“I was scared at the time. I didn’t expect it to be a liar.” In front of reporters, 44-year-old Zhou Li choked up several times. After being deceived for several days, she lost all her appetite and often hid in her bedroom and cried bitterly, even if the whole family came to comfort her. The prosperous family built up through more than 20 years of hard work was reduced to nothing in just two days. The reporter called four mobile phone numbers that Zhou Li was deceived by, but none of them could be connected.

Yesterday afternoon, reporters learned from the police station responsible for handling Zhou Li’s telecom fraud case that they had quickly filed a case since receiving the call on the 12th. Because the amount involved was relatively large, they had also reported it to the district public security bureau. , the case is currently under investigation.

“Don’t tell your family, don’t let anyone know.” On the other end of the phone, a man claiming to be a Shanghai policeman told Zhou Li (pseudonym) that her ID card had been used fraudulently, and she had several people in her name. Millions of assets are involved in money laundering and drug trafficking, and it is necessary to remit money as soon as possible for property notarization to get rid of the charges.

Fell into a trap, the other party said he might be imprisoned for 20 years

On July 10, an ordinary day, Zhou Li and her family went to Qingbaijiang to visit relatives. At about 1:30 p.m., Zhou Li's cell phone rang. The person claiming to be a staff member of the ICBC Credit Card Center told her that her ID card had been used fraudulently and she owed more than 10,000 yuan on the credit card in her name. She needed to contact the "Shanghai Municipal Government" as soon as possible. Yangpu District Public Security Bureau” to resolve related financial issues.

The call from "Industrial and Commercial Bank of China" made Zhou Li suspicious because she recalled that she had never lost her ID card. Just when Zhou Li was about to contact the Shanghai Yangpu District Public Security Bureau, her cell phone rang again. "This time, the other party claimed that he was Lei Bing, a police officer from the Yangpu District Public Security Bureau of Shanghai, who was responsible for investigating my financial problems." Zhou Li said that "Lei Bing" claimed that the police had arrested him for using her ID card to counterfeit bank cards. and told her that after police investigation, it was found that the property in her name had the possibility of money laundering and drug trafficking, and that the crime involved more than 2.6 million yuan.

"We are now faxing the arrest warrant to you, please go and receive it as soon as possible." The man who claimed to be Lei Bing told Zhou Li that because of the huge amounts involved in money laundering and drug trafficking, he might be imprisoned for 15 to 20 years. . "Lei Bing" also told Zhou Li, "Don't tell your family, don't let anyone know, you need to open a room in the hotel to communicate with us, and you need to wear headphones when making calls." After hanging up the phone, Zhou Li's whole body Frightened, she quickly found a print shop to receive the "arrest warrant", gave the print shop clerk 5 yuan, and told the clerk "don't spread the word."

Zhou Li held the "Arrest Warrant" and saw the title "The People's Republic of China and the Shanghai Municipal People's Procuratorate's Criminal Arrest Warrant Freezing and Control Order", along with her name and ID number. and a photo. The issuing unit is written as "Shanghai People's Procuratorate" and has an "official seal". "I thought that I would be in prison for 20 years and I would be over 60 years old when I got out." Zhou Li told a reporter from Chengdu Business Daily that she believed it when she saw the "arrest warrant".

Step by step, the "police" and "prosecutor" took turns to fight

On the morning of July 11, the day after Zhou Li received the "arrest order", according to the "Lei Bing" "As requested, she went to a hotel near her home to book a room. Just after 1 p.m., Zhou Li received another call from the "Shanghai People's Procuratorate." A woman who called herself "Prosecutor Ye Guoxin" told her: "You must rush to the Beijing Notary Office before 5 p.m. to file your name." The property under the owner must be notarized.”

Zhou Li could not get to Beijing from Chengdu before 5 p.m., so she asked “Ye Guoxin” if there was any other way to notarize it. "Prosecutor Ye Guoxin" told Zhou Li: "You don't have to go to Beijing. You can transfer all your property to our prosecutor's account and it can be notarized."

So Zhou Li quickly found all the property The bank cards will be converted into current deposits on a regular basis, and more than 5.3 million yuan will be transferred to the accounts of 9 "prosecutors" in 15 times. Because the amount involved in each payment was not small, the bank had staff accompanying Zhou Li to make the payment and remind her to pay attention to the safety of her property. She told the staff that the reason for the payment was "to pay for goods."

"I didn't finish the call on the afternoon of the first day. The bank was closed. I called several times on the morning of the 12th. I got more than 5.3 million yuan in one payment, of which 2 million was to buy a wedding house for my daughter." In Zhou Li's home, the 15 remittance orders were still on the table in the dining room, each worth about 200,000 to 500,000 yuan. Zhou Li said that most of the 2 million she planned to buy a house for her daughter was a loan.

The family was ruined and the wealth accumulated over 20 years was in vain

On July 12, after calling all the more than 5.3 million yuan to the "prosecutor", Zhou Li's cell phone rang again. A person who called himself "Supreme Prosecutor Cao Wenjie" told Zhou Li that a further deposit of 2.6 million yuan was needed to complete the property notarization.

"I couldn't get any more money, so I went to my sister to borrow money." In order to raise 2.6 million, Zhou Li called her sister to her home and told her that she Two days of experience. "I was cheated!" At this time, Zhou Li's sister reacted. On the afternoon of the 12th, the family called the local police station.

More than 20 years ago, Zhou Li and her husband were working in a processing factory. When the factory was about to close down, she and her husband formed a joint venture with several friends to sell the factory. Now she is also one of the partners in the factory. one. The wealth accumulated over more than 20 years of hard work was wiped out in just two days.

After Zhou Li was defrauded, the whole family gathered together to comfort her. Zhou Li, on the other hand, hid in her bedroom all day long, had trouble sleeping and eating, and shed tears. "Only when my mother came home, I ate some food, but I didn't tell her the whole thing because I was afraid she wouldn't be able to bear it." Zhou Li said that the money needed to buy her daughter a wedding house was ready, and the wedding of her daughter and her fiance was also held. When it was put on the agenda, in her mind, she had already begun to outline a happy life with grandchildren.

Yesterday afternoon, the police at the local police station responsible for handling Zhou Li’s telecom fraud case told reporters that since receiving the call on the 12th, they had quickly filed a case and reported it to the district public security bureau because the amount involved was relatively large. The case is currently under investigation.

Scammers are too rampant. Telecommunications fraud has become legal. They are still committing fraud so unscrupulously. Zhou Lili was easily deceived. Telecommunications fraud is taken very seriously by everyone, yet she can do it so easily. I believe the scam and hope the police can crack this case!