The standards for filing fraud cases vary from province to city, ranging from 3,000 yuan to more than 10,000 yuan. If the standards for filing a fraud case are not met, it can be treated as a public security case.
Legal basis:
1. According to the "Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Fraud" (implemented on April 8, 2011) If the amount of public or private property defrauded is more than 3,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan, more than 30,000 yuan to 100,000 yuan, or 500,000 yuan, they will be deemed as "larger amount" and "larger amount" respectively.
Defraud If public or private property reaches the above amount standards and any of the following circumstances occurs, he may be severely punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 266 of the Criminal Law:
(1) Sending via the Internet, radio and television, newspapers and magazines, etc. Text messages, making phone calls, or publishing false information defraud an unspecified majority of people;
(2) Fraudulently obtaining funds and materials for disaster relief, emergency rescue, flood prevention, special care, poverty alleviation, immigration, relief, and medical care;
(3) Fraud in the name of raising funds for disaster relief;
(4) Defrauding the disabled, elderly or disabled people of their property;
(5) Causing the victim to commit suicide , mental disorder or other serious consequences.
If the amount of fraud is close to the above-mentioned "huge amount" or "particularly huge amount" standards, and falls under one of the circumstances specified in the preceding paragraph or is a leading member of a fraud group, it shall be determined as Article 266 of the Criminal Law respectively. "Other serious circumstances" and "Other particularly serious circumstances" stipulated in the Article.
2. Article 266 of the "Criminal Law": 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 If there are other serious circumstances, he 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.
3. Article 49 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law": Anyone who steals, defrauds, robs, robs, extorts or intentionally damages public or private property shall be detained for not less than 5 days but not more than 10 days, and may be sentenced concurrently. A fine of not more than 500 yuan shall be imposed; if the circumstances are serious, the offender shall be detained for not less than 10 days but not more than 15 days, and may also be fined not more than 1,000 yuan.