We often hear about people who have been scammed by telecommunications, so what is telecommunications fraud?
Telecom fraud refers to the criminal act of fabricating false information and setting up scams through phone calls, the Internet, text messages, etc., to commit remote, non-contact fraud on victims, and to induce victims to make money or transfer money. The purpose of deception is usually achieved by impersonating others and forging various legal appearances and forms.
Common forms of telecommunications fraud:
1. Loans and credit cards.
1. False loans
General criminal suspects publish advertising information for loans through online media, phone calls, text messages, social tools, etc. , then pretend to be an employee of a bank or loan company to contact the victim, obtain the victim's information, and trick the victim into transferring money on the grounds of charging handling fees, paying annual interest, deposits, taxes, agency fees, etc. , or by testing the repayment ability, brushing the waters, adjusting the interest rate, lowering the interest rate, and improving creditworthiness. Some criminal suspects commit fraud by defrauding the victim's bank account number, password and other information to directly transfer money for consumption.
2. False credit card applications
General criminal suspects publish advertising information for credit cards through online media, phone calls, text messages, social networking tools, etc. , and then contact the victim pretending to be a staff member of a bank or financial company, falsely claiming that he can apply for a credit card (activate Huabei, JD.COM I-Tiao, etc.), and deceive the victim on the grounds that it requires costs, deposits, handling fees, service fees, brushes, etc. The victim transfers money. , thus committing the crime of fraud.
3. False withdrawals and cash withdrawals
The suspect pretended to be a staff member of a bank, loan company, online loan platform (lending money, JD.COM gold bars, 360 IOUs, etc.). ) and Internet financial platforms (Qianqianba, Baitiao, etc.), falsely claim that they can help withdraw cash from credit cards and credit APP accounts, and trick victims into transferring money on the grounds that they require deposits, handling fees, service fees, turnover, etc., thereby committing fraud .
2. Rebate categories
The suspect promoted part-time advertising through websites, recruitment platforms, QQ, WeChat, SMS, Tik Tok and other channels to quickly refresh transactions when opening an online store Um, on the grounds of good online reviews and credibility, we recruit people to work part-time to brush orders online. The criminal suspect uses text to trick the victim into performing shopping and payment operations on the link or APP provided by him, and promises to return the shopping fee after the transaction, as well as an additional commission. Generally, during the process of swiping orders, when the victim gets the first order, the criminal suspect will give the victim a small rebate to let the victim taste the sweetness. When the transaction amount of the victim's fraudulent orders becomes larger, the suspect will refuse to refund the money for various reasons and blacklist the victim.
In addition to the form of payment on shopping websites, there are also fans and likes that falsely claim that Tik Tok, Aauto Quicker and other video live broadcast software increase popularity; falsely claiming that gambling websites are doing activities and using lottery tickets; Those who falsely claim that the stock market promotes trading activity and fake stock transactions are similar to the traditional fake list. The suspects are all part-time fraud oriented and promise to return money and commissions. When the victim makes the first order, the suspect will also give the victim a small rebate to give the victim a taste of the sweetness. When the victim's fraudulent transaction amount increases, the suspect will refuse to pay back the money for various reasons and block the victim.
Fourth, posing as logistics customer service
After purchasing shopping website buyer information and express delivery information through illegal channels, the suspect pretended to be staff of logistics companies such as express delivery, freight forwarding, and warehousing, claiming The victim's express delivery was lost. He can provide refunds, compensation claims, tax refunds, etc. to the victims. , tricking the victim into transferring money, or following the inducement of the criminal suspect, entering his bank card and other information into the webpage that pops up with the QR code, entering the mobile phone verification code, and the money in his bank card will be transferred.
What are the consequences of telecommunications fraud?
The sentencing standards for telecommunications fraud are as follows:
1. If the amount is relatively large, the person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or surveillance.
2. If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, the person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined.
3. If the amount is particularly huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or have property confiscated.
Article 266 of the "Criminal Law" stipulates that whoever defrauds public or private property and the amount is relatively large shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also or solely be fined; if the amount is huge or there is If the amount is particularly huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, the offender shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years and not more than ten years, and shall also be fined; if the amount is particularly huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or his property shall be confiscated. If this law provides otherwise, such provisions shall prevail.