Shoppers urged to raise awareness to avoid Web scam

Ge Yulan has been anxious since she made an online purchase last weekend.

The 26-year-old mother in Taizhou, Jiangsu province, paid 146 yuan ($23) for two clothing items for her baby at a store on Taobao, a major online shopping platform, on Saturday.

A woman claiming to be an after-sales service worker for the online shop called Ge that afternoon, saying the shop failed to receive her payment due to a technical problem. She asked Ge to send the money again.