CNR Beijing News on March 20 (China Voice reporter Li Yang) According to the China Voice of China News "News" report, the Pudong Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau recently received a request to purchase raw jade stones. After getting caught in the fraud case, they finally succeeded in uncovering a fraud gang that used the guise of "live broadcast selling raw jade stones" to defraud money by falsely opening and recycling the stones.
spray paint, use quartz stone to pretend to be jade raw stone; live broadcast the stone, whether it rises or falls, the anchor has the final say... How can the seemingly "lucky" rough stone buying and selling in the live broadcast room turn into a scam carefully designed by fraudsters?
Recently, the Pudong Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau received a report from a citizen, Mr. Fan, saying that he transferred 2,688 yuan to the merchant "Senhan Jewelry Store" on an online live broadcast platform to purchase jade. After paying the money, he was kicked out of the live broadcast room. WeChat also Got blocked by customer service.
Kang Mingming, a police officer from the Public Security Department of the Lingang New Area of the Pudong Branch Free Trade Zone, said that when they first received the report, they thought it was an economic dispute. After learning about it, they discovered that it was a well-designed scam.
"Later, after a return visit, I found that the live broadcast room has a routine. The raw stones it cuts are not shipped, but are recycled by jade merchants through the live broadcast room. What their anchor said is that if the price rises, they will give you the money. If it is cut, If you lose money when you come out, the principal will be refunded directly to you. In this model, the victim will not lose money, which is contrary to the normal trading model. He only lets one victim in every live broadcast, because of this The platform is a specific software that sends you a link and you click on it to get in. If I don't want you to get in, I can just kick you out," Kang Mingming introduced.
Mr. Fan was browsing short videos when he came across an advertisement for "Buying and selling jade in the live broadcast room, and there are benefits for newcomers", so he added customer service WeChat. Later, the customer service sent the information about the live broadcast room to Mr. Fan. After he entered the live broadcast room, the anchor gave him a rough stone and cut it off on the spot.
Kang Mingming said that the script had already been arranged in the live broadcast room, and Mr. Fan slowly got into it. "Then they performed it according to their script and showed it to Mr. Fan. The first price was 8,880 yuan. Soon the 10 buyers in the live broadcast room jointly paid 8,880 yuan. They called this model 'shared car'. Because A piece of jade is relatively expensive, and some people are timid and don't dare to buy it all at once, so they use this model to reduce the payment amount. Then the jade merchant puts the stone next to the cutting machine and starts to grind it off a little After the edges were cut, the cut surface revealed a greenish color that looked like jade. After that, I told the anchor that I wanted to recycle it at a price of 10,800 yuan, and the anchor agreed. Each of these 10 people earned 192 yuan. After repeated rounds, I watched it. , Mr. Fan felt that what the anchor said was true in terms of cutting prices up in seconds and cutting prices down in seconds. Later (he) started to participate in joint purchases, from a few hundred yuan to several thousand yuan at the beginning, and finally this in the live broadcast room People felt that he did not have much desire to invest, so they kicked him out of the live broadcast room, and the last order was killed and it was over."
The stone opening process is completely invisible. The rough stones sold are recycled on the spot without being shipped, and they are immediately recovered after large transfers. Blacklist. Kang Mingming said that it was the details in the live broadcast room that were different from normal shopping that attracted the attention of the police.
"The first one, the rough stone is sprayed with black paint, and we can't see how it is cut in the live broadcast room. The second one, the cut rough stone is not shipped, in fact, the rough stone is not sold, it is just said that it is being cut. Then we showed it to everyone, and then recycled it on the spot. The price was also set by them, because this thing has no market value. Moreover, after the large transfer, there was a situation of blacklisting and loss of contact, so we think it may be in the name of buying and selling rough stones. The number used to commit fraud," Kang Mingming introduced.
Next, the police formed a task force to carry out investigation. While searching for the victim buyers to obtain more evidence, they also organized police forces to rush to Yunnan to investigate the criminal dens. When it was discovered on site, a team of 35 people was conducting live broadcasts of buying and selling jade in 9 live broadcast rooms. There is only one victim in each live broadcast room, and other viewers are gang members. Many buyers who were deceived did not realize they had been deceived until the Shanghai police came to their door.
"Each live broadcast room is composed of live broadcast anchors, jade merchants, and also trolls and customer service. After on-site inspections, we also found that a large number of victims in their chats are still in contact with them because they have a complete After-sales system. If a person is cheated, they will also use customer chat and after-sales team maintenance to prevent the victim from reporting the crime. According to the confessions of the criminal suspects we captured at the scene, they are actually a short-term business, just Basically, it only takes two months. Through scripts or words, the victim can be made to feel that his investment failed. The biggest sum we have here is four to five million. " Kang Mingming introduced.
Kang Mingming said that they seized a large number of items involved in the case such as computers, mobile phones, paint, rough stones, and script books on the spot. They also learned how the criminal suspect Jiang and others packaged ordinary quartz stones into jade for fraud in order to obtain illegal benefits. "The live broadcast team has a clear division of labor, and the props they use are also very realistic. In this dark scene, they use a specific beam of light to shine on the cut surface of the stone. The paint with a little green can give it an emerald-like color. In fact, we have identified that these stones are all quartzite. The suspect confessed that before the live broadcast every day, the jade merchants and anchors pre-cut the rough stones and then sprayed them back. They all know which stone can be cut from which side, and which time What needs to be cut, which time needs to be cut down, which time needs to be killed, are all done according to the anchor's gestures or the gestures of another person in the team, or directly let the jade merchant act according to the script. They do it at zero cost. This stone was repeatedly ground and cut, and the stone came back the second time. We call this stone an 'old actor'."
Regarding this type of fraud, Kang Mingming reminded that criminal suspects often use short videos to The method increases exposure, attracts users to other platforms or adds customer service contact information. Customer service uses layers of tricks to gain users' trust and then commit fraud.
Kang Mingming reminded: "For example, in this case, they all registered through a company claiming to be 'Senhan Jewelry Store'. In fact, we can look at the registration nature of 'Senhan Jewelry Store'. You can directly see that this company is basically What doesn’t exist is a fictitious store. It’s a niche software, or a short video platform that provides benefits. Don’t think about petty profits. It’s safest to keep your money in your own hands.”
has preliminary experience. After verification, since October 2023, this fraud gang has defrauded more than 2 million yuan. At present, 35 criminal suspects including Jiang have been arrested by the procuratorate in accordance with the law on suspicion of fraud, and the case is under further investigation. Since the beginning of this year, Pudong police have cracked down on such jade trading fraud cases, smashing 6 fraud gangs in other provinces and cities, arresting 130 suspects, and involving more than 20 million yuan.
(Source: CCTV)
