video screenshot of two suspects withdrawing money from ATMs
There have been 17,634 communication and online fraud cases in Hangzhou this year
On average, more than 300 people were deceived every day
In early September this year, the express news 85100000 hotline received a sad call from Xiaoshan Aunt Zhang. A call from the scammer made her and her husband’s life savings of 2.55 million yuan be returned to zero in an instant.
On the afternoon of August 24 this year, Aunt Zhang's wife and 67-year-old Uncle Chen received a call while on vacation in Yantai, Shandong, claiming to be a staff member of a mobile company.
The other party said that you had a serious arrears of a phone call in Shanghai. Uncle Chen said that we don’t live in Shanghai and we don’t have any phone calls at all. The other party said that your identity may be impersonated by criminals, and it is recommended to report the case immediately and help him transfer the phone to the "Shanghai Police". The routine after
is like the similar scams we have reported countless times. A scammer who pretended to be a Shanghai police told Uncle Chen that he was impersonated for his identity and is now involved in a fraud case. He wants to clear the suspicion, but only by cooperating with the police investigation, otherwise he will be arrested at home. The scammer asked Uncle Chen to turn on the computer and went to a fake procuratorate website. Seeing his "arrest warrant" and detailed identity information and photos, Uncle Chen believed them.
The scammer ordered Uncle Chen to fly back to Xiaoshan from Shandong immediately, and told him that you are cooperating with the police to handle the case, and you don’t have to bear the cost. We will arrange it for you to make the plane back to Hangzhou in the middle of the night and the hotel you temporarily stayed in after landing. In this way, Uncle Chen believed it even more deeply.
Early the next morning, Uncle Chen returned to his doorstep and found that he forgot to bring the key. When the "police" on the other end of the phone heard this, he was very angry and ordered him to call 114 immediately and find a locksmith to unlock the lock.
Uncle Chen was completely controlled by the liar, and he was whatever he said. The other party was also very insidious. He never mentioned transfers from beginning to end. He kept saying that the police conducted asset investigations, and inputting bank card numbers and passwords were all for investigation. Uncle Chen went to the bank to apply for online banking and U-Shield as they ordered. When he got home, he plugged it into the computer. Before entering the password, he asked them repeatedly, can he just enter something as important as a password? The other party immediately became fierce and said, "Don't you trust the public security organs?"
It was not until Aunt Zhang received a bank message that she found that all the money in her account had been transferred, 2.55 million, which was the lifelong savings of the old couple.
Yesterday morning, Xiaoshan police held a press conference to announce that the three main suspects in the case of Uncle Chen being cheated of 2.55 million yuan have been arrested.
"After the incident, Xiaoshan Jiandao immediately formed a special task force, and with the strong assistance of the municipal bureau, he quickly launched an investigation and quickly found out that Mr. Chen's money had withdrawal and transfer records in Guangzhou and Chengdu respectively, and eventually they all flowed abroad." The police officer in charge of the case said.
grasped this clue, and the police divided into two groups and rushed to Guangzhou and Chengdu as soon as possible.
For three weeks, the police investigated and visited day and night, and only ate instant noodles and fast food for lunch every meal. After a large amount of data analysis and combined with the withdrawal records of the bank card involved in the case, two exact suspects were finally found: 28-year-old Lin and 29-year-old Huang, both from Taichung, Taiwan.
Both of them are cunning rabbits and have their own sites in Guangzhou, Chengdu and Shanghai. Lin appears a lot in Shanghai, and Huang stays in Guangzhou. The task force began to search for their exact location in these two cities again.
"With the cooperation of the police in Panyu, Guangdong, in late September, we locked up Huang's residence, which is a single apartment in , Panyu District, . After waiting downstairs of his house for 3 days, he showed up." The police said.
It was early in the morning to find Huang appeared. He came back from outside, stayed at home for a short time, and entered a nearby foot bath shop. The police rushed in and pressed him to the ground in the lobby of the foot bath shop.
"I checked Huang's house carefully and found that he usually rode a motorcycle with a license plate. After investigation, it was bought by another Taiwanese man, Tong. This Tong is also from Taichung and lives in the same single apartment."
Xiaoshan police took Huang back to Hangzhou overnight. On October 1, good news came from Shanghai and Guangzhou. Shanghai police arrested Lin, who was secretly traveling, and Guangzhou police caught Tong, who had just returned to Guangzhou from Taiwan at Baiyun Airport, .
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The whereabouts of the two suspects in Guangzhou were monitored by the police
Most of the three remained silent about the situation of other gang members, and their sporadic confessions were not valuable (the members of the gang were all nicknamed, and they did not know each other's background), but they confessed to the fact that they participated in the fraud gang and were directly involved in the case of Uncle Chen.
After investigation, the three of them have different levels of education and are not well-off in their hometown. The youngest Lin joined a fraud gang at the beginning of this year, specializing in transferring money and withdrawing money, and transferring the scamed stolen money abroad. Tong and Huang, who are over fifty years old, are old classmates and have entered the industry one after another, but they have not been long.
Lin confessed that they are usually responsible for transferring stolen money and transferring 100 yuan to 2 yuan in commission. The gang has a clear division of labor and good treatment. In addition to commissions, renting a house and eating, all expenses can be reimbursed... Lin said that in the past six months, he has personally handled the fraudulent stolen money of more than 10 million yuan, and Tong has millions.
Lin, Tong and Huang have been detained by Xiaoshan police on suspicion of fraud.
After the briefing meeting yesterday, I called Aunt Zhang and she said she had already known the news.
"At present, we have already felt a little comfort in bringing these scammers to justice, and we can't force money. Our son's development in Shanghai is quite stable. My husband and I also have retirement wages, and life will not be in trouble..."
What Aunt Zhang is most worried about is the mental state of her husband Uncle Chen.
"He has a history of depression . After treatment 10 years ago, he has stabilized a lot, but this time, his depression recurred and his mental collapse. No matter how my son and I persuaded him, he couldn't be able to see it. We went to Shanghai to see my son two days ago. My son took us out to play, and he had no expression on his face from beginning to end..."
"I hope time can dilute all this." Aunt Zhang said.
According to statistics from Hangzhou police, since this year, the city has accepted 6,005 communication fraud cases and 11,629 online fraud cases, totaling 17,634 cases, with a total of 380 million yuan. Frauds that impersonate public security, procuratorial and judicial departments account for nearly one-third of the total number of cases, and are the type of communication network fraud with the largest number of cases and the highest value.
The police once again solemnly reminded citizens to improve their awareness of fraud prevention. When they receive calls from public security, procuratorial and judicial departments, they ask for transfers, remittances, or request account passwords for any reason. If they have any doubts, they can call 110 to inquire at any time.
