Recently, there have been a number of telecommunications network fraud cases in Danyang and the surrounding areas that pretend to be acquaintances to defraud the elderly of money, and the difference is that these cases have one thing in common: fraudsters carry out telephone fraud abroad, and then arrange domestic personnel to look for the elderly offline through overseas software, and take cash from the elderly in person, so as to commit fraud.
Withdraw money offline
Grandpa Zhang, who lives in Situ Town, Danyang, is 75 years old this year. At noon on May 16, the old man received a strange phone call at home, who claimed to be his grandson. Although his grandson and himself usually communicate in dialects, the person on the phone that day spoke Mandarin, but Grandpa Zhang did not suspect the other party.
"How did you change your number?" "This is a toll-free number on the Internet, you and grandma should pay attention to your body!" After some pleasantries, the "grandson" hung up the phone.
The next day, on May 17, the "grandson" called again, saying that he would take the time to come and see his grandparents, and Grandpa Zhang was very pleased.
Catch
On the morning of May 20, Grandpa Zhang received a call from his "grandson" again, and this time, the "grandson" on the phone was in a hurry, saying that he had a fight with someone in the morning, causing injuries, and now he was locked up in the police station. Subsequently, the call was answered by a man who claimed to be the "deputy director" of the police station, saying that Grandpa Zhang, as a family member, needed to prepare 30,000 yuan for mediation. After Grandpa Zhang said that he couldn't take out 30,000 yuan, the "grandson" took the phone: "Grandpa, you prepare 10,000 yuan first, and I'll think of a way to do the rest." ”
20 minutes later, according to the agreement on the phone, Grandpa Zhang came to a place in Situ Town with 10,000 yuan in cash and handed the money to a person who claimed to be a classmate of "Sun Tzu".
When handing over the money, the classmate of the "grandson" gave his mobile phone to Grandpa Zhang, and on the phone, the "grandson" told Grandpa Zhang that this was his classmate and that he should just give him the money.
After Grandpa Zhang returned home, he called his son for verification, only to realize that he had been deceived.
Coincidentally, 78-year-old Grandpa Chen in Lingkou Town, Danyang, also received a call from his "grandson", saying that he was fighting with people abroad and needed to lose money, so he asked Grandpa Chen to prepare 30,000 yuan to go to a bridge somewhere in Lingkou Town and hand it over to his friends, who would help Grandpa Chen remit the money to him. Later, he called again, saying that 30,000 yuan was not enough, and 20,000 yuan was needed, and Grandpa Chen handed over the money to his "grandson" friend again, and was defrauded of a total of 50,000 yuan.
On May 20, 79-year-old Grandpa Wang, who lives in a community in Danyang City, was defrauded of 80,000 yuan by the so-called "granddaughter's boyfriend" on the grounds that his granddaughter was in a car accident abroad and urgently needed surgery fees. After the suspect took 80,000 yuan from Grandpa Wang offline, "granddaughter's boyfriend" called again and said that he still needed 120,000 yuan.
trial
After the case was discovered, the Danyang police went all out to carry out the investigation work, and the Synthetic Operations Center of the Danyang City Bureau, together with the patrol special police brigade, the Situ police station, the Lucheng police station, the Lingkou police station, and the Hepingqiao police station, attacked in the line of fire.
Up to now, the seven suspects who withdrew money offline in the case of Danyang have all been arrested.
After arriving at the case, the suspect confessed that after the overseas fraudsters gained the trust of the elderly on the phone, they contacted their accomplices through illegal software. The accomplice went to the victim's location, met with the elderly, and took the cash that the elderly had prepared in advance.
At present, according to the circumstances of the case, the seven criminal suspects have been taken criminal compulsory measures in accordance with the law on suspicion of fraud or the crime of covering up and concealing criminal proceeds, and the case is under further investigation.
Calling overseas and sending people to take money in person shows that the fraud is escalating.
Danyang police reminded the general public that scammers will also use artificial intelligence (AI) technology to impersonate others and commit fraud through video or voice. Many deceived people are not vigilant at all, and always think that the "pictures and sounds" in the video screen cannot be fake, but this is not the case.
The police stressed that because AI fraud is highly confusing and difficult to identify, it is necessary to remind and warn relatives and friends around you in daily life to improve security awareness and the ability to deal with high-tech fraud. At the same time, do a good job in the publicity and prevention of the elderly at home, and remind the elderly to confirm with their families when they receive calls and text messages involving money, and do not transfer money rashly. Install the "National Anti-Fraud Center" APP and pay more attention to anti-fraud information.
Source: Purple Cow News