Recently, it was circulated on the Internet that the chairman of AXA Private Equity Fund was suspected of telecom fraud, and he was still "stubborn" after being cheated for 1 million yuan, which caused widespread concern.

The Red Star Capital Bureau noticed that in this document, Niu, who claimed to be the chairman and general manager of AXA Private Equity Fund, described his experience of being examined by the self-proclaimed police officer of Shanghai Pudong Branch, the project attorney general, the judge of Shanghai Intermediate People's Court and the director of the financial bureau of the procuratorate, and paid a deposit of up to 1 million yuan. Later, due to insufficient funds, he borrowed more than 3 million Hong Kong dollars from the company to pay the "handling fee".

Some netizens commented: "The chairman of private equity fund will be cheated by telecom.".

The Red Star Capital Bureau inquired from official website, asset management association of china that the name of the chairman of AXA Private Equity Fund is "YUANMINGNIU", which is consistent with the statement in the Internet. His working experience is also the same as the online statement.

on January 8th, Red Star Capital Bureau contacted BEIBEIZHANG, the compliance director of AXA Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd. When asked whether Niu had suffered telecom fraud and whether this statement was written by himself, BEIBEIZHANG did not deny it, and replied to the Red Star Capital Bureau: "I can't comment on this matter now."

The suspected chairman of the private equity fund issued a statement

He has not found out that he was cheated after transferring 1 million yuan

The Red Star Capital Bureau noticed that the above-mentioned online file name was "My Statement and Statement", and he claimed to be Niu Mou, the chairman and general manager of AXA Private Equity Fund, and the signing date was December 26, 222.

At first, I explained my basic information: 57 years old, British nationality, China and Hongkong permanent identity card, work experience, etc. Then Niu told us that on November 7, 222, he received a phone call from Miss Fang, who claimed to be an employee of the Wan Chai Prevention and Control Center of the Department of Health of the China SAR Government. The "Miss Fang" said that the Hong Kong travel software registered by a mainland mobile phone number under the name of Niu showed that it had a secret connection record on the afternoon of November 6, 222, asking him to contact the Department of Health.

Niu's complaint and statement

However, Niu said that this mobile phone number was not owned by him, and then he suspected that identity information was leaked and stolen by criminals, so he took the initiative to report the case. The "Miss Fang", who claimed to be the Hong Kong Department of Health, took the initiative to help Niu contact the "Police Officer Li Guoxing of Pudong Branch of Shanghai Public Security Bureau", and "Police Officer Li" quickly started the online case handling procedure and showed him the "report receipt".

After verifying Niu's identity, "Officer Li" informed him that it might be related to a major case of high-secret level being undertaken by the police, and he needed to consult his superiors immediately. Then this "case" went to the hands of another case handler, Captain Gu, the criminal investigation team of Pudong Branch. Niu said that "Captain Gu" showed him the case information on WhatsAPP, instructed him to return to his residence, started online monitoring, and asked not to tell anyone about the case information.

After "Captain Gu", there appeared the self-proclaimed "Attorney General Gao Ming" and "Judge Zhang Haiping in the Second Hall of Shanghai Intermediate People's Court" and others. Under their guidance, in order to prove his innocence without affecting the company's business and reputation, Niu applied for bail pending trial, with an amount of 1 million yuan. Niu immediately collected 1 million yuan and hit the "designated account" of the Hong Kong Independent Commission Against Corruption.

The relevant person in charge of private equity fund responded

Netizen: The chairman of private equity has been cheated. How can we help investors make money?

it's not over here. Half a month later, the "Gao Procurator-General" informed Niu that his application for bail pending trial was passed through WhatsApp, saying that he had nothing to do with the case and had left the identity of the suspect involved, and finally returned his innocence, and said that 1 million bail could be returned.

But a person who claimed to be "Director Liang Haojun of the Financial Bureau of the Procuratorate" told Niu that it would take six months to return it because of the latest anti-money laundering regulations of the country. Then, "Director Liang" said that there is a quick return method, which requires an additional 3% mortgage deposit, about 3 million Hong Kong dollars, so that the procedure can be completed within 2 to 48 hours and all the previous deposits can be returned quickly.

However, Niu said that he was already in debt of more than several million Hong Kong dollars, and he was unable to pay the money because he was faced with the repayment requirements of his borrowing friends before Christmas and the year before. Therefore, I implore the company to borrow HK$ 3 million urgently for a short time, and strive to return all the bail money and the company's short-term personal loan as soon as possible to get out of trouble as soon as possible.

The Red Star Capital Bureau found that Niu did not realize that this was "telecom fraud" after writing the statement, and hoped to borrow 3 million yuan from the company to pay the above-mentioned "mortgage deposit", so the origin of this "My Statement and Statement" came into being.

This statement has attracted a lot of attention on social platforms such as Weibo. At the same time, netizens also have many questions about Niu's experience of "bail pending trial" and "paying the deposit".

Some netizens commented: "Go back to your residence, turn on online monitoring, and don't tell anyone. This is a proper telecom fraud!" "The chairman of the private equity fund will actually be cheated." "How can this help investors make money?"

in order to confirm the authenticity of the online documents, on January 8th, Red Star Capital Bureau contacted BEIBEIZHANG, director of compliance department of AXA Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd.. When asked whether Niu had suffered telecom fraud and whether this statement was written by him, BEIBEIZHANG responded to the Red Star Capital Bureau and said, "I can't comment on this matter now."

Lawyer: There are many loopholes in the legal procedure of the whole case

1 million yuan is a case with a large sum

"From this statement, there are many loopholes in the legal procedure", lawyer Xu Jiaxiang, a partner of Beijing Strategy Law Firm, analyzed to Red Star Capital Bureau on January 8.

Lawyer Xu said that in the statement, Niu said that "Captain Gu" showed him the case information on WhatsAPP. However, in the actual legal procedure, the public security organs will notify the parties to accept the investigation in person, by summons or by telephone, and will not notify them on social software or even foreign social software.

Secondly, Mr. Xu said that in Niu's self-report, the progress of the whole case is also very unusual. On November 6th, I received a phone call from "China Hong Kong Department of Health", and on November 8th, "Attorney General" appeared, which was not in line with the procedure. Generally, the public security bureau first applies for approval of the arrest, and after finding out the facts of the crime, the prosecutor decides whether to approve the application. Here, the prosecutor may intervene in the early stage, and there will be no long-distance face-to-face inquiry between the attorney general and the parties.

Lawyer Xu further mentioned that the personnel of the public security organs can't be guarantors, so it is impossible for Niu to mention that "Captain Gu Dong offered to be guarantors when he had never met me before".

Finally, Mr. Xu said that in China, there will not be more than 1 million deposits, usually from 1 yuan, and the cases handled by him are only 1, yuan at most. And Niu mentioned that "the latest national anti-money laundering regulations will take six months to return" is also wrong, and there is no such regulation in China's anti-money laundering law.

Mr. Xu told the Red Star Capital Bureau that if everything in this statement is true, it is very likely that this Niu Mou has suffered telecom fraud. Among the cases he represented in the past, 1 million was a single case with a large amount.

AXA Private Equity Fund is a foreign private equity newly filed last year

The chairman has worked in many well-known insurance companies

AXA Private Equity Fund is one of the foreign private equity newly filed in 222. Established at the end of 216 with a registered capital of 1.5 million US dollars, this manager is a wholly foreign-owned enterprise, and its parent company is AXAInvestmentManagers, also known as AXAIM, an asset management unit of AXA Group, one of the largest financial and insurance groups in the world.

according to public information, axiam was founded by AXA group in 1994. at present, it has more than 2,4 employees in 18 countries and regions around the world, and its assets under management have exceeded 6 trillion yuan by the end of 221.

The Red Star Capital Bureau inquired from official website, asset management association of china that the name of the chairman of AXA Private Equity Fund is "YUANMINGNIU", which is consistent with the statement in the Internet.

asset management association of china official website Page

His working experience is the same as that stated by the Internet. He joined AXA Investment Management Asia Co., Ltd. in October 22 and has been the general manager of AXA Overseas Investment Fund Management Co., Ltd. since December 22. Since December 22, he has served as the chairman and general manager of AXA Private Equity Fund Management Co., Ltd.

Before joining AXA, Niu also worked in Swiss Reinsurance Co., Ltd., Zhongli International Insurance Co., Ltd., Sino-Italian Life Insurance Co., Ltd., China Pacific Insurance Co., Ltd. and Zhongan Technology Group Co., Ltd.

Red Star journalist Qiang Yaxi

Editor Guan Li Editor Wang He