Wrote: Fatbardh Dema
Through two posts on TikTok, an account has claimed to be offering for sale undelivered or lost products that have not been claimed by Kosovo Post customers.
Account "kosovo.post." made two publications with this claim on November 6. It is claimed that people can receive "three surprise products for only 8 euros." According to the claim, these "surprise packages" may include technological devices, cosmetics, clothing, phones, household items and other products.
The truth?
This is not the official page of the Kosovo Post on social media, TikTok. After verifying the photos, it turns out that they are not from the Kosovo Post, but taken from the internet and generated with artificial intelligence. The Kosovo Post has also reacted by announcing that it does not sell undelivered shipments to customers and has appealed for caution from such accounts.
What is said in the publications?
The account in question has made two publications with several photos. In first post There are two photos showing packages with products and a logo with the inscription "Kosovo Post". This post emphasizes that each package that is allegedly being sold for 8 euros has three different items. Shipping prices are also given, while it is claimed that the quantity is very limited and the products run out quickly.
For this post, hibrid.info has verified the photos through the platform for checking content generated by Artificial Intelligence "Hivemoderation". Its assessment has shown that it is "99.1 percent" AI-generated content.
Furthermore, the logo purported to represent the Kosovo Post in this post was taken from the logo of the Albanian Post. (see here).
also in the second post, This account has published photos of packages that resemble postal deliveries. It says that it is an "official announcement from the Post Office" and that "the offer is valid for a period of 10 days."
In this case, hibrid.info has verified through the automated program "InVID" and has found that these are photographs that have previously circulated on the internet. (see here and here)
The two publications, up to the moment of treatment by hibrid.info, have received over 100 thousand views together. The contents have received more than 550 likes and 11 comments in which it is noticeable that readers have taken the content for granted, asking "how can I place an order?"
On November 7, the official website also reacted to the account. Kosovo Post on FacebookShe has announced that the page appearing in her name on TikTok is a scam.
"Kosovo Post JSC announces that all postal deliveries are handled only according to official procedures. Kosovo Post DOES NOT sell undelivered deliveries to customers. We urge you to always verify the source of news and beware of unidentified sites that may misuse the name of Kosovo Post," the Kosovo Post announcement states.
Analyze:
A fraudulent account has appeared on TikTok claiming to be selling "surprise packages" of undelivered Kosovo Post products.
Verifications show that the images are generated with artificial intelligence and do not belong to the Kosovo Post.
Kosovo Post has reacted, announcing that it does not sell undelivered shipments and has called for caution against fake websites.
Based on its work methodology, hibrid.info assesses the publications from this account as "Fraud".
Reasoning:
The “Deception” rating is given to informational content that is manipulated in terms of visual (deepfake, cheapfake), audio, or textual content to deceive the audience. This form of deception is usually used to produce false and manipulated content.