[Source: Beijing Youth Daily]
Recently, there was news on the Internet that a man used an old photo of Zhao Lusi to pretend to be his daughter and begged on his knees.
Related pictures show a man kneeling down and begging. A sign next to it reads, "Unfortunately, my daughter is suffering from leukemia. The surgery costs 300,000 yuan, and now there is still 150,000 yuan left." There is also a picture of a girl printed on it.
Some netizens discovered that the above is a photo of artist Zhao Lusi when she was in middle school.
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A picture of a man begging was circulated online
On July 24, the topic #liar used old photos of Zhao Lusi to defraud# became a hot search topic, triggering heated discussions among netizens.
The reporter noticed that in 2015, Zhao Lusi publicly released the photos involved in the incident, remembering her happy time in the "Affiliated High School".
On July 25, reporters verified that the scene in the begging picture posted online was located on Tangxia Street, Ouhai District, Wenzhou, Zhejiang. A merchant on the street confirmed to reporters that at about 18:00 on July 23, a man set up a stall on the street to beg. "The man left after setting up the stall for a few dozen minutes. This is the first time for this man to come. I will stop him next time I see him." Call the police.”
The director of the local village committee said that inspections will be strengthened to prevent men involved in fraud from setting up stalls to beg.
Reporters found out that in recent years, scammers have frequently used old photos of celebrities to commit fraud.
In April 2019, a scammer used photo editing software to modify photos of actor Yang Zi to attract single men on social software. Within two years, a victim was defrauded of 1.6 million yuan.
In May 2016, the photo of tfboys member Yi Yang Qianxi was also used fraudulently. The swindler falsely claimed that Yi Yang Qianxi was her "son suffering from uremia" in order to defraud her.
So, what legal liability will a scammer bear if he uses old photos of celebrities to pretend to be "daughter with leukemia" or "son with uremia" for begging?
Ma Lihong, senior partner of Beijing Deheheng Law Firm, said that according to Article 41 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law of the People's Republic of China", anyone who coerces, deceives or uses others to beg shall be detained for not less than ten days but not more than fifteen days. , and may be fined not more than 1,000 yuan. Those who repeatedly pester, forcibly beg, or beg in other ways that disturb others shall be detained for not more than five days or given a warning. If the above situation occurs, it is a violation of the Public Security Administration Punishment Law and shall be punished. A beggar who uses old photos of celebrities to make up facts may constitute a crime of fraud.
According to the provisions of Article 266 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, any act of defrauding a relatively large amount of public or private property by fabricating facts or concealing the truth for the purpose of illegal possession constitutes a crime of fraud. The starting point for the crime of fraud is defrauding public or private property of up to 3,000 yuan. Therefore, if a street beggar defrauds a larger amount, he may be held criminally responsible.
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Source |Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News Rule of Law Daily
