract more customers to their websites.

Temu may be taking over the world now, but who knows what will happen in the future? With more and more advances in technology and society, the success that Temu is experiencing right now isn’t 100% guaranteed. This e-commerce website may give rise to other companies in the future to better suit consumers’ needs and desires. Whether you use it or not, the impact it has on the world is noticeable.

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Temu 8 months ago • 8 views

You may have heard your kids banging on about a new shopping app called Temu. Or perhaps those ads keep popping up on your social media feed? It’s taken the world by storm with its huge array of products for incredibly cheap prices. But what actually is Temu? Is it legit? And should you buy from it? Here’s everything you need to know before you starting typing in your credit card.

You can buy basically anything you can imagine on the app, as there are tens of thousands of products across 100 different categories.

Categories include women's and men’s clothing, home and kitchen, baby clothes, kid's fashion, beauty and health, jewellery, toys and electronics.

You can even buy power tools, musical instruments, accessories for your car, office and school supplies, mobile phones and everything in between.

You might think Temu sounds like Shein, Wish, or AliExpress, but Temu’s distinctive feature is that it’s even cheaper than those stores.

We’re talking, necklaces for $1, pet collars for $3 and tops for $8. You could even pick up a blender for as little as $10, air fryer for $15, smart watches for under $20 and even wedding dresses for as little as $30.

Most items are priced at less than $40, making it extremely competitive with other e-commerce websites.

So how do they get prices so cheap? Well, it has something to do with Temu’s business model.

Instead of owning the products that they sell, Temu just facilitates the buying process.

The app streamlines the purchasing process by connecting shoppers with suppliers which ends up bringing down the costs of goods. Most of these suppliers are Chinese factories or warehouses.

Working with this network of suppliers means Temu can maintain its competitive pricing strategy.

It all depends on how you define ‘legit’...

Yes, Temu is a real company operating out of Boston in the US. According to its website, they employ 10,000 employees around the world.

Since starting, they’ve processed over 60 billion orders from over 11 million customers worldwide. So yes, the products on Temu are real.

But is the site legit, as in, actually good?

Well, some people claim that the things they ordered look slightly different than the photos on the website, the sizing can sometimes be off and the quality is quite low. Others have also reported that trying to get a refund is a nightmare.

Temu is also starting to get a reputation for undelivered packages, long shipping times, mysterious charges, incorrect orders and unresponsive customer service.

Basically, you get the products and services you pay for.

According to the Better Business Bureau, Temu has a customer rating of below 1.5 stars and over 600 complaints since it launched.

However, on social media, many people have made videos with positive reviews about the app and have said they were satisfied with the products they received.

A lot of people also love how many 'dupes' there are of popular brand-name products.

Like most websites and apps these days, Temu collects data from you.

When you create an account and visit Temu's app home page, they can collect information such as your location, device ID, your search history, payment information and contacts.

It's not known what they use this data for, but other apps use this sort of data to track users across different apps and websites, to better understand your shopping behaviour so they can target you with relevant ads.

Other than privacy concerns, Temu is also controversial for failing to comply with the Uyghur Forced Labour Act. This means that there are doubts about its adherence to labour and human rights standards in China.

According to a US congressional report published in June, "Temu fails to maintain "even the facade of a meaningful compliance program" that seeks to prevent goods made by forced labour from being sold on its platform."

So, should you buy from Temu? It's completely up to you! The decision to shop with Temu should rest on your own personal comfort level with things such as data privacy, labour ethics and the potential to receive low-quality products.

If you are going to shop with Temu, perhaps start with buying just a few small items, see how that experience goes and then commit to bigger orders.

That way, you don't have much to lose (other than a few bucks and maybe your personal data!)

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