It is the summer vacation. In addition to completing homework at home, students have a lot more time to surf the Internet for entertainment, and the unhealthy temptations they encounter online have also increased. Due to their inexperience and weak legal awareness, some minors are easily seduced and exploited by criminals, and even become accomplices in telecommunications fraud. Recently, the Licheng District People's Court concluded a case involving minors suspected of Internet fraud. 17-year-old Zhao was sentenced for participating in telecommunications fraud in order to make quick money. âĄQuanzhou Evening News Social Media Reporter Xu Xiaocheng Correspondent Huang Congli Cai Xiuer
held two mobile phones to talk and helped defraud more than 500,000 yuan
In August 2023, Zhao saw a video on an app that said "If you want to make money, message me privately." Unable to resist the temptation of money, he added the corresponding account and sent a private message. Subsequently, the other party told Zhao that he needed to act as a "mobile phone port". That is, as long as he kept two mobile phones hands-free for the entire call under the other party's instructions, he could earn a commission of seven to eight hundred yuan an hour. After
learned about the "making money" method, Zhao knew that such behavior was helping others commit phone fraud, but he still collected multiple mobile phone cards and used two mobile phones to commit the crime. One of the mobile phones is used to log in to QQ, and the other is used to make calls.
After Zhao got in touch with the fraudster through QQ, the fraudster sent the phone number to be dialed to Zhao's QQ and opened the QQ voice call. Zhao then used his second mobile phone to call the phone number provided by the fraudster. After the call was connected, Zhao turned on the hands-free functions of both phones at the same time to help the fraudsters use QQ voice to talk to the victim from a distance. As a result, Huang and Xi were defrauded of more than 500,000 yuan, and Zhao made a profit of more than 7,000 yuan.
Acted as a "mobile phone port" and was sentenced for fraud
A few days ago, the Licheng District People's Court held that Zhao knew that criminals were committing online fraud by setting up a "mobile phone port" and still used his mobile phone card to make calls to help criminals in order to make profits. If an unspecified majority of people commit fraud, their behavior constitutes the crime of fraud. Zhao was under the age of 18 when he committed the crime and should be given a lighter punishment. At the same time, considering that Zhao plays a minor role in the joint crime and is an accessory, and has circumstances such as confession, confession and punishment, he may be given a lighter punishment.
In the end, based on the facts, circumstances, nature and harm to society of Zhaoâs crime, the Licheng District Peopleâs Court ruled that Zhao was guilty of fraud in accordance with the law and was sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment, fined and illegal gains recovered.
The judge reminded that teenagers should not listen to or believe in the so-called "download an app, borrow a phone card, and earn hundreds of yuan an hour" on the Internet, do not add friends, do not download software, let alone use it as their own. Rent or sell your ID card, phone card, bank card, QQ number, and WeChat ID to others.
