Whenever a new Xiaomi mobile is released, the price of previous versions usually drops and for most people perfect opportunity to sell your mobile phone and save big money by purchasing the new version.

Used trading platforms like Wallapop are often the best place to sell a cell phone you no longer use or use. buy the cheapest version of the new model to someone who just bought it, now sorry. But you have to be careful, because the Xiaomi mobile phone with which we are doing these operations can make us a victim of a scam.

Attention friend.

When we are going to buy a Xiaomi via Wallapop, we should not only look at the state of the mobile phone and that everything is working correctly. Moreover we must be wary of possible fraud attempts by vendors, because it’s something that’s the order of the day.

This scam has a very simple method, in which the seller asks the buyer after the first contact via the app. Your phone number to follow the conversation on WhatsAppand if the device needs to be shipped, send a link with payment.

And herein lies the deception. that link redirects to a website that mimics the app’s websitebut that has nothing to do with it. On this page, the buyer enters the card number, among other information, but does not pay, but give this bank information to the seller.

This technique, known as ‘phishing‘ is very common via email or messages, but scammers are already invent other methods through apps Fooling users with copies of these websites, like Wallapop or Vinted.

If you think it’s a scam, report it.

When you buy a mobile phone or any other product from your Xiaomi, do not fill your data from another site that is not an official applicationor stay with the seller pay you in cash.

If you have received a potentially spoofed link via WhatsApp or any other messaging service, report to the police and from the app itself, because you probably won’t be the only one Who tried to scam this seller.

By following these tips, whether you are a seller or a buyer, it will be very difficult for you to become a victim of a scam from your Xiaomi, but on these platforms, for example counterfeit invoices or counterfeit copies of devices or objects.