Anti Fraud News Issue 179 These best cases, scammers say absolutely after reading them

Mondo Social Updated on 2024-01-30

no.1

The "most" fastest refund

Impersonating the logistics customer service scams of charging companies

Fraudsters illegally steal and purchase buyers' online shopping information and express delivery information in advance, and carry out precise fraud on buyers or platform merchants on the grounds of refunds and claims.

Case 1: Cancel the VIP membership of "** business".

On October 12, Mr. Zhao received a strange **, the other party claimed to be a customer service, claiming that Mr. Zhao was accidentally set up as a "VIP member" by the platform when purchasing goods, and now he needs to cancel the identity of "** business", otherwise he will automatically deduct 600 yuan every month. Mr. Zhao, who was flustered, cooperated with the "bank staff" transferred by "customer service". The "staff" said that the cancellation of the "** merchant" requires the transfer operation to verify the bank card, and promised that all fees will be automatically refunded to Mr. Zhao during the verification period. Mr. Zhao transferred all the money in his bank card to the account provided by the other party. Half an hour later, Mr. Zhao realized that he had not received a refund from the other party, so he realized that he had been deceived and called the police.

Case 2: Express Claim

On November 4, Ms. Zhu received a fraud ** claiming to be a customer service, saying that the harmful ingredients of the clothes purchased by Ms. Zhu on a platform exceeded the standard and she would be required to make a claim of 300 yuan. Ms. Zhu checked the order number and confirmed that it was correct, so she no longer questioned the identity of the "customer service". After Ms. Zhu added the QQ of "customer service", she received a 500 yuan reserve fund in Alipay according to the instructions. The "customer service" said that the reserve money was the claim payment, but due to an operation error, an extra 200 yuan was refunded and asked Ms. Zhu to transfer it back. On the grounds that Ms. Zhu's account was at risk, Ms. Zhu was required to transfer all the money in her bank card to the designated account. After many transfers, Ms. Zhu suddenly realized that all this is **!Ms. Zhu lost a total of 35,729$9.

no.2

The "most" low threshold

Loan and credit card fraud

Under the guise of "no collateral", "no credit investigation", "no interest and low interest", "quick loan" and "free cash withdrawal", fraudsters trick victims with loan needs to transfer money and remit money under the pretext of charging handling fees, security deposits, capital verification, and even unfreezing funds in advance, or under the pretext of testing the ability to repay loans, adjusting interest rates, lowering interest rates, and improving credit information, so as to commit fraud.

Case

On October 22, Fan's business was sluggish, and he happened to see advertisements for "no collateral", "no credit investigation", "no interest and low interest" and "fast loan" because of the recession in business, so he applied for a loan of 40,000 yuan. A "customer service" in the app contacted Fan, saying that the procedures had been completed and the money had arrived. When Fan withdraws, he finds that his account has been frozen. Fan immediately contacted customer service, and the customer service said: Due to an operation error, he needs to pay an unfreezing fee, and the fee is 50% of the loan amount. After Fan collected 20,000 yuan and transferred it to the designated bank account, he still could not withdraw it. The customer service instructed Fan to "brush the running water" on the grounds that there was too little flow, and Fan transferred 4 times, totaling 180,000 yuan. The customer service also said that the conditions are not met, and the loan cannot be made, and a deposit of 20,000 yuan must be provided. Fan gave up the loan and asked the other party to transfer funds. However, he was told that he could not return the funds until the loan was approved, and then he lost contact and could not log in to the app.

no.3

The "most" easy to make money

Fake online investment and wealth management

Most of the victims of false investment and wealth management fraud are single groups with certain income and assets or people who are keen on investment, financial management, and financial management. The main modus operandi of fraudsters is that fraudsters target victims through a variety of channels and deceive them into trust. After gaining the trust of the victim, the fraudster uses methods such as pretending to be an investment mentor, financial advisor, or falsely claiming that there are special resources to obtain high financial returns, etc., to induce the victim to invest in the fake ** or APP provided by the victim.

Case

On August 15, Mr. Zhang ** a dating software and registered an account. Subsequently, a woman named Lin Moumou took the initiative to send a message to Mr. Zhang, saying that she worked in a bank in Chengdu and was usually mainly responsible for investment and financial management, and the two soon chatted hotly. Faced with the woman's booing and warmth, Mr. Zhang was deeply involved. The woman told Mr. Zhang that she is currently participating in investment and financial management, with a yield of 10%, and she can earn money in just 7 days. Mr. Zhang, who was unvigilant, obeyed the woman's words, recharged according to the bank card number provided by the customer service in the link, and transferred 10 times one after another, totaling 165008 yuan.

Seven days later, Mr. Zhang, who had not seen the income, had lost even the principal!He immediately contacted the woman, only to find that the woman had blocked and deleted all her friends, and the investment and financial management ** could not enter, so he realized that he had been deceived, so he called the police for help.

no.4

"The most" willing to cooperate

Impersonating the public prosecutor's office to defraud

Criminals pretend to be staff of public security and law enforcement agencies, and falsely claim that the victim's bank account, ** card, social security card, medical insurance card, etc. have been fraudulently used, or the identity information has been leaked, or they are suspected of money laundering, illegal entry and exit, express package drug concealment and other illegal crimes, so as to require the victim to transfer funds to a "safe account" to cooperate with the investigation or accept supervision, and then commit fraud.

Case

On September 20, Ms. Liu received a letter from a person claiming to be a Fujian public security officer, saying that Ms. Liu was suspected of a major money laundering case and was wanted. Ms. Liu didn't believe it at first, but ** detailed Ms. Liu's occupation, place of work and other information, and after adding WeChat, she showed Ms. Liu an "Internet arrest warrant", which contained Ms. Liu's **, ID number and the "official seal" of the public security organ.

Ms. Liu believed it and was anxious to prove that she was not involved in money laundering, and she asked the other party to provide a false "Supreme People's Procuratorate" and the "fund clearing software" in **. Ms. Liu then entered the bank card account number, payment password and mobile phone verification code in the software, and then the other party turned off the computer screen on the grounds that the fund settlement needed to be confidential, and 30 minutes after Ms. Liu's operation, the other party transferred all the 200,000 yuan on the bank account in 20 times.

no.5

"The most" has **

Online swiping and task-based scams

Rebate scams: Fraudsters publish part-time advertisements through webpages, text messages, social software, short ** platforms and other channels, or use pornographic content and free gifts as bait to recruit "swiping customers", "likers" and "promoters", and once a victim is "hooked", they will be pulled into a chat group of "doing tasks". After joining the chat group, the fraudster will post a "task", and after the victim completes the "task", the fraudster will quickly return a small commission to deceive the victim into trusting. Induce the victim to do an "advanced task". When the victim wants to withdraw money, the fraudsters use various excuses to withhold the withdrawal and trick the victim into increasing the investment, so as to defraud more funds.

Case 1:

On November 5, Ms. Li saw the *** who scanned the code to receive the rice cooker for free in the WeChat circle of friends, so she scanned the code and added the customer service, and the customer service said that she could receive it after installing the app and completing the task. After installing the app, Ms. Li contacted the "receptionist", and after completing the task, Ms. Li received a commission of 20 yuan.

The higher the amount paid, the higher the commission will be returned. Ms. Li has completed 5 tasks, subscribing to the principal of 100 yuan to 1,000 yuan, and each time the commission is returned to her APP account, and she has invested a total of 110,000 yuan in her vigilance. However, when Ms. Li failed to withdraw money, she immediately contacted the "receptionist", who told her that the operation was wrong, resulting in a "card order", and she needed to do another compound task to withdraw money. Ms. Li, who realized that she had been deceived, asked the other party for the principal, but the other party had deleted *** and could not log in to the app.

Case 2:

On October 17, Mr. Wang received a sexually explicit text message. Driven by curiosity, he ** app. After registering and logging in, the in-app customer service "Xiaofang" contacted Mr. Wang and sent some beauties**, asking Mr. Wang if he had taken a fancy to him. When Mr. Wang expressed his intention, the other party said: You can make a free appointment to do the recharge betting task. Mr. Wang recharged twice, and he received benefits after completing the task. According to the instructions of the customer service, Mr. Wang recharged on the app and transferred a total of 150,000 yuan. After completing the task, he found that the amount he had deposited could not be withdrawn. The customer service reminds that you need to pay 5,000 yuan "tax fee" to withdraw. After Mr. Wang transferred 5,000 yuan, he still couldn't withdraw it, and the customer service said that he needed to submit an "unfreezing fund" to unfreeze. At this time, Mr. Wang realized that he had been deceived.

no.6

"The most" is creditworthy

False credit fraud

False credit investigation fraud is when fraudsters pretend to be staff of banks, online loans, and Internet financial platforms, claiming that the victim's previous loans or payment tools are being used have bad records, which will affect personal credit reporting, and trick the victim into transferring money.

Case 1:

On August 11, Mr. Li received verification from a friend who claimed to be an Alipay customer service, and the other party accurately stated his personal information and university, saying that Mr. Li had a campus loan record that had not been cancelled during his undergraduate studies, and that he needed to cancel his account immediately, otherwise his personal credit would be affected. Mr. Li, who believed that it was true, added the other party's QQ according to the other party's request, and the other party claimed that the loan records could be offset by swiping the bank statement many times, allowing him to borrow money on the online loan platform and transfer it to the account designated by the other party, and said that he would return all the money after the offset was completed. So Mr. Li operated according to the other party's request and transferred 12,000 yuan to **. **After deleting Mr. Li and blocking him, Mr. Li realized that he had been deceived and called the police.

Case 2:

On October 7, Li received a customer service from a customer service who claimed to be JD.com, saying that Li had a loan of 200,000 yuan under the name of JD.com that had not been cancelled, and if it was not cancelled, it would affect his credit information, pull him into the blacklist, and accurately state Li's ID number, mobile phone number and other details. Li believed that it was true, so he opened the screen sharing software as required, and then set up multiple lending apps according to the other party's requirements. At this time, he asked Li to take out all the loan lines in the app, and when Li was operating, he obtained all the passwords in the screen sharing. Li realized that he had been deceived after his bank account was transferred 303925 yuan and immediately called the police.

no.7

The "most" fake deals

Fraudulent transactions of online game products

Game transaction scams usually use the name of acquiring a player's high-level game account, and trick the player into logging in to phishing** or fake transactions** to make transactions, so as to obtain the player's bank card information, and ask the player to pay the relevant fees for various reasons, or directly transfer the money in the player's bank card.

Case

On October 5, when high school student Xiao Chen was playing a mobile game at home, a game friend took the initiative to add him as a friend and offered to buy his game account for 300 yuan. After Xiao Chen readily agreed, the other party sent a link asking Xiao Chen to trade with a third party. After Xiao Chen registered in the **, the other party said that he had transferred 300 yuan to the platform account, but Xiao Chen was never able to withdraw from the platform, and after consulting the platform's customer service, the customer service said that the bank card information in Xiao Chen's account was filled in incorrectly, resulting in the funds being frozen, and the funds needed to be recharged and unfrozen before they could be withdrawn. Under the guidance of customer service, Xiao Chen used his parents' Alipay and WeChat to recharge a total of more than 10,000 yuan in three times, but found that he still could not withdraw cash, and then realized that he had been deceived.

no.8

The "most" good relationship

Impersonate leaders and acquaintances to defraud

Impersonating leaders and acquaintances to commit fraud: The suspect impersonates the victim's leader, company boss, superior manager, relatives and friends through **, text messages, online social tools, etc., to trick the victim into transferring money and remitting money on the grounds that he is in urgent need of money, so as to commit fraud.

Case 1:

On August 9, Mr. Liu's WeChat received a friend application, the other party claimed to be Manager Shen, because Mr. Liu came to have business dealings with Manager Shen today, so he didn't think much about it. The next day, the other party contacted Mr. Liu, saying that he wanted to make a temporary appointment with a leader, and he needed to give gifts to the leader to do things, but it was inconvenient to transfer the money by himself, so he asked Mr. Liu to help transfer 10,000 yuan and return it afterwards. Mr. Liu didn't think much about it, so he transferred the money through Alipay in two installments according to the other party's request. After a while, the other party said that the money was not enough and that it needed to be transferred. At this time, Mr. Liu felt that something was wrong, so he used his mobile phone to contact Manager Shen, who denied borrowing money from Liu Sheng. After verification, Liu Sheng found that he had been deceived.

Case 2:

On November 3, Ms. Luan received a private message from her good friend Xu on Weibo, Xu said that she was abroad and did not have enough money on her, so she needed Ms. Luan to transfer money to him60,000 yuan to buy a ticket, and said that the validity period of the ticket system is only ten minutes, very anxious, asked Ms. Luan to transfer the money quickly, and return it to Ms. Luan immediately after returning to China. Because Xu is a very good friend of Ms. Luan and the person is indeed abroad, the account is indeed a Weibo account commonly used by Xu, so he remitted the money to the account provided by the other party according to the instructions of the other party without suspicion. Later, Ms. Luan called her good friend Xu, but Xu didn't know about it at all. At this time, Ms. Liu opened Weibo to check and found that the private message was not sent by a good friend, but an account that made the avatar very similar to the Weibo interface, and Ms. Luan realized that she had been deceived.

no.9

The "most" bamboo shoots are beautiful

Fake shopping service scams

False shopping and service fraud, criminals publish product advertising information through online social tools, usually using preferential discounts, overseas **, low-price transfers, 0 yuan shopping, etc. as bait or falsely claiming that they can provide the victim with normal life-type services, skill-based services, etc. (such as: applying for a driver's license, **production, **publishing, etc.), and after inducing the victim to pay, the victim will be blacked out or lost contact. or on the pretext of paying additional deposits, deposits, customs duties, etc., to trick victims into transferring money and committing fraud.

Case

On October 26th, Xiao Gao bought an Apple 13pro mobile phone for only more than 4000 yuan through a WeChat friend, and because the price was lower than the market, he placed an order directly with the other party. By scanning the code, Xiao Gao transferred the money to the other party, and soon after, the other party said that he needed to handle the invoice and needed to transfer another 1,000 yuan, and the money would be returned after the processing. Xiao Gao transferred another 1,000 yuan to the other party, but the other party said that there was no remark to transfer it again, and Xiao Gao transferred the account to the other party again. After this transfer, the other party sent a screenshot saying that it had been refunded and no money had been received. He also asked Xiao Gao to transfer 4,000 yuan on the grounds of submitting the review fee, saying that he could receive a refund after the transfer. The other party began to ask Xiao Gao to transfer money for various reasons, and it was not until he transferred more than 20,000 yuan that Xiao Gao found out that he had been deceived.

no.10

The "most" big business

Food ordering scams

Ordering fraud is mainly aimed at merchants in the catering industry, pretending to be leaders, military police, school teachers, and customers, contacting merchants, and placing bulk orders, adding WeChat to ask for help ordering "specific items" and providing the items of **business**** The other party sends fake bank transfer screenshots to deceive the victim's trust and ask the merchant to pay in advance.

Case

On September 15, Mr. Gu, the owner of the restaurant, received an order for "big business". A person who claimed to be a teacher said that he wanted to order three tables of meals at the restaurant and renew the meals at the restaurant for 14 consecutive days. Mr. Gu immediately added the WeChat of "customer" for further communication.

The customer "sent a bottle of red wine** and said they needed to serve it at the time of their meal. Through the recommendation of the "customer", Mr. Gu contacted the ** merchant, and he placed an order for 40 bottles of red wine with the ** merchant. However, the "** businessman" said that he needed to pay the deposit first, and Mr. Gu communicated with the "customer", but he did not expect the "customer" to say that the finance immediately transferred the money for the meal and red wine to Mr. Gu, and sent the transfer record on WeChat.

After Mr. Gu paid a deposit of 23,200 yuan, the "customer" said that a leader wanted to buy 50 more bottles of red wine, and asked Mr. Gu to buy more wine, and this time the "customer" took the initiative to record the transfer of the purchase of red wine. Meeting such a cheerful guest, Mr. Gu paid a deposit of 15,000 yuan to the ** merchant again.

After the excitement, Mr. Ku found that he had not received the transfer money. He hurriedly contacted the "customer", and the other party said that it would take 24 hours to arrive in the account, and at the same time, the "red wine ** merchant" was also unheard, and Mr. Gu was shocked to realize that he had been deceived and lost 38,200 yuan.

Executive Producer |Dong Yi.

Editor-in-Chief |Wang Dongmei.

Editor-in-charge |Xie Fanqi.

Edit |Sheng Haolin.

* |Networking.

Release |Jiuquan Public Security Bureau Rong ** Center.

Submission | [email protected]

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