On the evening of January 3, 2024, the Jibang Police Station of the Chongming Public Security Bureau received a report from the public in the jurisdiction, Ni Laobo, who said that he was "borrowed" more than 9,000 yuan by his neighbor Fan. The same situation was experienced by 3 other elderly people. After receiving the police, the police quickly investigated.
Caption: The IOU issued by the suspect Fan when he defrauded the elderly of money in the name of borrowing money. Photo courtesy of Chongming Public Security (the same below).
He gives people a pretty good feeling, and the old people around him celebrate their birthdays, either buying cakes or giving gifts. Seeing that I usually live alone at home, I often cook meals for me, and last time I saw that I was inconvenient to travel, I specially bought a battery car to give it to me. In early November, Mrs. Li, who lent more than 30,000 pensions to Fan, cried and told the police.
Caption: The police arrested the suspect Fan who was hiding in the hotel.
After inquiry, Fan came to Chongming in July 2023 and rented a farmhouse in Zhongxing Town. After Fan got along with the old people, from August to November, he successively borrowed a total of more than 70,000 yuan from four elderly people on the grounds of "lack of money for taking license plates", "helping his son repay the mortgage", and "funds urgently need to turnover".
I've only known him for a few months, so how can you rest assured that you can lend him money?The police asked. Uncle Ni told the police that Fan said that he had money in his bank card, and he was only looking for money to borrow money from them when he couldn't withdraw it for a while. The old people listened to Fan, he worked in a property company in Shanghai, there were more than 60 yuan of financial funds in the bank card, and there was real estate in the urban area, so they never thought that Fan would run away with money.
The money of the elderly is pension money and medical expenses. After grasping the situation, the police station organized the police to carry out an investigation overnight, and on January 5, Fan was arrested hiding in the hotel, and Fan confessed to the crime of defrauding the elderly of money. According to Fan's confession, his bank account has no deposit at all, and there is no real estate in his name, because he is lazy to do it, basically he does not work hard, in order to meet the daily high consumption, Fan will play the abacus to the old people around the rented place, and deceive the trust of the old people by shouting the cold and asking for warmth, and winning feelings, and then borrowing money for various false reasons, and leaving directly when the loan expires.
The police then contacted Fan's sister, who was heartbroken after hearing about his brother's illegal crimes, and said that he would help his brother to actively repay on his behalf in the monthly repayment mode.
At present, the criminal suspect Fan has been taken criminal compulsory measures by Chongming ** in accordance with the law on suspicion of fraud, and the case is under further investigation.
*Tips: The elderly must be cautious when interacting with strangers, especially in the event of economic exchanges, be careful, inform their children as much as possible, listen to their opinions, and do not leave an opportunity for **.
Xinmin Evening News reporter Xie Min.