Common types of online fraud

Legal analysis: 1. False consulting information: The industry negatively affected by false consulting information on the Internet is the securities industry. Black hands in the stock market or insiders of securities companies disclose false information on the Internet to drive up the stock price. After the deceived investors raised the stock price, they began to sell the stock.

2. Online auction: Online auction and online shopping are undoubtedly the hot spots of online consumption. While providing convenience for consumers, it also triggered many related complaints. Among them, the most common complaint is that after the buyer pays successfully in the auction, either the goods are not received at all, or the goods received are completely different from those seen online.

3. Internet service-related scams: Consumers see some online advertisements saying that as long as they register on a website for free, the website will provide free Internet services.

4. Information/adult service scam: "Adult content" websites often have many sponsors. Some people pay to download photos from these websites. Some scams are aimed at this kind of consumers, providing photos of "adult content" as bait for free. As a result, customers unconsciously downloaded a dialing software when downloading photos.

Legal basis: Article 266 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) defrauds public or private property, and if the amount is relatively large, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or only be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated.