"Listen to lectures and receive free eggs, magical health products that can cure all diseases, three-day and two-night tour groups with free food and accommodation, high dividends, guaranteed capital and high interest..." Some criminals often use the names of "serving the elderly" and "caring for the elderly" "" banner greets the elderly and then offers them small favors to defraud them of the pension money they have worked hard to save for many years. Recently, Chongqing Rongchang police uncovered a case of fund-raising fraud in the name of promoting health products, and arrested the criminal suspect Pan, with more than 170,000 yuan in funds involved.
html Since June 1st, the Economic Investigation Detachment of Chongqing Rongchang District Public Security Bureau has successively received reports from many people claiming that Pan, the head of a certain health food business department, used the excuse of lack of funds to cooperate with a group to defraud the elderly from investing, promising short-term However, after expiration, Pan closed the business department and disappeared. Only then did the elderly people realize that they might have been cheated, so they reported the case to the police. According to preliminary statistics, a total of 8 elderly people were defrauded, and the amount involved amounted to more than 170,000 yuan. After receiving the report, the Rongchang police immediately set up a task force to investigate.
According to the policeman handling the case, after investigation, in July 2020, employees of Pan’s organization’s health food business department conducted false propaganda and invited the elderly to attend health lectures by distributing leaflets, making phone calls, holding health lectures, and spreading word of mouth. The activity developed into a member, and he took the initiative to present a copy of his ID card (after investigation, the copy was forged by Pan) to defraud the trust of the majority of fund-raising participants, and then used short-term high returns as bait to lure the elderly to a society dominated by The public absorbs funds.
"The lectures are free, and they will also give us rice and cooking oil as gifts." 70-year-old Uncle Zhang said that through word of mouth among the elderly, there is an endless stream of elderly people coming to attend the lectures, with more than 80 people in one class. , classes start in batches a day. Pan began to sell donkey hide gelatin , bear bile powder and other health products as well as water purifiers to the elderly. After the elderly spend money to purchase, they can also receive free small gifts, rice, cooking oil and other items.
Later, on the grounds that he needed funds to cooperate with a certain group, Pan issued a formatted IOU to borrow cash from undecided elderly people in society many times, and promised to return the principal and pay interest (interest is 10%-15%) after half a year.
Uncle Zhang said, "About January 2021, she told me, 'They are planning to cooperate with a certain group to open a grocery store. They are short of 200,000 to 300,000 yuan and can only borrow for half a year.' Seeing that I was hesitant, she She also said that her store is here, and she still has a business license. She can't run away even if she wants to. After gathering the money, she opened the store and we are here. It was cheaper to buy things with some members. I thought it wouldn't take long anyway, and the interest would be okay, so I lent her the money. Two months later, she called again and said she still had money to cooperate with a certain group. I borrowed as much money as I wanted, and it took half a year, and I lent her money again.”
Pan got money through deception and then absconded. After grasping the criminal facts, the task force launched an online pursuit of Pan on June 15. On June 29, Pan was arrested in Xinxiang, Henan. Currently, Pan is suspected of fund-raising fraud and has been subject to criminal coercive measures by the Rongchang police in accordance with the law. The case is under further investigation.
The police remind: The methods of fraud and crime targeting middle-aged and elderly people have been constantly evolving and innovating. Scammers target middle-aged and elderly people with weak legal awareness, weak identification ability, and easy trust in others. They often set up traps to defraud property and succeed. It is recommended that middle-aged and elderly people should improve their awareness of prevention in their daily lives, do not believe in high returns, do not easily disclose personal information, do not be greedy for cheap, correct their health and wellness concepts, be wary of various fund-raising lectures, and promptly install the " national anti-counterfeiting system". Fraud center ” APP to avoid property losses.
