For ordinary users and "wool party", their legal responsibilities should be treated differently according to the degree of profit. If the circumstances are minor and do not constitute a criminal offence, it shall be handled in accordance with the provisions of the Civil Law on invalid civil acts and unjust enrichment; If the circumstances are serious or the amount is huge, it may violate the criminal law and be suspected of a criminal offence. In recent years, users often take advantage of the platform vulnerability "bonus hunter". The interviewed experts reminded users not to seize the "wool" of loopholes exploited by businesses, and not to use technical means to gain improper benefits. A large number of malicious "bonus hunter" may be severely punished.
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In the era of e-commerce, "bonus hunter" prevailed, and "Wool Party" became a phenomenon of Internet existence. The exploitation of platform vulnerability "bonus hunter" can be roughly divided into three categories:
The first is ordinary users who occasionally exploit platform vulnerabilities;
The second is the "wool party" that knows it is a loophole but still "bonus hunter" many times;
The third is a black and gray gang that makes profits from this.
The "wool party" often holds the idea that "I found something wrong with wool by my ability". In fact, there are not a few people who have been investigated for legal responsibility for "bonus hunter". For example, the case that aroused widespread concern in society and the case of He Peng were sentenced because the ATM machine failed, which led to the withdrawal amount exceeding the account balance. "For ordinary users and the' wool party', their legal responsibilities should be treated differently according to the degree of profit." Chen Yitian, a researcher at the Institute of Law of Guangdong Academy of Social Sciences, said that if the circumstances are minor and do not constitute a criminal offence, they shall be dealt with in accordance with the provisions of the General Principles of the Civil Law on invalid civil acts and unjust enrichment;
If the circumstances are serious or the amount is huge, it may violate the provisions of the Criminal Law on the crime of theft and imparting criminal methods, and it is suspected of a criminal offence. Compared with ordinary consumers and the "wool party", black and gray gangs are obviously a headache for all platforms. "If the black and gray gangs create loopholes such as coupons themselves and use the' preset consent' (rules) of Internet companies to defraud property, it constitutes a crime of fraud." Therefore, in order to avoid possible legal risks, experts suggest that ordinary users should strictly follow the methods provided by the website to obtain discounts within the normal range. And normal use of existing accounts or normal registered accounts, do not take advantage of platform loopholes, do not use technical means to obtain improper benefits.