Free set top boxes may be a tool for the elderly

Mondo Technology Updated on 2024-01-29

Wearing the "work clothes" of a communication company

Signal maintenance, network speed upgrades, etc

Free service

Trick elderly residents into opening doors

And install the "set-top box".

As everyone knows, this "welfare" delivered to the door

It is actually a "new tool" for telecom network fraud

And the so-called installer

It is also the "** of the fraud gang".

On November 30, the Shanghai Criminal Investigation Department found in its routine work that Baoshan DistrictThere are 3 fixed ** numbers that have dialed out a large number of ** suspected of committing telecommunication network fraud。At the same time, ** received a report from a telecommunications companySomeone pretended to be an employee of a telecommunications company and went into a resident's home to install equipment. Mr. Huang, who lives in Baoshan District, recently encountered a staff member wearing the clothes of a telecommunications company who came to inspect the network for freeAfter the installation of a "new signaling device".The children in the family can no longer get throughThe landline at home is up**

They then checked with the telecommunications company and found that it was not the company's staff who came to the door and that the company did not offer such a free service

According to the situation, the police and the staff of the telecommunications company went to Uncle Huang's house to visit and investigate, and found that Uncle Huang usually did not have the need to make a large number of callsHe himself is not suspected of committing telecommunications network fraud。At the same time, its home** Wires are connected to oneBlack "set-top box" deviceIt attracted the attention of the police, not only the installation site is special, but it is not an official product, and it is likely to be the "culprit" that interferes with the fixed-line signal.

In order to further ascertain the situation, ** immediately inspected and analyzed the "set-top box" in conjunction with the telecommunications department, and found that the device was a GOIP device after installing a router and a traffic cardIt can realize the function of converting overseas network signals into fixed-line signals in the city, the power connection can automatically enter the continuous working stateAnd because it is installed in residents' homes, it is very hidden.

After signal conversion.

Once other citizens are received

"Caller ID is fixed in Shanghai**".

Overseas**

It is very likely that it will be difficult to distinguish the authenticity

According to this situation, ** launched an investigation into the relevant community, and through interviewing residents and reading a large number of social and public **, a suspect wearing a blue vest and an orange helmet was quickly locked up in Baoshan City. On December 2, after careful deployment, ** arrested the suspect Zhang, who was preparing to commit another crime in an old community, and seized 3 sets of GOIP equipment that he was carrying. "The work clothes and work permits are fake, and the elderly residents are usually specially selected to knock on the door. ”After arriving at the case, the criminal suspect Zhang confessed to the facts of the crime.

According to Zhang's confession.

When he was looking for part-time work online.

Someone contacted him and said that he only needed to come to the door.

Install telecommunications equipment and make money.

After Zhang was trained by an overseas telecommunications network fraud gang, he knew that the equipment was illegalHe still impersonates the identity of an employee of the charging information company and uses words such as "free upgrade service" to win the trust of elderly residents.

After the successful installation of each set of equipment, you can get 350 yuan of illegal incomeA total of 15 sets of related equipment have been installed, and the amount involved is about 5,000 yuan.

At present, the criminal suspect Zhang has been criminally detained in accordance with the law on suspicion of aiding information network criminal activities. The 15 sets of GOIP modules that have been installed have all been dismantled by the ** and the telecommunications department, and the case is still under further review.

**Reminder

Faced with door-to-door service where identity cannot be verified.

and gifted equipment.

Be sure to be vigilant.

If an abnormality is found.

It can be quickly verified with **.

Or call the police on 110.

end

*: Chongqing Internet Police.

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