film and television industry has developed rapidly and has become a state-supported project. Some scammers use this emerging industry to commit fraud. Today we summarize the common scams in the film and television industry.
Routine 1: Low threshold and high yield
The threshold of film and television investment is relatively low, and the basic amount of investment is not too high. Therefore, scammers will use the name of film and television crowdfunding to reduce investment costs, and then promise high returns to lure everyone into the scam, how much can they deceive Just cheat as much. In fact, in the film and television industry, the starting amount of each film is different, and the income is not fixed, so investors should be cautious when investing.
The investment threshold for these film and television investment projects is extremely low. The investment cycle ranges from one day to several days. The longer the investment time, the higher the return on investment, which is converted into an annualized return of over 300%. If you stare at the revenue, you are likely to be fooled. Everyone knows that the production cycle of film and television products ranges from half a year to a year. If you invest in one day, you can generate income, and the income is still very high. It is a false statement made by scammers to attract investors.
Routine 2: False publicity
How much money can a film and television project cost depends on a powerful fraud system. Many film and television crowdfunding scams will concoct false publicity to attract investment.
Every time a movie with a high box office appears in the film and television industry, scammers will follow the same method to produce false propaganda. Thus, as long as there is a mode of crowdfunding for film and television, this kind of promotion method will not be lacking. Use movies with good box office to promote and attract investors to invest.
Routine 3: develop APP for promotion
criminals are willing to spend tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands to develop film and television crowdfunding APP, which is convenient for promotion on social networking sites such as WeChat and QQ, so that the deceived may appear more real at the same time. It is easy to hide yourself to achieve the purpose of fraud. Although the cost is slightly higher, it is easier to gain a sense of trust, which can achieve the purpose of deception while increasing the sense of reality. The money they defraud is far more than the development of APP and the funds. There have been news reports that scammers have developed investment apps. After investors have invested enough funds into illegal accounts provided by websites and apps, investors suddenly discovered that the website or app can no longer be used or logged in, and the scammers Run away with money.
Routine 4: Using well-known directors and actors to do false endorsements for false film and television crowdfunding projects listed by
criminals, in order to make you believe, often choose the current film and television industry well-known directors or actors such as Xu Zheng, Shen Teng, Zhou Xingchi, Wu Jing, etc. False endorsement for its film and television crowdfunding project.
not only attracts the attention of investors, but also makes you look "very reliable" and feel that you must "make money". It will also forge various contracts for their listed film and television crowdfunding projects, but everyone unconditionally believes that, finally Play a deceptive purpose. With the background of these well-known directors and actors, it is more convenient for crooks to act.
Routine 5: Pretend to be a well-known film and television company to defraud
film and television companies with a long history and strong profitability in the film and television industry. Because they have produced many excellent film and television works, they have a certain brand effect in the market and are easy to win people who are not familiar with film and television crowdfunding investment. The trust has also become a means for criminals to pretend to be fraudulent. Just like the movie "I'm Not the God of Medicine", a film and television crowdfunding project was initiated because the box office and copyright revenue can be divided. It was later discovered that this was false information and a scam, but the deceived person had already lost money.
So how do we distinguish film investment scams?
1, official account or APP small investment, there is no contract proof and proof (electronic version of the contract is generally difficult to obtain evidence). Just choose the amount of investment and promise to have a high rebate interest in the short term (you can also buy movies that have been shown)
2, telling you that it is copyright by selling tickets, in fact, it is not (only film and television producers are eligible to sell copyright, the issuing party And other departments are not eligible to sell)
3. Website investment, there is no limit to the amount of investment in your own control, and there is no proof of the share of film copyright. Funds flow into private accounts. This is basically a liar, because film investment funds have certain thresholds and funds are not under their control.
4. The normal film and television investment cycle is 4-18 months, so if it is too short, it is not too long and it cannot exceed 18 months. And thoseDon’t believe it lightly if you promise that investors can have fixed income in the short term, because the box office of the film is not controlled, so there is no fixed income. If someone tells you that it is a fixed high income, it is generally false.
5. Movies can only receive dividends after they are shown in theaters. The investor’s income comes from box office dividends. The income is settled according to the final box office. Investment is risky. It is normal to make or lose money, but it is nonsense to give income without box office. The talk is not about income at any time or within a month or 55 days.
Investing correctly can indeed bring a considerable profit, but while making a profit, it will also bear certain risks. The scammers are using investors’ ideas before the war to deceive them. Investors believed their fraud and fled after giving out funds, causing investors to lose money. Therefore, when we choose a movie, we must choose a formal production company, the funds must be given to the company’s public account, and a paper contract with official seal must be signed. At the same time, we must also pay attention to the shooting team, production team, publicity team, and movie theme. After all, these directly affect box office revenue.
