game transactions must be honest, and stealing an account will be sentenced. Recently, a game player in Shanghai sold his game account at a high price and secretly recovered it through means. He was sentenced to in prison for 23 years and 6 months by the Shanghai Second Intermediate Court for suspected theft.
Shanghai man Xiaoqi is an online game expert. Not only is he high in rank, but his equipment is also very good. In early 2021, Xiao Qi, who had no fixed job, sold his game account because he was unable to repay his friend's loan. Gamer Xiaobo was very moved to learn that Xiaoqi's game account had 15 sets of scarce equipment.
In the end, after some bargaining, Xiaobo paid 120,000 yuan to buy all Xiaoqi's account and equipment. Unexpectedly, before I could show off, Xiaobo bought a high price and could not log in normally. Xiaobo then quickly contacted the seller Xiaoqi, but found that Xiaoqi had blocked him. Realizing that he might be deceived, Xiaobo immediately called the police.
Subsequently, Xiaoqi was criminally detained by the public security organs for suspected theft. After investigation, Xiaoqi was reluctant to leave after selling his game account, so he spent 20 yuan online to purchase "account stolen and retrieve service" and then complained to the game platform operator, lying that his game account was stolen. Later, through the original email, mobile phone number and other information bound to the account, he successfully "restored" the above account and reset the password. Xiaobo paid 120,000 yuan to repay debts and personal consumption.
A few days ago, the Shanghai Second Intermediate Court sentenced Xiaoqi to three years and six months in prison for the crime of theft and a fine of 50,000 yuan.
The court stated that although the game accounts and equipment exist in a special network environment, they also condense the players' labor results and have independent property value and practical utility. In addition, game accounts and equipment also have the possibility of being managed, and can be circulated and traded in the market, with both exchange value and use value. The real and realistic transactions between the parties to the transaction should be protected and relieved by law. Xiaoqi used the purpose of illegal possession to steal game accounts and equipment that had been transferred and controlled by others through the Internet through the purpose of "retrieving" technology. This act constitutes the crime of theft.
text丨Benliu News Correspondent Wang Fei Reporter Feng Baoqiang
