Nowadays, with the continuous development of information and communication technology, telecommunication network fraud crimes committed by means of mobile phones, fixed telephones and the Internet frequently occur, and people’s property safety is seriously violated.
Beware of telecommunication network fraud
Protect your purse.
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First, what is telecommunication network fraud?
Telecommunication network fraud refers to the behavior of criminals to defraud a large amount of public and private property by making up facts or concealing the truth through telephone, internet and text messages for the purpose of illegal possession.
Second, the common means of telecommunication network fraud
1. Fraud in the name of winning the prize

Criminals use communication software to release winning information to online users, and then cheat others’ property on the grounds that "deposit or tax must be paid first to receive bonuses".
2. Use online banking fraud.

Criminals demand that the victim log on to the phishing website of a fake bank on the grounds of upgrading the bank’s online banking, and obtain information such as the victim’s bank account and online banking password to commit fraud.
3. Fraud on the grounds of recruitment positions

Criminals take advantage of customers’ eagerness to apply for a job, and cheat others of their property in various names such as "post deposit, clothing fee and insurance fee".
4. Pretending to be an acquaintance fraud

Criminals steal other people’s QQ numbers, micro-signals and telephone numbers, pretend to be other people’s leaders, colleagues and friends, and defraud other people’s relatives and friends of their property on the grounds that others have a car accident or are seriously ill.
5, posing as a judicial organ staff fraud

Criminals pretend to be public security personnel, falsely claiming that the identity information of the victim has been exposed, and that the bank account is suspected of money laundering, fraud and other crimes. In order to ensure that the victim does not suffer losses, the victim is required to transfer the bank deposit to a safe account provided by the criminal, thus defrauding others’ property.
6, posing as a tax department staff fraud.

Pretending to be a tax department, vehicle management department, etc., asking the victim to pay a certain handling fee on the grounds that the country has adjusted the tax rate for buying a house and buying a car, thus defrauding others of their property.
7. Use online shopping fraud

Criminals provide false links or web pages to the victims, and then ask the victims to make multiple payments on the grounds that the transaction is unsuccessful, or the products sold are fake and shoddy, defrauding others of their property.
8. Use social software to defraud

Using social software, in the name of falling in love and making friends online, induce others to reward, transfer money, invest, etc., and defraud others of their property.
Third, how to prevent telecommunication network fraud
1. Not credulous
We shouldn’t trust phone calls and short messages from unknown sources. All calls to enter ID number or bank card information or transfer money will be hung up, and no text messages will be returned. Don’t click on websites of unknown origin. If in doubt, you can call the police or ask relatives and friends for proof, so as not to give criminals an opportunity.
2. Not greedy for profit
The reason why criminals can succeed repeatedly is often to take advantage of the public’s love for cheap. Therefore, we must believe that "there will be no pie in the sky", and ill-gotten gains are not greedy, and improper benefits are not desirable. Only in this way will we not be deceived by criminals.
3. Protect your privacy.
Protect your privacy. Don’t easily disclose your identity information, deposits, bank cards, etc. of yourself and your family to others. The password setting of the bank card should not be too simple, and it should be covered by hand when entering the password. When operating online banking, it is best to manually enter the official website of the bank to prevent logging in to phishing websites.
4. Call the police in time
When you find yourself cheated or hear that your relatives and friends have been cheated, you should keep relevant evidence (such as the criminal’s account number, text messages sent, telephone records, etc.) and immediately report the case to the public security organ so that the public security organ can file a case for investigation.
Four, the legal provisions of fraud
Article 266 of the Criminal Law of People’s Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that whoever defrauds public or private property in a relatively large amount shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.
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Typical case sharing
Basic information of the case
In 2017, the defendant Wang Moumou (pseudonym) established a media company (hereinafter referred to as the media company) and served as the legal representative. The company is mainly engaged in webcast business.
In December 2019, the defendant Wang Moumou signed a cooperation agreement with a limited company (a pseudonym). The two parties agreed that the media company would provide the anchor for live broadcast on the live broadcast platform to attract customers to register and recharge on the platform, and the media company could get the customer’s recharge and reward a certain percentage of the anchor amount.
In June 2020, the defendant Wang Moumou set up a promotion department, an anchor department and an operation department in a media company, and together with the defendants Zhang (a pseudonym) and Wen (a pseudonym), he set up a live video studio to tailor a fixed "personal design" for the anchor. At the same time, it provides fixed speech materials for promotion and operation personnel, and uses the identity of anchor to attract male customers to chat on social platforms such as Momo, and induces victims to watch live video on live platforms. With the cooperation of promotion, operation and anchor, talk with the victim about feelings, engage in ambiguity or establish a false love relationship, and fictional reasons such as "losing the popularity of PK games will be punished", and defraud the victim to recharge and reward on the platform by other operators or promoters as "dog care" virtual brush gifts to set off the atmosphere. As of the time of the incident, a total of more than 270,000 yuan was defrauded by Su Moumou (a pseudonym) and other victims.
Judgment result of first instance
After the trial, the court held that the defendants Wang Moumou, Zhang Mou and Wen Mou and others defrauded the property of several victims by webcasting, with a total value of more than 270,000 yuan, a huge amount, and their actions constituted a crime of fraud. According to the facts, nature, circumstances and social harm of the defendants, three defendants were sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from two years and eight months to four years and eleven months, and fined ranging from 30,000 yuan to 50,000 yuan. At the same time, the court also made corresponding judgments on the defendants’ illegal income.
The judge reminded: Everyone should always raise awareness of prevention, protect the safety of personal information, don’t trust calls and text messages of unknown origin, don’t be greedy for cheap, always keep a clear head and beware of being deceived.
Source | donghu district People’s Court
Original title: "Combating and Governing Telecommunication Network Fraud Crimes | Protecting Money Bags and Beware of Telecommunication Network Fraud"
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