On March 12 this year, the People's Procuratorate's Case Information Disclosure Network released a message, which attracted widespread attention. Information shows that after review and decision, the People's Procuratorate of Huanghua City, Hebei Province approved the arrest of 10 people including Liu Delin, Hebei Hualin Acid and Alkaline Biotechnology Co., Ltd. in accordance with the law for suspected organizing and leading pyramid schemes, concealing and intentional destruction of accounting books.
Hualin "falls", but it is still "surging". Where can the "Hualin Family" who claims to have nearly one million members go? It has become a hot topic they discuss every day. Since November last year, Nandu reporters have been experiencing WeChat groups organized by Hualin member organizations. Since the accident in Hualin, they have exchanged various information every day. Some people want to protect their rights and ask for money, while others try their best to find a "way".
Recently, Nandu reporters found that at the end of the national "100-day Action" for health care products, many regions have "Hualin leaders" are "restless" and call for offline "new positions", including platforms under the banner of "Heyuan Tianjiulu" and "Tianjin Tianshili" companies, which are vigorously absorbing Hualin members; some people have even established new companies, claiming to "save Hualin victims" and continue to boast about the "dream of getting rich" to others. Some Hualin dealers claiming to have awakened and are unwilling to be deceived again, formed a large group of hundreds of people, intending to resort to the law to get back the money they were cheated.
This "Hualin Storm" is far from stopping.
|Someone called for the "new position"|
claims to be the famous pharmaceutical company "Tianshili Group". can transfer the Hualin level by submitting 500 yuan to 3 yuan. "They started partying again!" On April 8, Li Yue (pseudonym), from the Hualin Acid and Alkali Rights Protection Group, posted a screenshot, expressing helplessness. She participated in the Hualin acid and alkaline training course in August last year. Because she believed that Hualin acid and alkaline products could cure all diseases, she handed over 50,000 yuan to go to school. After Hualin fell and found that she was cheated, Li Yue kept asking "Teacher Li" for money but failed. However, after being silent for several months, Teacher Li took the initiative to pull up the group and called on Hualin members to "pass the file."
Hualin's former member Li Yue provided a screenshot of Teacher Li calling for the "Tianshili" online.
shows in the screenshot provided by Li Yue that the group leader, Teacher Li, has brought up a new group of 33 people, and it is reported that they are all offline members. Teacher Li issued a notice in the group saying, "In order to carry forward the technology and for the development of our career, the system has been connected to the new company, and the technology has been confirmed to continue to do it, continue to train, and everything is the same." Teacher Li asked members of the group to quickly register and pay money to handle the matter of Hualin ID number translation of the new company, and emphasized that the ranking of members who are registered late will be lower and the profit will be reduced. In just a few hours, 8 people have joined.
Nandu reporters contacted Teacher Li directly to confirm the way of platform transfer.
In order to obtain more information, a reporter from Nandu called "Teacher Li" on the grounds that "Hualin victims hope to pass the file." He told Nandu reporters that the "new company" connected to is the "famous" "Tianshili Group", which is more guaranteed than Hualin's acid-base level. How to "pass" exactly? Teacher Li replied that you only need to submit your name, Hualin ID number, and hand in 500 yuan to translate the ID number. It turns out that Hualin's products can still be used. When the reporter continued to ask about the details of the profit, Teacher Li said that he could participate in the meeting held in Huizhou on April 10 to get a detailed introduction.
Tianshili Group is an A-share listed company. The company "Jiayou" under is vaguely said that it is "online"
Nandu reporter obtained more information from another netizen Wang Ling (pseudonym), who was also advised to join "Tianshili". She revealed to Nandu reporters that 500 yuan is the fee for the Hualin ID account translation. After activation, it means that it is willing to follow the new team. It turns out that the level of Hualin can also be translated. For example, it turns out that it is a member of 50,000 yuan in Hualin. After the translation, it is equivalent to the membership level of "Tianshili" of 57,500 yuan, but you still have to continue investing money later.
According to Tianyan Check data, the full name of "Tianshili Group" is "Tianshili Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd.". It was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in Tianjin. It is an international group with the biopharmaceutical industry as the core, taking into account the health care industry and medical care in the health service industry. It was listed on the A-share market as early as 2002.
htmlOn April 10, a reporter from Nandu called Tianshili Group's official customer service to inquire about the authenticity of Hualin's account translation. The customer service staff asked the reporter to consult its "Kinshili Jiayou Company" in detail and provided the company's customer service number. After a reporter from Nandu consulted and contacted again, the staff of "Jiayou Company" did not give a negative answer, saying, "I don't know, I need to ask your online leader for details." Nandu reporters inquired about "Kinshili Jiayou Company", which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Tianshili Group.joins Jiutian Green Company and needs 10800 yuan. launches electrotherapy instruments similar to Hualin without medical device registration
and "Tianshili" at the same time "snatch" Hualin members, and there are also platforms under the banner of "Jiutian Green". A reporter from Nandu learned from a Hualin WeChat group that the internal system of Jiutianlu, called "Good Deeds" issued a notice, claiming that a one-week closed training will be held on April 11, for technicians who are interested in resident stores, the training fee is 200 yuan, and the training location is located in Heyuan Jiutianlu Industrial Park.
has a training notice received by a netizen from Hualin Rights Protection Group to Nandu reporters. The location is located in Heyuan Jiutianlu Industrial Park.
After group members introduced, a reporter from Nandu successfully contacted Mr. Wang, who had "passed" from Hualin to "Jiutian Green Company", who claimed that he was once Hualin's "logistics team".
He introduced that joining the "Jiutian Green" member requires 10,800 yuan, you can get two supporting products such as instruments and related plasters, and you can also start the market after learning technology. If you pay 3 copies at a time, that is, 32,400 yuan, you will immediately get a rebate of 10,800 yuan, and you will also get a "Nine Sky Green" instrument worth 5,000 yuan. The model is similar to Hualin, "but the entry threshold is lower than Hualin, and the profit is better."
What is the "Nine Sky Green" instrument? Information sent by Mr. Wang shows that an instrument called "Jiutian Green Microelectronics" has a similar style to the "Hualin Acid and Alkaline DDS Beauty and Health Massager", but has a smaller size. According to Mr. Wang, this instrument is also massaged and treated through "bioelectricity". Its operation is consistent with the instrument with a flat acid and alkaline acidity of Hualin, and it can even use Hualin's foot pedal accessories. The "Jiutian Green Microelectronics Doctor" electrotherapy device promoted by
"Jiutian Green Company" is similar to the Hualin DDS massager, but there is also no medical device registration information. Jiutian Green Company's customer service admits that it is a product.
made a detailed recommendation of this product in a WeChat official account certified as "Guangzhou Jiutianlu Industrial Co., Ltd.". It pointed out that "Jiutianlu Micro-Doctor" is a physiotherapy device based on the theory of meridians and combined with Western medical reflexology theory, involving multiple disciplines such as medicine, meridians, bioelectrical, and electronic engineering. It can "instantly open up the damaged and atrophic meridians of the human body, make the body's qi and blood unblock, regulate the disease, and treat the disease before it is not."
However, a reporter from Nandu conducted an inquiry from the National Medical Products Administration medical device column and did not inquire any approval information about "Jiutian Green Microelectronics Doctor". A reporter from Nandu checked the official website of "Jiutian Green Group" and did not find any information about the product.
Jiutian Green Company customer service admitted the franchise model, The company is a subsidiary of Sanjiu Group
During the exchange, Mr. Wang repeatedly emphasized to Nandu reporters that the "Jiutian Green Company" he joined is a wholly-owned subsidiary of the famous pharmaceutical company "Sanjiu Group". Training meetings and other training sessions were held at the Heyuan headquarters of "Jiutian Green Company". According to him, many of Hualin's leadership currently have about 80 people, and they have "passed" the "Jiutian Green Company". He also strongly recommended that reporters visit Jiutian Green Group.
Nandu reporter inquired about "Jiutian Green Company", its full name is "Guangzhou Jiutian Green Industrial Co., Ltd.". It was established in 1995 and belongs to "Jiutian Green Group". Its headquarters is located in Heyuan. "Jiutian Green Group" is indeed a wholly-owned second-level enterprise of Sanjiu Enterprise Group.The chairman of "Jiutian Green Group" Group is Huang Can, and an executive of "Guangzhou Jiutian Green Industrial Co., Ltd.".
Nandu reporter called the official customer service of "Jiutian Green Company" to inquire about the authenticity of the 10,800 franchise fee, and the customer service staff directly answered "completely true". She said that "Jiutian Green Micro-Doctor" is indeed a product of the company. You can learn technology by paying 10,800 franchise fee. She also reminded reporters not to worry, after joining, the company can be logged in and authenticated from the system platform.
|Some people set up a new company|
claims that Hualin victims provide a "way out", old instrument plus 1500 can get 9 new machine
In addition to the original Hualin "online leader" calling on Hualin members to "pass the file" new platform, Nandu reporters found that some people even set up new companies to imitate Hualin acid and alkaline products, and under the banner of "save Hualin victims", they are "grabbing the head" in an attempt to "get a piece of the pie" in this "melee".
"The leader was arrested, there is no hope, change the company", "The things are the same but not Hualin's", "You can change it with Hualin's instruments"... Recently, Li Nan, a netizen from the Hualin victim rights protection group, provided a WeChat screenshot with Ms. Yu, an employee of Shandong "Dajiu" company, to Nandu reporters. During the exchange, Ms. Yu expressed "sympathy" with the Hualin victims and also proposed the suggestion of "changing the company".
Ms. Yu, who claims to be one of the partners of Dajiu Company, compared Dajiu and Hualin and introduced their profit model.
Subsequently, a reporter from Nandu added Ms. Yu’s WeChat as a victim of Hualin for consultation, and received enthusiastic reception, saying that the reporter asked the company’s boss Ma Yongqiu to have a direct call. Ms. Yu introduced that Shandong Dajiu Biotechnology Co., Ltd. is "a high-tech enterprise dominated by high-tech medical devices, focusing on production, development, design and sales", and she is one of the company's partners.
Ms. Yu also invited reporters to join a health class called "Shandong-Dajiuqun". Nandu reporters noticed that the group currently has more than 400 members. At 8 pm on March 18, Teacher Du, who claimed to be from Dajiu, started classes on time. Through segmented voice, he talked about "the harm of cervical spondylosis and the relationship between cervical spondylosis and bioelectricity" in 30 minutes, mainly expressing that "cervical spondylosis has been listed as one of the top ten diseases that affect human health the most, but through Dajiu's bioelectric physiotherapy instrument, it can treat cervical spondylosis well." The teacher also called on group members to arrive at Dajiu Company for "personal experience".
Ms. Yu also forwarded the relevant reports on the "fall of Hualin acid and alkali" to reporters in Nandu, and took the initiative to compare with Dajiu Company. She said that although Dajiu Company has not been established for a long time, all procedures are complete; in terms of products, Hualin's products are "three-no", and Dajiu's instruments are all registered with medical devices; in terms of "profit", Ms. Yu claimed that Dajiu is a "humanized" company, "unlike Hualin who charges money as long as it invests, we allow every franchisee to make money."
What is the relationship between Hualin Company and Dajiu Company? Ms. Yu said that the two companies had no relationship because Hualin "falls down". Seeing Hualin's many victims, she wanted to "absorb" Hualin's "family" to arrive at Jiu Company to provide them with a way out. Ms. Yu said that many members of the Dajiu group are currently “passing” from Hualin.
In order to let Hualin's victims find a "way" as soon as possible, Ms. Yu forwarded the "support policy" of Dajiu Company to Nandu reporters. As long as you hand in hand over an old instrument of other brands and add 1,500 yuan to replace a Dajiu new instrument. Ms. Yu emphasized that you can exchange it with the "Hualin Acid and Alkaline DDS Beauty and Health Massager".
Dajiu's main products are similar to Hualin products. claims to have complete qualifications but no product approval documents were found
According to Tianyan Check data, "Shandong Dajiu Biotechnology Company" was established in September 2018 and is located in Linyi City, Shandong. The legal representative is Ma Yongqiu, with a registered capital of 20 million yuan. It is a sole proprietorship.The company's business scope includes technical development, technical consulting, etc. in the field of biotechnology, and can carry out the research and development and sales of medical devices; the sales of health foods, cosmetics, furniture products, etc. The picture above is a Hualin DDS health massager taken by a reporter from Nandu secretly visiting the health center. The picture below is a picture of the bioelectrical therapy instrument displayed on the official website of Dajiu Company. The two products have similar designs.
Nandu reporter noticed that the company applied for a change in its business scope on November 12, 2018, cancelled the research and development and sales of medical devices, and the sales of health foods; however, in less than a month, on December 5, 2018, the company applied for a change in its business scope, and once again increased the sales of medical devices and health foods.
On the official website of Dajiu Company in Shandong, Nandu reporters discovered that its "magic artifact" product "Dajiu Bioelectric Therapy Device". Compared with Hualin Company's former star product "Hualin Acid and Alkaline DDS Beauty and Health Massager", it found that the styles and designs of the two are highly similar, both of which are the size of a TV set-top box, with a long display screen in the middle, which also has multiple function keys such as strength addition and subtraction, time addition and mode conversion. However, the brand has changed from "Acid and Alkaline" to "Dajiu" label.
has a more detailed introduction to the physiotherapy device in the WeChat official account certified by Dajiu Company. Its operating principle is similar to that of Hualin DDS health device. It uses a foot-pedal circuit board to power up the human body for massage to achieve the effect of "bioelectric physiotherapy". According to the official website, Dajiu Bioelectric Physiotherapy Device can treat more than 10 diseases such as cervical spondylosis, headache and insomnia, rheumatism and even varicose veins, gastrointestinal discomfort.
Nandu reporters learned from the Food and Drug Administration of Linyi City, Shandong that Shandong Dajiu Company obtained a registration certificate for the second category of medical device operation in November 2018, but the scope of operation does not include "Dajiu Bioelectric Therapy Device". The patent number written on this product can indeed be found in of the National Intellectual Property Office of , but the corresponding product of this patent is "DDS acid-base balancer", which is a patented product applied for by Shandong Linyi Linglu Technology Co., Ltd. in 2015, not Dajiu's product; while "Djiu Bioelectric Physiotherapy Device" is queried on the medical device category of the National Medical Products Administration website, and there is no approval information. The picture on the left of
shows the "alfa enzyme" sold by Hualin Company before, and the picture on the right shows the "alfa okra enzyme" currently sold by Dajiu Company. Both products need to claim to maintain "acid-base balance", but neither has obtained health food approval documents.
In addition, in addition to the "Dajiu Bioelectric Therapy Device", the company's official website also displays a series of health foods, all of which are similar to the products previously sold by Hualin Company, such as the "alfa okra enzyme probiotic powder" that can regulate acid and alkali balance, and Baicao Vitality Paste that can unblock the meridians and achieve "opening the door to exorcise evil". However, these products cannot find any approval information in the categories of health foods, cosmetics, etc. on the website of the National Medical Products Administration.
2900 yuan to join the franchise chain store for 50,000 yuan. level sales can also receive 15% commission
On the official website of Dajiu Company, the conditions for joining the company are stated in detail. Consumers spend 2900 yuan on the product, which means that they have the right to operate the company's products, and they can also receive high-quality products, technical training and honorary certificates; a one-time investment of 50,000 yuan can open a franchise chain store, and you can enjoy a 35% discount for purchases for the second time.
During the few days when Nandu reporters joined the "Dajiuqun", Ms. Yu contacted the reporter many times to express her "will to cooperate". She told reporters from Nandu that Dajiu Company adopts a national distribution model of franchisees. If you spend 2,900 yuan to purchase one Dajiu bio-electrotherapy device, you can join a member and become a distributor. For every instrument you sell, you can get a 30% commission. For every time you sell one downline, you can get a 15% commission. In addition, Dajiu Online Mall will be launched soon. You can buy goods yourself and sell them in the mall. You can get a 10% commission for every unit sold.
"Opinions of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Organizing and Leading Pyramid Selling Activities" stipulates that in the name of promoting goods, providing services and other business activities, participants are required to obtain qualifications for joining by paying fees or purchasing goods and services, and form levels in a certain order, and directly or indirectly use the number of development personnel as the basis for remuneration or rebate, to lure and coerce participants to continue to develop others to participate, defraud property, and disrupt economic and social order. If there are more than 30 people participating in pyramid scheme activities within their organization and level are above three, the organizer and leader shall be held criminally responsible.
At present, the "Shandong-Dajiu Group" is still lively. Many "teachers" marked "Shandong Dajiu" use short videos to send the "dismal scene" in front of Hualin Gate and the scene where Shandong Dajiu Company started to renovate, claiming that "when the road ahead is blocked, you must learn to turn at critical moments." "Teachers" are still reporting in real time that "there are another Hualin original customers visiting the company." Nandu reporters found that the group currently has more than 400 members, and the number is still increasing.
Ms. Yu also "suggested" to Nandu reporters that she welcomed to bring in more Hualin victims, "even the original Hualin's online leaders have also developed into offline and get the greatest profit..."
|Some people collectively protect their rights|
Nearly 23 people sued Hualin acid and alkaliping company
Under this "storm" of health care products, some people chose to "pass the file" to change the brand, while another group of people claimed that they had woken up and were unwilling to be deceived again. They formed a large group of hundreds of people to protect their rights, and even planned to resort to the law to get back the money they had been cheated.
Nandu reporters previously learned that since the main person in charge of Hualin Company was controlled, victims and families who were once deeply involved in Hualin pyramid schemes have formed a "rights protection group", hoping to get back the money to join the association. In less than three months, four rights protection groups have been formed, with nearly 2,000 members.
people who participated in the prosecution and protection of rights signed up in the group one after another.
During this year's Spring Festival, several victims of this group complained to the market supervision department of Hualin Acid and Alkaline Company through the "12315 Consumer Complaints and Report National Internet Platform". According to Wang Jun, one of the former "Hualin dealers", recently, nearly 300 of them went to Huanghua City, Hebei to report the case to the public security organs.
In another 250 people named "Hualin Zhaoqing Rights Protection Group", the progress of rights protection seems to be moving faster. After the group leader organization complained to the local market supervision bureau and reported the case to the local public security, the group leader recently launched a collective registration and prosecution, writing down his name, phone number and the amount he was cheated. It is reported that they plan to collectively hire a lawyer and formally sue Hualin Acid and Alkaline Company.
only lasts 1 day, and the number of applicants has reached 136. Nandu reporters noticed that among the 136 people who filed a collective lawsuit, the group leader Chen Sheng (pseudonym) invested the most, reaching 270,000 yuan, while most other members invested 50,000 to 100,000 yuan.
According to Chen Sheng, he attended a five-day "military training" training promotion meeting in Zhaoqing in August last year. He threw the money while he was dizzy. After that, he did not provide any receipts, invoices and other certificates. He only provided a link entrance. After logging in, you can check personal information and payment amounts. Since Hualin's "fall", all the vouchers on the website have disappeared.
lawyer said he planned to sue
for "unfair profits". "We go to complain. Some people say that we may be classified as participants. Not only will we not be compensated, but we will be fined." Chen Sheng said that he was "entered" by an acquaintance at the time, and he also believed in Hualin's products. He has not developed any offline yet. He was very upset about his behavior, but he still hoped to try to protect his rights through legal means.
is the attorney for the nearly 200 people sued. Li Tao, a lawyer at Guangdong Dingdu Law Firm, responded to Nandu reporters on the evening of the 9th that since Hualin Acid and Alkaline Company is headquartered in Huanghua City, Hebei, it is necessary to file a lawsuit locally. It is recommended that the list of collective prosecutions is collected to carry out unified handling and reduce costs, but the specific prosecution is still carried out in the name of an individual.
Li Tao said that he currently plans to prosecute with "unjust enrichment". Although there is no paper evidence such as invoices, the evidence of the relevant system platform of the company involved has been sealed by the public security organs and can be extracted in accordance with statutory procedures. The prosecutor can also submit WeChat, transfer records, etc. as the basis.
Regarding the question of whether it is classified as a "victim" or a "participant", Li Tao believes that it depends on the specific situation of each person. "Whether you know when participating in the company's pyramid scheme model, whether you intentionally or deceived will affect the characterization."
Li Tao said that such a large scale lawsuit is expected to take several years to complete. He also reminded consumers that when purchasing goods, they should pay attention to whether they have relevant qualifications, and should also be "careful" when choosing investment to avoid falling into the "routine" of pyramid schemes.
edited and written by Nandu reporter Yu Yijing
