AliExpress 'is' quite fishy to begin with:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AliExpress#Government_responses
Scammers will usually use sites that have "a certain reputation", because they can rightfully expect that it will take quite a while until anything happens when customers complain and that there are less safety mechanisms in place that would protect customers.
'Temu' would be another example for such sites:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temu
TinFoi
If you don't get your money back.
Pico's School: AliExpress Edition
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