brushing scam
noun [ C ] uk/ˈbrʌʃ.ɪŋ ˌskæm/ us/ˈbrʌʃ.ɪŋ ˌskæm/ (also brushing [ U ])
刷单诈骗，一种不诚实或非法的行为，商家给顾客寄送未订购或未付款的往往是价值不大的商品，然后以顾客的名义在网站上给予商家好评
a dishonest or illegal activity in which a seller sends something, often a product of low value, to a customer who has not asked or paid for it, then uses that customer's name to write good reviews of the seller's products on the internet
A brushing scam starts with unordered packages arriving in the mail. 刷单诈骗发生时，顾客会先收到未订购的邮寄包裹。
Brushing is illegal or of dubious legality in many countries, but only a handful of firms get caught. 在许多国家，刷单是非法或涉嫌违法的行为，但是只有少数商家被定罪。
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- If you're the victim of a brushing scam, that means your personal information–your name and shipping address, at the very least–has likely been compromised.
- People around the world have been receiving mystery parcels containing seeds, thought to be part of a brushing scam.
- With brushing, people are sent unsolicited items by online sellers, generating a transaction to support fake reviews which boost the seller's businesses.
- We explain how brushing scams work and what to do if you are the victim of one.