The number of Internet and telephone deception cases has been increasing in recent months. Some students earn commissions online by using "optimized platforms" for their jobs. It made a profit of about 1,000 yuan, but in the end, the advance amount was not taken out, and it lost nearly 270,000 yuan in 25 remittances.
The Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau of the Police Force launched the "Anti-Fraud Monitor" at the end of September. In October, there were 11,800 search results for "youfu", of which 6,060 were related to fraud cases confirmed by the police. The "high risk and potential" siren was also issued 3,184 times. Fan Junye pointed out that based on the average amount of deceived persons being defrauded of 138,000, it is estimated that the loss of fraud cases in the past month has been reduced by 400 million yuan.
Only earn more than 10 yuan in commissions per day. It is not as good as the general scams advertised to earn a lot of commissions.
Ms. Huang (pseudonym), a victim of cyber fraud, received a part-time introduction from a fake headhunting company on an instant messaging software on October 8 to help "optimize the platform" to earn commissions. The job content is to click a button online. , with 40 people as a group, can work up to three groups a day, earn 0.25% of the profit as a commission, the income is actually only more than ten yuan, as a student, she hopes to take this opportunity to earn a small amount of money to help make up for daily expenses, In addition, the amount is "sticky to the ground", which is not as good as the large commissions that can be earned in ordinary scams, so there is no risk of fraud and falling into a trap.
Request to invest a sum of money as an advance before work
Ms. Huang said that she will be asked to invest a sum of money as an advance before work. If the value of the "optimized" app is higher than the advance, she will also be credited to the account of the so-called "customer". At first, the advance amount was 300 yuan. , you can also get back all the principal and profit after completing each set of tasks. After completing 12 sets of tasks, you will get back about 5,700 yuan with principal and profit, and deduct about 4,700 yuan of principal, which is a net profit of about 1,000 yuan.
25 remittances totaling 270,000 yuan to different accounts
Later, the value of the app gradually increased from 300 yuan. Huang also wanted to keep adding money to post money. In the last task, he made 25 remittances, involving amounts ranging from 300 yuan to 80,000 yuan, with a total of 270,000 remittances. into different accounts.
Huang pointed out that the value of the app became higher and higher, and she had to keep adding money to continue, which made her want to quit and want to get the principal back, but the customer service would refuse it for different reasons: "I will keep telling you how bad it is. , to complete a task, first get the principal.” The platform even instigated her to borrow money from others. For example, as a student, she asked her family for money on the grounds that she could attend classes. Ms. Huang spent 120,000 yuan and borrowed 100,000 yuan from her family. And borrowed 50,000 yuan from a friend to make up 270,000 yuan to complete the task.
However, when Ms. Huang wanted to withdraw the money, the platform would delay it again for different reasons. Finally, the platform’s customer service said that if she upgraded to “VIP” for 38,888 yuan, she would receive the money within ten minutes, which made Ms. Huang suspicious. deceived.
Suspicious female college student after being deceived: I used to think that the deception was far away from me
Ms. Huang said that she became suspicious after being deceived: "𠵱There are many people who are suspicious." She also said that she usually pays attention to anti-fraud promotions, but she also despised it because of the low profit. He also said that he had checked the company and website of the platform, and there were commercial proofs, so he mistakenly believed the swindlers, and it was only after clear verification that he found that he was pretending to be the registered company.
Miss Huang made 25 remittances, involving amounts ranging from 300 yuan to 80,000 yuan, and remitted a total of 270,000 yuan to different accounts.
(Photo by Ma Weijie)
Chief Inspector Yip Cheuk-yu of the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Bureau of the Police said that fraudsters' tactics are very common in cases, especially with the victim's mentality of wanting to get back the principal, but instead asking the victim to invest more money step by step, often very little The victim will wake up in time, stop investing more money, and lose more and more as a result.
More than 10% of the more than 70,000 searches conducted by the police in the past month involve fraud risks
Regarding the fraud cases that Ms. Huang was involved in, the relevant phone numbers, bank accounts and other information were added to the database of the “Anti-Fraud Monitor” after she reported the case to help others identify the fraudsters.
Superintendent Fan Chunye of the Cyber Security and Technology Crime Investigation Bureau said that the "Anti-Fraud Monitor" was launched at the end of September, relying on public reports and cooperation with other anti-fraud software to build a database to allow the public to identify suspicious phone numbers and bank accounts.
In October, there were 74,330 searches for anti-fraud devices, and a total of 11,800 were judged as "Possible", of which 6,060 were related to fraud cases confirmed by the police. 3,184 times, Fan Junye pointed out that based on the average amount of deceived persons defrauded of 138,000, it is estimated that the loss of fraud cases in the past month has been reduced by 400 million yuan.
Regarding the further use of the "anti-fraud device" database, the Police have started to conduct research with different stakeholders such as the telecommunications industry and the banking industry, such as how to intercept phishing text messages and fraudulent calls, remove fraudulent websites, and assist the public in identifying suspicious referrals. Shukuai accounts, etc., to block loopholes in a systematic way to combat fraudulent activities and maintain Hong Kong’s network security.
The Police will also continue to actively explore collaborating with other units to enrich data sources and enhance the search scope of "anti-fraud devices".
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