The game "Egg Boy Party" for players' entertainment has become the target of **, causing a number of fraud cases caused by "free**" across the country. These criminals took advantage of the attraction of the game to commit fraud on the Internet in the name of "free gifts**, props", etc., and many minors became their victims, and the amount involved was as high as hundreds of thousands of yuan.
During this year's winter vacation, a consumer in Shaanxi Province found the deduction text messages and transfer records of mobile banking, and after questioning his daughter, he learned that his daughter was threatened with "police taking away children" in order to receive the game for free, and asked to use the parent's mobile phone to remove the abnormality. The daughter believed it and told the other party the bank card information and verification code according to the other party's instructions, and the money in the bank card was transferred away. A similar situation also occurred in Wuhan, a female student swiped on her grandmother's mobile phone to "add QQ to receive the egg boy party game for free**", and was threatened by the other party with fraud to pay 200,000 yuan, and the female student told the other party the bank card and ID card and other information in order to solve the problem, resulting in the mother's Alipay money being transferred 20,000 yuan.
According to incomplete statistics, since the second half of 2023, at least 50 local government accounts in the public security and political and legal systems across the country have released fraud cases related to "Egg Boy Party". In August last year alone, more than 200 parents encountered the problem of "difficulty in refunding" minors, believing that the game's real-name system, anti-addiction measures and safety barrier construction were very unsatisfactory, which also provided an opportunity for them to target "Egg Boy Party".
Although NetEase will enable the face recognition mechanism in 2023, set up an exclusive customer service portal for underage refunds on the whole platform, and launch a one-click ban on recharge and other "anti-addiction" measures, and deploy all channel servers to protect the healthy growth of minors, but in 2024, there will still be cases of minors being deceived. Moreover, now more and more minors are beginning to contact the Internet, and the age group of 6-10 years old has become the main age group for the first time to go online. Therefore, NetEase should take more powerful measures to solve this problem. As a revenue of up to 271With 400 million yuan, 500 million users and more than 40 million daily active users, "Egg Boy Party" is not only an entertainment product, but also should assume social responsibility and protect the interests of minors.
These events have had a great impact on society as a whole. First of all, many parents have questions about the safety and protective measures of "Egg Boy Party", and they have more strict supervision and education for their children. Secondly, these fraud cases have caused huge financial losses to the victims, negatively impacting their lives. Most importantly, these incidents have exposed the seriousness of cybersecurity issues and raised public concerns about cyber security and the protection of minors.
However, it is difficult to determine what impact these events will have on Egg Boy Party and other similar games. Although NetEase has taken a series of protective measures, the occurrence of these cases is still worrying, whether stricter regulations and regulations are needed to protect minors from fraud. How should we strengthen the management of game security and the protection of minors in the future?
In short, in response to the occurrence of the "Egg Boy Party" fraud case, the relevant departments and game developers should strengthen cooperation and jointly formulate stricter regulations and measures to protect the rights and interests of minors. At the same time, parents also need to pay more attention to their children's cyber security education to improve their ability to identify online fraud. Only through the joint efforts of all parties can we establish a safer and healthier online environment and protect the rights and interests of minors.