A man extorted money by posting a short video "selling miserably"
He was prosecuted by the Zengdu District People's Procuratorate of Suizhou City
Recently, the court sentenced the defendant Cheng to three years in prison for fraud
according to law
and fined
In January this year, Gao, a woman from Zengdu, suddenly came across a popular video. In the video, a man named Cheng, wearing a uniform, said that he was injured on the job and his life was difficult. Seeing that he was depressed, Gao took the initiative to privately encourage him out of sympathy. When Cheng saw someone taking the bait, he told Gao his "tragic experience" according to the "script" set in advance. Cheng claimed that he was injured on the job while performing a previous mission.
Gao believed it to be true and constantly encouraged Cheng to face life optimistically. The two parties subsequently added WeChat, and Gao became even more convinced of Cheng's "personality" through the messages Cheng sent in Moments.
After gaining Gao's trust, Cheng took advantage of Gao's sympathy and fabricated various reasons to borrow money from Gao. According to the prosecutor responsible for
, from January to April, without the two parties meeting, Gao lent Cheng a total of more than 83,000 yuan through WeChat and Alipay. In May, Gao accidentally mentioned this matter to a friend, and his friend suspected that Gao had met a liar. Gao negotiated with Cheng through WeChat. Seeing that the matter might be exposed, Cheng deleted the short video, blocked Gao, and lost contact. Gao then called the police.
Investigation shows that since October 2022, Cheng, a man from other provinces, has been pretending to be a national staff member, using online video pictures to produce and release short videos of "selling miserably" to extort money. In addition to Gao, Cheng also "borrowed" nearly 10,000 yuan from two other victims in the same way, and all the money obtained was used for personal consumption.
htmlIn July, the case was transferred to the Zengdu District Procuratorate for review and prosecution. In August, the Zengdu District Procuratorate prosecuted Cheng on suspicion of fraud. In October, the court made the above judgment after a trial.Prosecutors remind
You need to be cautious when making friends online
Don’t trust easily when faced with online help information
Especially when the other party asks for a transfer
Be more careful
If you encounter a scammer
Please save relevant evidence and call the police quickly
Source: Hubei daily
