Currently, Alibaba members are being targeted by a phishing email scam. We have included a copy of the phishing email for your reference below.

Be cautious when your potential seller send above invoice to you. Report it to Alibaba service team if your seller claims that the transaction can be monitored by Alibaba. 

Please note Alibaba.com is an online business information exchange platform where you can search for business opportunities or post information to attract potential trade partners. At present, we do not get involved in any individual transactions or charge any additional fees to buyers/sellers if they make deals on Alibaba.com. Currently, Alibaba does not provide a payment protection service, so any statements claiming that we do protect buyer payments are not true.