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Some time ago, a shocking case was exposed in Hong Kong.
A scammer, single-handedly, single-handedly singled out Hong Kong's celebrity and wealthy circle.
This sensational Beverly Hills fraud case in Hong Kong not only amounted to more than 400 million, but more importantly, the case was really wonderful and bizarre.
The matter also began with a newly moved rich man, Li Weiye, in the Villa Area of Bihuali Mountain.
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Around 2017, Lai moved to this very famous mansion complex in Hong Kong.
He bought three villas in Beverly Hills and a family of four lived in a 7,000-foot villa with a basement plus a rooftop, for a total of 7 floors.
According to himself, the house was just enough for their family of four.
Although Beverly Hills is inhabited by wealthy people, it is rarely as generous as he is.
Someone once went to his house as a guest and found that his family had at least 3 bodyguards in suits, as well as 8 or 9 servants.
This villa area is surrounded by mountains and rivers, with good scenery and high privacy, and is deeply loved by Hong Kong stars, such as Chen Hao and his wife, Chen Huixian, Yang Yi, Jiang Meiyi and other artists, who have chosen to live here.
After Li Weiye moved in, he made friends with these star neighbors, got along well, and often invited them to his home.
Later, he also planned a food show, "The CEO's Kichen Director Kitchen", which was located in his home.
He invited Jiang Meiyi and Chen Junting to be the hosts, and each episode will invite different guests, either stars or business CEOs, Chen Hao, Li Shiwei, Zhou Jiawei and so on his show.
But the show has not yet aired.
This makes everyone look like this rich man is still quite interesting in life, and he really has money and leisure.
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As for the history of his family, Li Weiye called himself the second generation of the rich, saying that his father gave him 3 billion, so he could do without work.
But he also hoped to start from scratch through his own strength, so he earned his first pot of gold before he was 20 years old.
At first glance, it is still a very inspirational rich second generation.
It is reported that he owns 140 companies, 7 of which are listed companies, and the business ranges from tourism, catering, e-sports, innovation and technology to medical treatment, etc., involving a wide range.
And he himself also has various titles, "Hong Kong and Macao CPPCC", "Medical Director", "Chief R&D Consultant of Science and Technology"... That adds up to about 20.
But 4 years ago, No one knew about Li Weiye. It wasn't until 2017, when he founded an organization called the Beverly Hills Lions Club in Hong Kong, that it came into the public eye.
Lions clubs are the world's largest charitable organization, with chapters spread around the world, and Lai founded the Beverly Hills chapter.
On the day of the founding of the conference, he chartered the Intercontinental Hotel to hold a dinner party, and invited a large group of stars to perform, and the host was Jiang Meiyi.
When the Lions club sign was played, most people immediately believed that Lai Wei Ye was not only rich, but also a person who was enthusiastic about charity and had a sense of social responsibility.
Overall, in the past few years, he has given the impression of a person who is very rich, enthusiastic about charity, and very popular.
Therefore, when he was looking for someone to invest and borrow money, the deceived people never doubted it.
For example, he plans to put some vending machines in the streets of Hong Kong and put a sample in his home for a visit.
This successfully persuaded Mr. F, who transferred 20 million to him on the spot as an investment.
But is there any difference between this vending machine and the one on the street?
Li Weiye has also been known as caring for small animals, planning to open an animal hospital in Sham Shui Po, and one of his friends was very supportive and transferred 2 million yuan as a start-up fund.
So far, the deceived people have been deceived in the good outlook, until March this year, the neighbors living in Beverly Hills found a "search notice".
Search notices were posted everywhere, saying that Lai Wai Ye was in debt and disappeared, and some people offered a reward of 500,000 Hong Kong dollars to find him.
Everyone was shocked to realize that Li Weiye's mansion had long been empty.
The deceived person who invested in him finally realized that this person who was in the news every day and called friends with rich celebrities all day was actually a big liar.
The defrauded who had no choice but to call the police, according to police statistics, the amount of deception exceeded 400 million.
And it is rumored that the stars Xie Anqi Zhang Jicong and his wife, Jiang Meiyi, Hong Jinbao and others have all been deceived, and the loss is more than ten million.
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This kind of trick of pretending to be a rich man to deceive everyone into investing, and then running away with money, is very common.
It is also miraculous that he can play the Hong Kong media, celebrities, and rich people.
In fact, as long as you take a little time to understand, it is easy to find that Li Weiye is not reliable at all.
First of all, among the various titles on Li Weiye's business card, many organizations are either closed on their official websites or have long been closed.
And some media pointed out that Lai Weiye had been living in a fixed place until 2017, and he finally selected Beverly Hills to start a four-year scam.
And those who were deceived stars and rich people after the Li Weiye scam was exposed, either began to pretend not to be familiar, said that they were not deceived, and did not know three questions, or said that they only admired his courage and righteousness in doing things, and only believed him so much.
But as netizens said, tens of millions of dollars can be taken out, and it is not easy to take out a few thousand pieces and ask a private detective to investigate?
There is also his self-proclaimed identity as a member of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, and you can find out whether it is true or false when you check it on the Internet.
You can even search for screenshots of Li Weiye's early interviews, when his identity was still a "metaphysical feng shui master".
As the lifelong growth dictionary entry "89: Search Quotient" said: In the era of information overload, we need higher search quotients.
People with a sense of search will know that by using search engines, they can quickly find high-quality information, intelligence, etc. that can assist in completing tasks.
Many of Li Weiye's unreasonable points do not require any verification costs, as long as a search on the Internet can be found.
Truth and disguise float in the vast ocean of information, but with a little sense of discernment, you can find out what is true and false.
Just because he did a good job in the early stage, he can make everyone believe in it, which is a bit unspeakable.
At the end of the day, it's because "he gives too much money." ”
It is reported that he has given a drug to the stars, rich people, and politicians around him, and invested in this drug, and the interest rate can reach 0.8 points per month.
As long as you invest 1 million, you can have 80,000 yuan of interest every month, and the larger the investment amount, the higher the interest.
Many celebrities and rich people have participated in the investment.
Before the New Year, they would receive a hefty interest every month, and Mr. F, who had invested 20 million, would receive a return of $3 million.
Li Weiye put a long line to catch big fish, and then it was time to close the net.
When the victims are deceived, they are confused by monetary interests and ignore rational thinking, resulting in the emergence of blind spots in thinking, and thus being fooled.
I think that's probably one of the weaknesses in human nature.
Jonathan Haidt's The Elephant and the Elephant Rider says:
"I felt a magical force pulling me forward, and desire and reason pulled me in different directions."
But desire and reason are not actually opposites.
The rational self is the elephant rider, the self driven by desire and temptation is the elephant, the elephant will take the elephant rider with him, but the elephant rider can control the elephant and help the elephant become smarter.
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