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Written by: Kong Fanxu
2021-02-08 00:01
Last update date: 2021-02-08 00:01
In Hong Kong last year, an online investment scam called "Pig Killing Disk" emerged. The scammers used the dating program to "chuck pigs" to hunt victims, and gave "sweetness" to the process of "raising pigs" to deceive and "invest". When the machine matured, they "killed pigs," and the fraudsters disappeared even with money.
The police recorded 181 related fraud cases last year, with losses amounting to 85 million yuan.
Last year, a male piano teacher met the "wine company boss" on a gay dating platform. He downloaded an investment app according to the instructions of the other party. In a month, he "invested" 13.47 million yuan. When he asked to withdraw cash, "customer service" pointed out His account violated the regulations and required a deposit of 4.6 million yuan to unfreeze it before he knew he was cheated.
As the number of victims rises, the "scripts" of the scammers are also exposed. A female victim meets "Gao Fu Shuai" in Douyin, and is tricked into investing in US dollars by rhetoric; there are also fraudsters forging the Macau "MGM" investment app , To trick the victim into "quick money."
The police recorded 544 online investment fraud cases last year, and the amount of losses soared by nearly 4.5 times, reaching 266 million yuan, of which 181 were "killing pigs," and the victims lost 85 million yuan.
The police recorded 544 online investment fraud cases last year, an increase of 2.25 times compared with the previous year, and the amount of losses increased by nearly 4.5 times, reaching 266 million yuan, of which 181 were "killing pigs" with a total loss of 85 million yuan.
The Anti-Fraud Coordination Center received 70 related stop payment requests last year, involving 70 million yuan, and successfully intercepted 18 million yuan.
Before withdrawing funds, you must deposit 4.6 million unfrozen accounts before you know you have been cheated
Acting Superintendent Yan Kaixin of the Anti-fraud Coordination Center of the Commercial Crime Investigation Bureau said that the biggest loss last year was a male piano teacher in his 40s who met a man who claimed to be the owner of a wine company on a gay dating platform "Grindr". Immediately developed into a couple relationship, he downloaded an investment app called "Juxingbao" as instructed. Between August 20 and September 17 last year, 16 transfers totaled 13.47 million yuan to participate in an investment project. When withdrawing money, he was accused by the "customer service" of violation of the account, and he had to deposit another 4.6 million yuan to unfreeze. He felt cheated and called the police.
"Killing a pig" fake investment app:
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A female victim met a 41-year-old "foreign exchange analyst" on Douyin in November last year. The scammer claimed to live in Repulse Bay and work in Central. The victim downloaded an investment app. Following the request to remit money to a private account to invest in US dollars, the scammer initially let the victim taste the "sweetness", and then claimed to be able to advance funds, defrauding to invest another 3.9 million yuan. When the victim found that the investment app could not be used, he successively invested nearly 6 million yuan Lost money, including huge sums of money used in building sales.
Another female victim encountered an "IT engineer" on the dating app. The other party claimed to have grown up in a single-parent family. Her mother worked hard to buy a 1,000-square-foot unit after investing. He also claimed to be able to control a project called "Macau MGM’s investment app has a return of up to 20%.
The female victim followed the instructions of the other party to remit money to 4 local personal accounts 11 times within 4 days, but when she wanted to withdraw the money, she was asked to increase the value of RMB 5 million and she was shocked.
▼A screenshot of the police's 2018 ``Beware of Dating Trap'' promotional video▼
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The Chief Inspector of the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Investigation Bureau, Minglin Chu, said that the "killing pig" was evolved from an online love scam. The scammers first brought up the topic of investment, and there is no need to arrange a "love story", which makes it easier for the other party to put down their guard. Generally, you can get it within 2 to 3 weeks, greatly shortening the time for fraud.
The police reminded that fake investment platforms are generally not available for download in Google or Apple’s online stores. Scammers will provide download points. The domain name is a combination of English words and numbers, with ".xyz" and ".top", etc. The interface of the fake investment app is similar, but the name is different, reminding the public to be careful.
▼Analysis of police crimes of science and technology from January to October 2020▼
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