Beware of new scams Is it necessary to buy Treasury bills before tuition fees are cleared?

Mondo Finance Updated on 2024-02-06

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Not long ago, Lin received a strange **, the other party claimed to be a staff member of the "China Consumers Association", saying that the tuition fee he paid at the training institution last year could be refunded. Lin happily added the other party's ***, and after seeing the company name plate and business license sent by the other party, he let down his guard and followed the other party's requirements to create a fake rights protection app.

The "customer service" in the fake app told Lin that in order to refund the tuition, he needed to buy "treasury bills" first, and the platform would pay 20% of the principal and promise to refund the principal and interest together. The app provides a variety of schemes, and Lin chose one of them after consideration, that is, to recharge 5,000 yuan and return 6,000 yuan. However, after the recharge was completed, the "customer service" claimed to have found that Lin's operation was inconsistent with the instructions, resulting in data errors and inability to collect the money. In order to solve this problem, Lin was asked to recharge 30,000 yuan again before withdrawing. Although he was a little skeptical about this, Lin still transferred 30,000 yuan in order to return the money as soon as possible. However, the "customer service" asked Lin to continue to transfer 70,000 yuan for unfreezing on the grounds that the account was frozen due to an operation error, and promised to return the money at one time. Although Lin was a little suspicious at first, in order to return the money as soon as possible, he gritted his teeth and transferred 70,000 yuan again. However, Lin was still unable to withdraw and was told that he needed to recharge 100,000 yuan again. In the end, Lin realized that he had been deceived and immediately called the police.

Internet police reminder

When receiving information about "refunds", you must be vigilant and stay calm. Verify the situation through official channels first, don't trust the text messages or screenshots posted by strangers, and don't transfer money to strangers. If you find that you have been deceived, keep the evidence and report it to the police in time.

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