During the relationship between the two, he fabricated his wealthy family background and working background in a major factory, and defrauded his girlfriend of nearly 120,000 yuan. After the breakup, he "passed away" and used inheritance as bait to continue to defraud the victim of money. Recently, after a public prosecution by the Minhang District Procuratorate, the defendant Pu was sentenced to three years and six months in prison and fined for committing fraud; his illegal gains were recovered and returned to the victim.
Caption: Zhang Ling (pseudonym) and Pu’s transfer records provided by the Minhang Procuratorate
Boasting a wealthy family and a bright future
At the beginning of 2022, Zhang Ling (pseudonym) met the man Pu on the social platform. The two chatted very well, and Make an appointment to meet offline. Pu claimed that his father was a doctor and his mother was a teacher. Not only was his family well off, but he was about to join a well-known Internet company with a bright future. While Pu was boasting, he showed Zhang Ling a text message on his mobile phone showing a deposit of 500,000 yuan. After getting to know each other for a while, the two quickly established a relationship.
Every morning and evening greetings, daily greetings, sweet dates from time to time... Zhang Ling, who fell in love, became more and more affectionate towards Pu and couldn't help but respond to his requests. But not long after, the relationship seemed to have changed - Pu asked Zhang Ling for money many times on the grounds that software development required paid software, his bank card was frozen, and he hired a lawyer to sell software. He even made up his Alipay account After the account was frozen, he pretended to be his mother and chatted with Zhang Ling on WeChat to borrow money. After
borrowed nearly 120,000 yuan from Zhang Ling, Pu vowed that he would receive more than 800,000 yuan after selling the software and pay back the money together. The relationship between the two only lasted for three months and ended without any problems. Pu told Zhang Ling that he was about to return to his hometown abroad.
To get the inheritance, you first need to pay a fee
In July 2023, Zhang Ling received messages from Pu, "nurse", "lawyer" and others. Each message was like a huge thunder that disrupted her life.
First came the "dying" instructions from Pu: "I am currently ill and hospitalized, and I don't know how many more days I can hold on... My family came over to make trouble and wanted to divide my property. I don't want to give my property to my family. I broke up with my family. , and arranged for a lawyer to give you some of my inheritance."
Then a person who claimed to be a nurse contacted Zhang Ling through Pu's WeChat ID to handle the funeral: "Mr. Pu had a falling out with his family before his death, and he told me. You will help him deal with his funeral. There are body freezing fees, funeral expenses and other expenses that you need to pay."
Zhang Ling, who was grieving for Pu's "passing", turned to the "nurse" one after another out of past feelings. It cost 8,000 yuan. Not long after, Zhang Ling suddenly received a call from someone claiming to be Lawyer An. He said that Mr. Pu had made a will before his death, and that after selling all three properties under his name, he would return the money he borrowed from Zhang Ling. 120,000 yuan, and an additional 300,000 yuan was given to Zhang Ling, and all remaining funds from the sale of the property were donated.
"But Mr. Pu's family filed a lawsuit with the court because of his will. As the beneficiary of the estate, you need to advance the notary fees, notarial certificate fees, and some expenses incurred when selling the property." Lawyer An changed the subject and said that he would If you want to get the inheritance, you have to pay other fees first.
Zhang Ling was a little skeptical, but she still transferred more than 40,000 yuan to "Lawyer An" one after another. However, she has not received the so-called "inheritance" for a long time, and "Lawyer An" even more aggressively demanded money from her. Zhang Ling, who felt cheated, immediately reported the case to the police.
What Zhang Ling was waiting for was the incredible truth: Pu did not "pass away from illness", but instead acted as a "nurse" and "lawyer" to defraud Zhang Ling of money.
After Pu came to the case, he confessed during interrogation by the prosecutor that his family was not wealthy and he had no chance of joining a big factory. "Because of financial difficulties, I made up the lie that I died in a car accident. I took advantage of Zhang Ling's trust and sympathy, lied about multiple properties, cash, etc., and took advantage of her desire to obtain an inheritance, and asked her for various fees step by step. "
The Minhang District Procuratorate believes that the defendant Pu used fictitious facts and concealed the truth for the purpose of illegal possession to defraud others of a total of more than 170,000 yuan, which constituted a crime of fraud.Recently, after the Minhang District Procuratorate launched a public prosecution, the defendant Pu was finally sentenced to the aforementioned penalty.
Correspondent Yang Yingying Xinmin Evening News reporter Lu Zhe
