Attention, attention, attention!
There are new ways to impersonate public prosecutors and prosecutors to defraud
Scammers stop mentioning "safe accounts"
Instead, he was so bold that he went directly to the door to withdraw the money
It's even more unpredictable
June 17
The Municipal Anti-Fraud Center reported a set of data
Recently, the fraud of impersonating the public prosecutor is in a state of high incidence
June 1-7
The number of cases increased by 100% month-on-month
And in 7 days, a total of 3 cases of more than one million yuan occurred
Two of them were fraudulent impersonations of public prosecutors
In the past, the anti-fraud police always reminded
"Any 'safe account' must be a fraud!"
Scammers no longer mention "safe accounts"
Instead, the victim was fooled into withdrawing cash
Then send someone to pick up the money directly
Weibo hot search on the afternoon of the 17th
A typical case in Ningbo reported by CCTV
On June 17, it was on the hot search
Mr. Hu (not his real name) is a retired employee
Some time ago, he received a strange phone call
The other party claimed that his identity information had been stolen
Involved in a criminal case that needs to be investigated
Immediately after that, the "people's police" came on the field
He even deceived and scared Mr. Hu to buy a new mobile phone
Change to a new number, and then add a QQ group
Listen to the command and prove your innocence
……
The victim recounted what had happened
After finding out Mr. Hu's family background
The liar demanded it
Take out all the money in the bank
At that time, there will be a "prosecutor" who will come to the door to check
Once confirmed, it will be returned to him
A few days later, one was carrying a backpack
Man wearing mask and hat
Came to Mr. Hu's house
After presenting the "ID", the man gestured
Signaled Mr. Hu to prepare hundreds of thousands of yuan in cash
Put it in his backpack and plastic bag
As soon as he got the money, he left
The fully "armed" man came to the door to pick up the money, and then left without saying a word
And that's not the end of the story
"Secretary of the Political and Legal Committee" in the QQ group
He also asked Mr. Hu to borrow money
Prove your relationships
Mr. Hu told his son about it
The son realized that it was a telecommunications network fraud
Call the police immediately
The crook gets in the car and prepares to flee
Why is this new method so difficult to prevent?
"Criminals, in order to evade the police's stop payment,
changed the routine of not showing his face and not touching in the past,
There has been a certain change in the way money is withdrawn. ”
The police handling the case said
This new type of fraud impersonating the public prosecutor's office
Most of the targets are people over the age of 60
There are two differences from the past
First, the scammers don't mention "safe accounts" anymore
Instead, the victim is asked to withdraw cash and wait at home for a "check"
Because in everyone's inherent thinking
Wire fraud itself is an act that does not see the light of day
Scammers don't have the audacity to come to the door
The second point is to evade the investigation of the public security organs
The person who came to the door to pick up the money covered his face
Do not have any physical contact with the victim
So that you don't leave your own traces
When the public security organs receive the report and conduct an investigation
He had long since fled
Police remind
Public security and law enforcement staff will not use it
Handle cases by telephone, text message, QQ, WeChat, etc
There will also be no so-called asset verification
They will not come to their homes to take citizens' property
This is the case for the general public
Be sure to keep a clear head
Don't listen to so-called "investigation assistance" and other rhetoric
So as not to fall into the trap of fraudsters
In case of suspicious circumstances
Please call the police immediately on 110 or 96110
Source: Ningbo Evening News