Cover News Reporter Liu Qiufeng Intern Zhang Yi Lingyu
In the "Fraud Litigation Communication Group", there are 87 people, and they have a common demand - to return to China.
For them, returning to China is an urgent matter. An international air ticket that is hard to get is aggravated their anxiety and makes them easily fall into the scam trap.
33,200, 65,000, 46,800 yuan, 9,800 yuan... The amount of fraud varies. The scams that the reporter talked to were all international students from different countries. Yang Xiaobai, an international student in Japan, told reporters that there are hundreds of people who have been deceived, and the amount of fraud is at least not less than a few million yuan. Why does
have a large number of international air ticket frauds appear in large numbers?
htmlOn March 26, the Civil Aviation Administration issued the "Notice on Continuing to Reduce the Number of International Passenger Flights During the Epidemic Prevention and Control Period", which pointed out that since March 29, one airline will retain one route in one country and up to one flight in one week. Strict prevention and control measures are taken on flights arriving/departing China to ensure that the passenger occupancy rate is not higher than 75%.This is the "five one" policy that international students have always mentioned. After the implementation of the policy, international routes were further reduced, international air tickets were in short supply, and ticket prices rose accordingly.
What kind of scam is this? Three Chinese students in the United States, Japan and , Malaysia told reporters about their experience of being deceived. It is worth noting that these scam accounts are still active on social platforms and are worthy of vigilance.
Who is the victim?
is mostly overseas students who are eager to return to China
"We have booked your air tickets for you. If you don't pay, you will be blocked by all airlines." Hearing the other party's warning, 21-year-old Yang Xiaobai immediately panicked and quickly gave a deposit of 3,750 yuan, and then transferred the final payment of 9,050 yuan. After being told that the final payment was frozen, she transferred the final payment of 9,050 yuan... The money was finally overwhelmed.
Yang Xiaobai said that she bought a plane ticket back to China from Japan on the Weibo and was cheated.
Yang Xiaobai is a junior this year and started working as an exchange student in Japan last year. According to the academic plan, her accommodation expires in September and she must return to China to continue her studies. At the same time, Yang Xiaobai also found that air tickets to return to China are not only expensive, but also hard to get a ticket.
htmlOn June 30, the anxious Yang Xiaobai focused on social platforms. By searching for "Japanese return flight ticket", she searched for an account called "Flight Inquiry-Ticket Office". After sending it privately, she quickly got a text message about the successful ticket booking, but the strange thing was that the other party could not receive the money.Yang Xiaobai wrote in the remittance information: social platform name + real name + Japanese flying to Shanghai. "You have too many words to pay, so it will be frozen." The scammer told her to pay less note and point out words next time. Unexpectedly, the second final payment was still frozen.
"The remarks information are incorrect". This trap seems simple, but it seems to be quite effective. It has become a trick that scammers have tried and tested.
On June 16, Zhang Ming, who was intern in , Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was also "hit". He noted "July 14 + flight number + his name" on his remittance information. The scammer told him that the funds were frozen, "the date needs to be removed and the flight number plus his name is re-noteed." So, he remitted money twice in a row, losing a total of 33,200 yuan.
In September last year, 22-year-old Zhang Ming was in the fourth grade of university. He came to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for an internship through the school. His internship was terminated at the end of March this year due to the epidemic, and his rental in Malaysia expired at the end of June. He urgently needed to return to China. Air tickets on the formal route can only be bought after August, so he chose to go to social platforms to find "scalpers" ticket agents.
Zhang Ming, who was intern in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was cheated of 33,200 yuan. He is now financially struggling and is working on a floor shop at a friend's house.
In addition to Japan and Malaysia, the reporter also contacted an international student in the United States. 27-year-old Zhang Meng graduated from the United States, and his visa and rental are about to expire, and returning to China is also a hot topic. She paid online for more than 46,000 yuan.
"The liar captured the feeling of international students not having much social experience and eager to return to China."Zhang Meng told reporters that more and more deceiveds are gathering. They have set up a WeChat group: "Social Platform Fraud Complaints and Communication", hoping to unite and protect their rights. As of July 10, there were 87 members in the group.
reporter found that the deceiveds in the group came from the United Kingdom, Japan, the United States, South Korea, Malaysia, Canada, Belarus and other countries around the world, most of them are international students. They have a public characteristic: they are eager to return to China.
Who is the scammer?
A group of social platform members with 100,000 fans
Yang Xiaobai was deceived on the social platform of "Flight Inquiry-Bocket Office". 7 On July 12, the social platform is still updating. It released information on the return tickets for South Korea and Japan. Its registration time was October 30, 2013, and the first social platform was released on November 2, 2013. As of July 12, 2020, it has a total of 6,462 social platforms, with a total of more than 120,000 fans. It has avatar of "social platform members", the company wrote " China Airlines Group ", and the introduction said "【Certificate Certification】International Airlines Certified".
In fact, the introduction and the company are personal information that can be edited by themselves, but this is confusing.
"I think it has more than 100,000 fans, and is a member of the social platform, and it frequently publishes flight information every day. "Yang Xiaobai said that the certificate, 100,000 fans, and the VIP member with the crown look... These "professional" information made her confused.
Xiaopi originally planned to purchase a flight ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai on July 5. On a social platform called "Return to China - Global Visa-free", he was cheated out of 9,800 yuan.
Xiaopi originally planned to purchase a flight ticket from Kuala Lumpur to Shanghai on July 5. On a social platform called "Return to China - Global Visa-free", he was cheated out of 9,800 yuan.
Xiaopi originally paid a total of 9,800 yuan. He returned to China from Kuala Lumpur and did not receive a ticket.
is the same as the above social platform, "Return to China," Flights in China - Global Visa-free" is also a social platform member, with a "crown" symbol next to the avatar. The introduction says "Air China Customer Service Manager". The social platform registration time was April 16, 2014. As of July 11, 2020, a total of 2,951 social platforms were posted, with more than 100,000 followers.
Similarly, the social platform Zhang Mengfa, a student in the United States, also has similar routines. This is called "International Tourism Service" is a social platform member. The social platform registration time was August 23, 2013. As of July 11, 2020, it posted 2,467 social platforms, with 110,000 followers. The difference between
and the first two social platforms is that the social platform introduces traffic to the WeChat public account. Its introduction says "Formal international travel agencies issue tickets, no need to swipe tickets! All are available tickets. Please check our company's corporate account and corporate official account when purchasing tickets. "After sending private message to the social platform, Zhang Meng followed the WeChat public account of "Longteng International Tourism" and paid more than 46,000 yuan under the guidance of the official account customer service.
"We summarized it and it seems that this is the same group of people and the same routine. "Yang Xiaobai and other scammed analyzed that these scammers' social platforms generally purchased more than 100,000 zombie fans and purchased "social platform members" to add impression points to themselves. At the same time, they frequently post air ticket information every day, creating a professional illusion.
difficulty in protecting rights
scammer's account is still active. You need to be cautious when buying tickets
0 July 12, the reporter searched for foreign air tickets on social platforms, and could still search for a large number of scalper ticketing social platforms, which was difficult to tell whether it was true or false.
For example, search with the keyword "American return flights" as the keyword, popular social platforms such as "return to China - global visa-free" and popular social platforms such as "European and American ticket emperor - visa-free acceptance" are at the top; search with the keyword "South Korea return flights" as the keyword, and social platforms such as "Aviation Manager Zhang Jiahui", "Global Booking and Ticket Center-Chen Huina" are at the top; search with the keyword "British return flights" as the keyword, and search with the keyword "British return flights" as the global visa-free", "International Return flights booking-Li Jing", "International Return flights-Li Lele", and "Global Booking and Ticket Center-Chen Huina" are at the top.
They have some common characteristics: social platform members, 100,000+ fans, frequent air ticket information, most of the information has no comments. For example, the top social platform for "Flights Back to China - Global Visa-Free" has more than 1,000 comments, while other social platforms have almost zero comments. A small number of people pointed out in their comments that it was a liar. Xiaopi told reporters that he was cheated on the social platform.
, which deceived Yang Xiaobai's "flight inquiry-ticket office", 8 comments on the Russian return flight ticket released on July 9, pointing out that he was a liar. In addition to this one, the many social platforms it publishes have almost zero comments. After
fell into a trap, it was very difficult to protect rights.
After Zhang Meng, a student in the United States, realized that he had been cheated, he sought help from the Tianjin police in his place of household registration, but he was unable to file a case because he could not go to the scene to record his confession immediately. She also contacted the Chongqing police at the location of the company provided by the fraudster, but the police said the company's name was impersonated and the case could not be filed. In addition, she also contacted the Gansu police in the place where the fraudster's payment account is located, the US police in the place where he studied abroad, and the embassy in the United States, but the problems were not resolved.
htmlOn April 16, the Civil Aviation Administration issued the "Notice on Further Clarifying Issues Related to Asking International Air Ticket Sales During the Epidemic Period", requiring that from the date of issuance of the notice, airlines should further strengthen the management of international air ticket sales channels and adopt the direct sales model for all international air tickets during the implementation of the "five one" epidemic prevention and control policy. International air tickets that have been sold by agent companies should be strengthened, and ticket exchanges are strictly prohibited. Changes to passengers' names are prohibited after booking seats and purchasing tickets to eliminate ticket reversal and ticket speculation in the middle links."The scammers' account is still active now." Nowadays, they hope to expose these scammers and not let others be deceived again.
Lawyer said:
Who will manage cyber crimes? The Supreme Court has made corresponding provisions
Lawyer Wang Rengen from Sichuan Mingju (Longquanyi) Lawyer said: In the case where the nature of the air ticket purchase agency is still unclear, it can be viewed differently for the time being. If the agent's subject is real and the qualifications are in line with, the two parties have established a legal relationship in the agency contract. The contract stipulates that the air ticket can be purchased but failed, which constitutes a breach of contract. You can claim liability for breach of contract, there is fraud, taking advantage of the person's danger, etc., or you can claim that the contract is invalid, terminate or revoke the contract, refund the fees, compensate for losses, etc. This can be resolved through negotiation and litigation.
At the same time, social platforms and commercial website giants should earnestly fulfill their main responsibilities and carefully review the membership status. If they neglect to review and manage, they should also bear joint and several liability.
But if the identity of the agent is not true at all, fabricating facts, concealing the truth, and purely for the purpose of cheating money, it is suspected of fraud. Judging from the reports, this possibility is even greater. Because after the other party charged the fee, there was no substantial purchase of air tickets at all, and even disappeared.
Since it is suspected of committing a crime, the public security organs must file a case for investigation. This is not a problem. The problem lies in jurisdiction. Before the Internet emerged, traditional criminal space refers to the physical space where the perpetrator committed the crime. It is based on "local jurisdiction as the main, personal principles, protection principles and universal jurisdiction as the auxiliary". Cyber crime breaks the limitations of time and space, and has the characteristics of virtuality and secretness. In addition, inter-regional conflicts and international conflicts are intertwined, so whoever manages it becomes a problem.
However, the Supreme Court's interpretation of the application of the Criminal Procedure Law and the "Procedures for Handling Criminal Cases by Public Security Organs" have made relevant provisions: crimes committed against or using computer networks include the location of the website server where the crime occurs, the location of the network access, the location of the website builder and manager, the location of the infringed computer information system and its manager, the location of the computer information system used by the defendant and victim, and the location of the victim's property loss.
In other words, as long as there is one point in the above behavior that can be related to China, the local public security organs should file a case for investigation.
Lawyer Wang Rengen reminds that during the epidemic, especially when the epidemic is better abroad, it is understandable that Chinese citizens abroad are eager to return to China, but they should still consider the need for epidemic prevention and the risk of infection on the way back to China is not ruled out. For those who claim that they can get any ticket, they are probably liars. Don’t believe it and end up losing their wife and losing their troops!
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