The crime of fraud refers to the act of defrauding a large amount of public and private property subjectively for the purpose of illegal possession and objectively by means of fictional facts or concealing the truth.
According to the regulations, if an individual defrauds public or private property of more than 2,000 yuan but less than 30,000 yuan, it is a "relatively large amount" and should be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and concurrently or solely fined.
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.
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Criminal law of the people's Republic of China
Article 280-1 Crime of Using False Identity Documents or Stealing Identity Documents Whoever uses forged, altered or stolen identity cards, passports, social security cards, driver's licenses and other documents that can prove his identity according to law in activities that should provide identity documents according to state regulations, if the circumstances are serious, shall be sentenced to criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also or shall only be fined.
Whoever commits the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph and constitutes other crimes shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier punishment. Article 280 bis Whoever steals or fraudulently uses another person's identity to obtain the qualifications for admission to institutions of higher learning, employment of civil servants and employment placement on behalf of another person shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined.
Whoever organizes or instigates others to commit the acts mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall be given a heavier punishment in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph.
State functionaries who commit the acts mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs, which constitute other crimes, shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of combined punishment for several crimes. Article 287-1 The crime of illegal use of information network commits one of the following acts. If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years or criminal detention, and shall also or only be fined:
(a) to establish websites and distribution groups that commit fraud, teach criminal methods, make or sell prohibited items, controlled items and other illegal and criminal activities;
(2) publishing information on manufacturing and selling drugs, guns, obscene articles and other prohibited articles, controlled articles or other illegal and criminal activities;
(3) publishing information for the purpose of committing illegal and criminal activities such as fraud.
If a unit commits the crime mentioned in the preceding paragraph, it shall be fined, and the directly responsible person in charge and other directly responsible personnel shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the first paragraph.
Whoever commits the acts mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs and constitutes other crimes at the same time shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier punishment.