First, can online fraud be changed to theft?
1, the public security organ will change the crime of fraud into theft according to the circumstances of the crime, which will not have much impact on sentencing, so don't worry.
2. The starting point of both crimes is less than three years. We cannot unilaterally say which crime is lighter or heavier, but we should combine the actual situation such as the circumstances of the crime.
Second, the relevant legal knowledge
According to the provisions of Article 264 of the Criminal Law, theft refers to the act of stealing a large amount of public or private property for the purpose of illegal possession, or repeatedly stealing, burglary, theft with a weapon, and pickpocketing public or private property.
Article 266 of the Criminal Law 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. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.
Second, the relevant legal knowledge
The above contents are related answers. We can change online fraud into theft, which depends on the actual situation, but the change of the nature of the case will not have much impact on sentencing, because the starting point of these two crimes is less than three years. If you have other legal questions, you can consult the relevant lawyers.