This COD is an opportunity for scammer. The receiver is unlikely to open and check parcel content on the spot 

That's called COD. Not called SCAM

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COD is not a scam but there has been cases where they've obtained your info and deliver stuff to you that you didn't buy and make you pay

Hi K, want to ask if there's a scam out there where the seller delivers the item, and then you have to pay the full amount directly to the delivery team?

Edit update:
I wan to purchase something, from facebook, the seller offer this method, cod and make payment on delivery? Something new for me, seems fishy n sounds like scam, so better not to proceed?

There is a lot in FB that selling item below market price. For example, a Shimano fishing reel where is standard market price is RM500+ is selling at 200+. Scammer in order to persuade buyer is giving COD option. But this COD option itself is a trap because the seller is using 3rd party courier.

From this, U actually no able to open the package to check because the moment U open it, it consider sold even the item is not the genuine product.

U either ask courier can check the item before paying or not only (which 3rd party courier doesn't let U to open it without paying first)

If U see item below market price on FB. U can troll back the seller by order it then cancel the order afterward. Let them bare back the deliver cost

This delivery + COD method is more like scam, they might simply give you something cheap and you cannot reject the item, but you have to pay the delivery guy in full. And you cannot take action against the shop, but if you are purchasing online and you did not receive your goods as per the shop then you can report and withhold your payment to the shop.

Hi K, want to ask if there's a scam out there where the seller delivers the item, and then you have to pay the full amount directly to the delivery team?

Edit update:
I wan to purchase something, from facebook, the seller offer this method, cod and make payment on delivery? Something new for me, seems fishy n sounds like scam, so better not to proceed?

COD stands for cash on DELIVERY which means u pay upon delivsry of item to ur place.

Malaysian bastardized this term where u pay when u collect the item from seller. Thats not COD. thats COC, cash on collection

If the payment need to be made to the delivery guy but not seller upon receive goods, sounds weird right? Most likely a scam?

Not really. Tons of courier offer this service.

I am online seller. My product listing had been impersonate by scammer to scam cheapskate buyer.

How this happen is that they duplicate my product photo, create fake reviews (on facebook, fake posting can be bought easily, one /k/ is in this business where they rent people facebook account to generate fake post). And offer half the original price.

When cheapskate hunt for the chapest price and come across their listing and convience by hundreds of "happy buyer" post and so they proceed to place order by COD method.

Item arrive wrapped in black color wrapping, they can't see the content. Once they pay to the courier, there is no turning back. The item they receive is not what being published online but some random cheap stuff.

I received numerous phone call complain because my number is on the product listing.

Im new to this, so can i open to check the goods is it the one i order first before make payment or else reject it?

the platform ( shopee /lazada or others) how they resolve ur issue?

Hi K, want to ask if there's a scam out there where the seller delivers the item, and then you have to pay the full amount directly to the delivery team?

Edit update:
I wan to purchase something, from facebook, the seller offer this method, cod and make payment on delivery? Something new for me, seems fishy n sounds like scam, so better not to proceed?