Telecom fraud refers to the criminal act of fabricating false information and setting up a scam by telephone, internet, SMS, etc., to induce victims to make money or transfer money in a long-distance and non-contact way. Usually, the purpose of cheating is achieved by impersonating others and forging various legal coats and forms, such as impersonating public security law, commercial company manufacturers, state organ staff, bank staff and other institutions, forging and impersonating recruitment, billing, loans, mobile phones and so on. Since the new millennium in 2000, with the development of science and technology, a series of technical tools have been developed and used. Many technicians and some civilians resort to mobile phones, fixed telephones, internet and other communication tools and modern technology to implement non-contact fraud, which can be said to be rapid development and spread, causing great losses to the people.
Around us, we often receive some phone calls. They will pretend to be hospital staff, or public security bureau staff, and some will pretend to be bank staff. The reason why they pretend to be these people is mainly to deceive us, then convince us of their identity, and then induce us to follow their instructions. In this way, we can cheat our money or know our bank card number. Or know our home address, for this phenomenon, we should call the police in time, and then let the police comrades make a positive positioning through the alarm, and then find out the location of these scammers and bring them to justice.
legal ground
Article 266 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) stipulates that whoever defrauds public or private property in a relatively large amount 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.