The boyfriend's family is wealthy and financially rich, but he frequently borrows money to run schools and investment projects. After lending more than 190 yuan, I found that I was cheated, and after removing the mask, I learned that my boyfriend was a gambler, of which more than 1.3 million yuan was used to buy lottery tickets. A few days ago, the Baoshan District Procuratorate prosecuted this fraud case.
Source: Oriental IC
In March 2020, the middle-aged Ms. Li met Chen, who was of a similar age, who claimed to have opened a company to do solar energy business, and was divorced and lived alone in Baoshan. After getting along for a while, the two were relatively satisfied, and they began dating.
On weekdays, Chen always boasted that he was an executive of his hometown bank, and his parents worked in **, and he was very vocal in his hometown. One day in June 2020, Mr. Chen proposed to set up an art school in his hometown, but he encountered difficulties in capital turnover, so he borrowed 400,000 yuan from Ms. Li and promised a high interest of 24%. After that, Chen mentioned from time to time that the company was doing a municipal project in his hometown, which needed capital investment and dotting, and that the project of running a school would continue, so he borrowed money from Ms. Li. Ms. Li asked why Chen didn't go to his friends back home. In this regard, Chen explained that he had a bad reputation in the circle of friends, and only Ms. Li could help. Ms. Li transferred money to him again and again. Later, Ms. Li had limited funds and could not continue to meet Chen's needs, so Chen offered a loan, and Ms. Li did so according to his instructions.
Ms. Li lent a total of 1.9 million yuan to Chen, but Chen did not cash in the high interest and repayment. In November 2021, under the pressure of Ms. Li, Chen confessed that the money was not invested in running a school, but was used to "buy lottery tickets" for gambling. Ms. Li asked about the company's municipal projects, but Chen admitted that he had not done any of them, and he had squandered all the money. Later, Chen avoided and disappeared, and Ms. Li had to call the police.
In fact, for the company mentioned by Chen, Ms. Li had checked on the Internet, and there was indeed an optoelectronic technology company whose name and ** were on the registration information, and when Ms. Li went to check on the spot, she saw the same scene as the one posted by Chen's circle of friends, and she was sure that Chen was not lying. When Ms. Li learned that Chen gambled and squandered all the loans, she went to learn more about the company, and learned that the company was an empty shell, and the equity and funds were frozen by the court.
After investigating the funds between the two, the police found that from June 2020 to October 2021, Chen received a transfer of more than 190 yuan from Ms. Li, and during the same period, Chen spent more than 1.3 million yuan on buying lottery tickets. Chen confessed that he has been in the photovoltaic project business since 2010, and he has been burdened with a lot of debts due to investment failures, and the capital hole is getting bigger and bigger, so he will defraud the money from Ms. Li and turn it over through the lottery.
After review, the Baoshan District Procuratorate found that Chen, for the purpose of illegal possession, fabricated facts and defrauded others of property, the amount was particularly huge, the facts of the crime were clear, and the evidence was credible and sufficient, and prosecuted him for the crime of fraud. A few days ago, the court sentenced Chen to 10 years and 9 months in prison and a fine of 100,000 yuan for fraud.
The prosecutor reminded that online dating needs to keep your eyes open, do not be confused by the appearance and "packaging" of strangers, and be vigilant in any money exchanges, so as not to fall into the "sweet trap".
*: Xinmin Evening News.