According to Nanchang Radio and Television Station, recently, a netizen in Dongguan, Guangdong Province posted that the owner found the lost Apple mobile phone, saying that there was a generous thank you fee for returning the mobile phone, and after the owner returned the mobile phone, he opened the red envelope and found that it contained 31 practice coupons. This matter has caused concern.
According to the online biography**, netizens said that they returned the mobile phone they picked up to the owner on the evening of February 17, and the other party said that they had prepared a generous thank you fee (cash in red packaging), and when they opened it the next day, they found that it was 31 practice coupons. After calling the police, the other party confessed. (The owner) took the initiative to give it, and he couldn't insult people with the practice coupon as real money. ”
In this regard, Yi Xu, a partner at Hunan Jinzhou Law Firm, said that in China, this kind of owner deliberately expresses heavy rewards in a false way, but in fact gives practice vouchers, which may constitute fraud. According to article 228 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, the crime of fraud is a criminal act in which the property of others is defrauded, and the circumstances are serious, it may constitute a criminal offense.
However, whether criminal liability can be pursued still needs to consider factors such as the specific facts of the case, the size of the amount, and the interpretation of the law. Sometimes it may be difficult to open a case for investigation due to a small amount of money or insufficient evidence, but this does not mean that the owner's actions are completely legal. Fraud is still unacceptable, both legally and ethically.
*: Xiaoxiang Morning News.