reporter learned from , Zengcheng, Guangzhou on November 23 that recently, Ms. Yin from Zengcheng District, Guangzhou was defrauded by fraudsters using the "sharing screen" of their mobile phones to transfer all the deposits in the bank card on the grounds that they were suspected of committing a crime in their bank card. Fortunately, the police in Zengcheng urgently took measures to stop payment and promptly recovered the 90,000 yuan that Ms. Yin was cheated. Police remind: Scammers use the "shared screen" function as a fraud tool, and citizens should use it with caution.
On October 16, Ms. Yin from Licheng Street received a call from a city’s public security bureau, claiming to be “Police Officer Fang”. The other party informed her that the bank card under her name was suspected of fraud and needed to cooperate with the investigation. After Ms. Yin added the other party’s WeChat, the other party sent some “wanted orders” and “ police officer certificate ” and other supporting materials, making Ms. Yin firmly believe that she was trapped in a “subsidy”. Ms. Yin followed the other party’s guidance, downloaded a certain teaching app, joined the classroom, and turned on the “Shared Screen” function. Subsequently, the other party asked Ms. Yin to transfer all funds under her name to a "safe account" on the grounds that she needed to handle the case. Ms. Yin was confused and operated according to the other party's request. After she received the transfer verification code, the class suddenly stopped.
After the incident, Ms. Yin, who was nervous, called to inform her colleagues of the unit about the matter. The colleague asked her to go to Xiyuan Police Station quickly, saying that the police at the police station received a fraud warning and had just gone to the unit to find her. When Ms. Yin heard this, she was panicked and immediately rushed to the police station. When she arrived at the police station, Ms. Yin realized that she was induced by a scammer to turn on the call transfer function of mobile phones, which caused the police to be unable to contact her in time, so she missed the opportunity to dissuade her before transferring the money.
Learning that Ms. Yin had transferred the money, the police urgently coordinated with relevant departments to take measures to stop payment. Fortunately, the payment stop work was timely and successfully frozen 90,000 yuan from Ms. Yin’s bank card. After learning that all her money had been recovered, Ms. Yin was extremely grateful. Not only did she leave a message in the "Ping An Hall" mailbox, she responded quickly to the Zengcheng police, anxious about the public's urgent needs, and expressed her deep gratitude for her recovery of property losses, she also made a special trip to the Xiyuan Police Station to present a banner. The police officers in charge of
said that the "shared screen" was used as a fraud tool by scammers and were used in fraudulent routines such as impersonating "public public security, procuratorial and judicial departments", express claims, and low-interest loans. Since most of these APPs with the "shared screen" function can be downloaded directly in the application market, the cheated victims have relaxed their vigilance. Once the "Shared Screen" is turned on, switching to the desktop or other APP cannot interrupt the operation. Only by clicking on the software's "Switch off sharing", shutting down, or shutting down the network can it be turned off, resulting in the outside world being unable to intervene in time or reminding and blocking.
Police reminder: Use the "Shared Screen" function with caution. If a stranger asks you to download a certain APP, and enable the "Shared Screen" function, you must refuse.
text, pictures/Guangzhou Daily·Xinhua City reporter: Ye Zuolin, Zhang Danyang Correspondent: Zenggongxuan Guangzhou Daily·Xinhua City editor: Long Chengliu
