"Dear friends, please vote for my family treasure! ”
Today is the last day, and victory or defeat is here."
"The time has come to test friendship, vote for one."
Voting in the circle of friends, many people must have encountered it.
But behind this kind of voting, there may also be a hidden **.
December 26, 2023
Published cases:
A fraud gang in Jiangsu fictitious "Children's Art Star Competition", they made a link to the children's works for parents to send to the circle of friends to canvass for votes, and after the popularity rose, they opened a gift channel to deceive parents to vote and recharge, luring parents to brush money and compare. The gang carried out more than 2,500 so-called competitions, with tens of thousands of students participating, earning more than 14 million yuan! Recently, three main offenders were sentenced for fraud.
How does this type of ** work?
Kids' Talent Poll**
Usually initiated on social **.
It asks for the upload of the child's ** and talent show**
And call on friends in the circle of friends to vote
Behind the seemingly innocuous activity.
But there are huge traps hidden.
*Unrelated).Step 1: Engage people
First, criminals will post enticing activity information through social media, such as:"Win great prizes" and "Show your child's talent".etc., to attract the attention and participation of parents. Parents are out of"One more award or qualification is good for the child".The mind is actively involved.
Step 2: Create a sense of urgency
The event organizer will set a voting deadline and emphasize that the outcome of the voting will directly determine the child's victory. This makes parents have a sense of urgency, and they have been canvassing in the circle of friends.
Step 3: False Publicity
Some criminals will use technical means to modify the background data and tamper with the voting results. No matter how many votes parents get, they will never get more names than they get in the first place. At the same time, they will also fabricate some fake screenshots and chat logs, claiming that some children have received high sponsorship or cooperation opportunities to deceive parents into trust.
Step 4: Induce payment
When parents find that their children are lagging behind, event organizers will induce them to quickly increase their children's votes by paying for virtual gifts or VIP memberships. These fees are usually higher and there is no guarantee of a corresponding return. But at the critical moment of the final vote, in order for their children to have a good ranking, some parents do not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy "votes".
The key to the success of this kind of ** lies in the fact that ** takes advantage of the psychology of parents looking forward to winning glory for their children, and at the same time simply relies on canvassing to decide the "game", which is easy to stimulate people's desire to win and vanity. The so-called "competition", which outsiders think is unreasonable at first glance, makes parents who are bent on winning gradually lose their minds.
*Unrelated).**Reminder
Canvassing on WeChat Moments has become a norm, and various commercial or non-commercial canvassing activities from talent competitions to work selection are flooding in Moments. Parents must be sensible and cautious about this kind of activity, and learn to discern the authenticity of the activity.
*: China Police Network.
Edit: Breeze.
Capital Cyber Police.