In today's digital age, online games have become an important way for children to have fun. However, with the popularity of online games, some criminals also use game platforms to commit fraud, which has brought a lot of financial losses to families.
Recently, the fraud case caused by the online game "Egg Boy Party" has attracted widespread attention.
It is understood that "Egg Boy Party" is a very popular online game among young users. However, during the winter vacation, there were many fraud cases caused by "free **" in many places across the country.
Criminals take advantage of the appeal of this game to defraud underage players in the name of "free gifts**, props", etc. The children who fall for the scam unknowingly leak their personal information and bank card information, which ultimately leads to serious losses to the family's property.
In Shaanxi, there is such a distressing case. A consumer suddenly found that there were a large number of deduction text messages and transfer records on mobile banking, and after inquiry, he learned that all this was actually his daughter in order to receive the free ** of the "Egg Boy Party".
* Use lies to threaten the child, make her believe the truth, and follow the instructions of ** to disclose all the bank card information and verification code to the other party. As a result, the bank card inside the 780,000 yuan was transferred away in 15 installments in a short period of time.
Similarly, multiple similar cases of fraud have been found in Anhui. According to Feidong**, in late November 2023, they received a number of parent reports that their children transferred tens of thousands of yuan without parental consent after seeing the news of receiving the "Egg Boy Party" game for free on social software, and finally fell for being deceived.
The occurrence of these cases makes us ask: why do children easily believe strangers' **?
Children's interest and enthusiasm for online games is very high
In the game, ** and props often represent personality and honor, so many children will put in the effort to get these virtual items.
When criminals use "free giveaway" as bait, many children will be tempted and take the bait. They usually have a certain amount of psychological knowledge and can accurately grasp the weaknesses and fears of children, so as to carry out fraud.
As parents, we often neglect our children's safety education in the online world
Many children lack sufficient awareness and vigilance against online fraud, and do not know how to protect their personal information and property.
At the same time, parents do not have enough time and energy to pay attention to their children's online behavior in their daily lives, which leads to tragedy.
The occurrence of these fraud cases not only brings financial losses to the family, but also has a serious impact on the mental health of the children.
Children may feel guilty and guilty because of their own gullibility, and they may also rebel because of their parents' blame.
Regarding this incident, netizens have expressed their opinions. Some people believe that this is a consequence of poor parental supervision, while others believe that gaming platforms should strengthen their efforts to combat fraud.
In my opinion, as parents, we should strengthen our children's cyber security education in our daily lives, so that they can understand the dangers of online fraud and how to prevent it.
Game platforms should also take on more responsibilities to strengthen the supervision of in-game fraud and the management of in-game virtual items, so as to avoid them becoming a tool for criminals to commit fraud and protect the legitimate rights and interests of underage players.