CCTV News:See through the illusion, expose the scam, master the anti-fraud knowledge, and continue to broadcast the "Rule of Law Online Eleventh Special Program": "Scam" today. If in life, we encounter difficulties in work and marriage, or suffer from diseases, how should we deal with them? There is such a so-called master who calls himself a "master" on the Internet. He can change people’s fortune by measuring eight characters, doing things and selling transshipment. Would you believe it? Mr. Xiao, a businessman, believed him.
Network video: My father has two big coal mines. The coal mines collapsed, and dozens of workers had an accident under the mines. My father made all the money to compensate, and all the garages at home were sold, with tens of millions of debts.
This is a bizarre story in which a man tells that he was in debt for tens of millions, but later changed his fate. When Mr. Xiao, who lives in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, saw this video, he immediately thought of his own situation.
Mr. Xiao, the victim: "I am a seafood wholesaler, and my business situation was average in the past few years. The business was actually not very good because I was playing outside with my friends one day, and then I heard from my friends that I saw a fortune teller on the Internet. He felt quite accurate and introduced it to me."
How did this man change his fate in the video? After reading the next fascinating content, Mr. Xiao was completely attracted.
Network video: The master first measured the eight characters for me, and gave the improvement method. In two years, I paid off all the debts at home, not only bought the garage by my own ability, but also found a wife who helped me a lot.
Victim Mr. Xiao: "Then I thought that this year’s business was not very smooth, and then the following comments said that fortune-telling was quite accurate, and then I added that I wanted to give it a try. I just believe in fortune telling, and I believe in such things as fate, when doing business. "
It is amazing to be able to "change" the video content after pointing out.
Although there are only some photos of scenery and static objects in this video, the pictures and texts are not consistent, and the specific information has not been disclosed, so the authenticity cannot be verified. But in Mr. Xiao’s mind, he felt that the story was true and credible. Seeing the end of this short video, the hero has made great achievements after being instructed by an expert, and he feels more hopeful in his chest. So I added the so-called high-ranking WeChat left in the video.
Victim Mr. Xiao: "I added that person, who claimed to be ‘ Baishi mystery ’ And then a fortune teller, and then he kept sending me messages asking me if I needed divination or something. Then I asked him, can you read your palm? He said no problem, so I sent him a photo of my selfie. "
Mr. Xiao sent the photo of his palm to the so-called master named Baishi Xuanji on WeChat. Soon, the so-called master sent the result of palm reading.
Victim Mr. Xiao: "The content is average, that is to say, I am strong and brave. Anyway, there are many good things ahead. Later, it is said that my fortune is not very prosperous this year. There will be many twists and turns in doing things, and my wealth has all leaked out."
The other party sent Mr. Xiao a long piece of palm reading, which said: Mr. Xiao is aggressive and talented, and he has enough food and clothing all his life, and he can do management and business. However, doing things is always counterproductive. I can’t keep my money for a lifetime, my career development is not smooth, and I often consume money to help my relatives and friends. I always get rich and go to wealth. These words make Mr. Xiao feel that the master is very accurate, which is very similar to his own unsuccessful experience and career. He is looking forward to it, and he can get the master’s advice and transshipment like the man in the video.
Victim Mr. Xiao: "This year’s fortune is not good, and then I really lost a lot of money doing business this year, and then I said that my personality is more like it anyway. Then I asked him what the solution was. The other party told me that if the solution is simple, you need to do a ritual about wealth, so you can solve it. "
Doing a "ritual" actually costs more than 8 thousand yuan
The so-called master who claimed to be the mystery of Baishi suggested that Mr. Xiao "open a treasury" so as to improve his business. Mr. Xiao was moved, even though the price list sent to him was a little surprised when he first saw it, it was really not cheap! The so-called open treasury has different grades according to the amount. For example, it costs 1988 yuan to open a small treasury and 3888 yuan to open a middle treasury. If it is a prominent boss, it needs to open a large treasury, 8888 yuan. Although the price is high, Mr. Xiao feels that if he wants to make a lot of money, he has to be willing to invest. This big treasury of 8,888 yuan is in line with his boss’s identity, so he immediately transferred 8,888 yuan to the man who claimed to be the master of Baishi Xuanji, asking him to do a ritual for himself. Soon, he received a video of this practice, and the other party also told him not to tell anyone.
In the video, Mr. Xiao saw his photos and birthdates appeared, so he was convinced that the so-called master had really done something for himself. Next, he began to look forward to the reversal of his fate. However, contrary to expectations, his so-called fortune did not improve immediately, and his business did not improve. The so-called big treasury that the master promised to open for him did not come true.
A telecom fraud case leads to a case in progress.
Here, Mr. Xiao put aside the matter of divination and practice and continued to do business. On the other hand, police in Xiangyang, Hubei Province arrested two suspects while assisting Jiangxi police in handling a telecom fraud case. When the police handling the case interrogated the two suspects, they made an unexpected discovery.
In January 2018, the police in Xiangyang, Hubei Province assisted the police in Jiangxi and arrested two suspects suspected of telecom fraud.
Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau in Xiangyang City, said: "There is a surname Qin and a surname Zhu. These two suspects, the result of our judgment at that time, were in our jurisdiction. After they were arrested, our Jiangxi colleagues confessed to them when they interrogated them. They defrauded a mass in Jiangsu. At that time, they defrauded about 20,000 yuan. "
The two suspects confessed to the crime of impersonating the public security law for fraud. However, when the police handling the case made an unexpected discovery during the trial. That is, Qin and Zhu are most likely related to another case of using religious superstitions for fraud.
Qiu Jun, Deputy Director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City: "In an upscale community in Xiangyang, their boss rented a three-bedroom apartment. I said, what are you doing now? They are in the work area, just doing something to attract some customers on this website, telling their fortune, changing their luck, and wanting to do this. At that time, Qin was a bit faltering, and he couldn’t say. "
The police investigating the case analyzed that the criminal suspects Qin and Zhu looked flustered and always seemed to hide something. So, the investigator immediately launched an investigation into this clue.
Li Yongguo, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "We learned about their company structure at that time. There were 6 people in the company at that time, and this Zhu and Qin were 8 people in total. They mainly do some rituals for others and the masses online. "
Through investigation, the police found that the company’s main sources of income are divination, so-called practices and the sale of so-called transshipment items.
Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City: "Then their role is to find some materials on the Internet, which is equivalent to a film and television production company. They find some pictures, find some people, and type some content on that video. They want to type his micro-signal."
A number of websites posted videos to trick people.
The video content makes the police quite familiar. A man tells the story of changing his fate through an expert when he is down and out. This is exactly the same as the video provided by the victim Mr. Xiao when he called the police. The company posted videos on a number of websites. Once someone added the micro-signal that appeared in the video, it meant that someone was "hooked". After adding WeChat, employees of the company will call themselves "Master" and start a conversation with customers.
Li Yongguo, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "Your name and date of birth can be used to test your horoscope. After testing the eight characters, I will push you a result of testing the eight characters. This low price is 198 yuan to 398 yuan, or buy some, buy what charms, all kinds of charms to exorcise evil spirits and avoid disasters. Then it will be expensive to do things. If you do a ritual, you will charge 1998 yuan to 8888 yuan. "
When the customer decides to spend money on the so-called eight-character test or practice, the employee will send the customer information to their online line. A mage who claims to be from Xi ‘an Temple will test the eight-character test. If the customer pays for the practice, this person will also send the video of the practice to the employee, and then the employee will send it to the customer.
After investigation and police analysis, this company is most likely suspected of using feudal superstition for online fraud.
Tracing the identity of the "mage", seeking clues and obtaining evidence
The investigator immediately divided into two ways, one to trace the identity of the so-called mage, and the other to contact those who came to this company to test the eight characters and do things to find clues. They once again found the victim, Mr. Xiao, who spent 8888 yuan, and carefully analyzed the so-called practice video.
Fei Wang, a policeman of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "When collecting evidence, I also collected this small video from his mobile phone. It was in a dark state, and it seemed that someone should be burning some such spiritual goods, such as those paper men and ingots."
This is the video of Mr. Xiao who spent 8888 yuan and asked the master to do a ritual for him. In the whole picture, the so-called mage did not show up. At the same time, another investigator made an important discovery when tracing the identity of this mage.
Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City: "After some investigation, I found his ‘ Go online ’ The specific location is in a village below Cao County below Binzhou City, Shandong Province. "
Let others call him a master, that is, the online company involved, claiming to be from a temple in Xi ‘an, but according to police investigations, he was actually located in a village in Cao County, Shandong Province. The police immediately arrested in Xiangyang, Hubei and Caoxian, Shandong.
Li Yongguo, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "Combined with analysis and judgment, this company is probably a company suspected of online fraud. In the afternoon, all the personnel of this company were controlled, and several computers and six suspects were detained on the spot. "
Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station, Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City, said: "We first found the location where Lanmou did things. It was a temporary bungalow with a row of computers and dozens of mobile phones on the desktop, and a door was opened on the side door, and it was still smoking. At this time, I led the investigators into the room together, and suddenly I found that the room was filled with smoke, all the windows were covered with thick curtains, and there was no electric light, but there were the old gentleman and the original (Tianzun) statues in it. "
In this room of Lanmou, in addition to statues, offerings, etc., the police handling the case also found a box of photos, all of which were photos and personal information of the victim.
Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City, said: "All the photos scattered inside are people’s photos, and the names, birth dates and names of the people are written on it, that is, the photos and names of these customers are written on it, and then they are provided on it. Then he has another mobile phone dedicated to shooting videos there. When you open this mobile phone, it’s all the small videos of this fake practice, so the truth comes out. "
Master’s fortune-telling depends entirely on online software.
At this point, this criminal gang that used feudal superstition for online fraud was arrested. And their whole crime process was also found out by the police.
First of all, the company located in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, arranged for employees to make superstitious videos, the content of which was mostly that the ill-fated protagonist turned over after being instructed by an expert, and the video was spread on the Internet, waiting for the victim to take the bait.
Step 2: Once the victim takes the bait and adds the contact information of the "master" in the video, the employees of the company will call themselves "master" and read the victim’s palm and measure the eight characters, charging 198 to 398 yuan. And the victim’s birthdates was forwarded to the online "Lanmou", and Lanmou used fortune-telling software to calculate and send back the interpretation text.
In the third step, the employee will inform the victim that the divination is not ideal. If you want to transship, you need to do a ritual, which costs 1988 to 8888 yuan. After the victim paid the money, the online "Lanmou" made a small video of the practice and forwarded it to the victim by the employee.
Using superstition to trap more than 200 people
The process of fraud surfaced, and criminal gangs used people’s feudal superstition to set a trap, waiting for the victims to fall into the trap step by step. According to the police investigation, there are more than 200 victims in this case all over the country.
According to the police investigation, Lu Mou, the head of the company in Xiangyang, Hubei Province, was suspected of conducting Feng Shui fraud from August 2017.
Li Yongguo, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "In 2017, he did some other businesses of frying red wine online. He didn’t do it for a long time, he couldn’t make money, and his management was not good. His company gradually transformed and turned several times. Gradually turned into this company doing Feng Shui."
The police investigation found that the victims were numerous and widely distributed, and most of them had feudal superstition, so they were used by criminal gangs.
Fei Wang, a policeman from the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City, said: "These victims have many identities, some are in the countryside, some are in the mountains, and some are working in enterprises, so they all have a common feature and are superstitious. Their respective needs are different. Some victims are seeking children, some victims are seeking wealth, and some victims are seeking happiness. "
Whether seeking children, wealth or happiness, people who are in need and superstitious will become the prey of this criminal gang. When they added the so-called mage’s WeChat, there was already a series of words waiting for them.
Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station of Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City: "That is to say, hello, I am ‘ Baishi Daochang ’ Then some people who don’t know the truth will ask him, this master, I want to see my feelings, want to see your fortune, want to see your career, and so on. "
At this time, the so-called mage will be mystifying, saying that it is also necessary to pray to the ancestors and ask the gods for shelter. Therefore, it is necessary to pay 198 to 388 yuan for the merits of the Lord, and tell the victim that the house is too small to be reluctant. Since the amount of several hundred dollars is not too much, many victims transferred money to each other.
According to the members of the criminal gang, they will know what the problem is with the other party through the communication with customers in the early stage, and then they will strike while the iron is hot and tell customers that as long as they do a ritual, they can change their fortune and solve this problem. And guiding the victim to pay the money is their ultimate goal.
Qiu Jun, deputy director of Xiaowan Police Station, Xiangzhou District Public Security Bureau, Xiangyang City: "It is 1988 yuan to 8888 yuan, and he gives you a price space, and then he will say, this fate, this name, this name? Give more and get more, don’t be reluctant. Oh, now you have completely grasped the psychology of this customer. Your customer, if you want to change it, you will spend more money if you want to change it. "
Once the victim believes it, he will send his photo to the mage, and after a few days, he will receive a video of how to do it. In the video, the victim can see his own birthdates and his own photos on the altar, which really looks like a ritual done by the mage specially for himself.
Li Yongguo, deputy head of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City: "This Dojo is some statues that Lan bought from Henan. He bought several Buddha statues for his home, and all the rooms were closed, where he burned incense, prayed and did things. In the process of doing things, someone does it specially, and his brother or wife videos him to make this video material. "
Members of criminal gangs confessed that those who are unhappy in life and blindly expect to change their destiny through the advice of so-called experts often have a low psychological defense line and are easily deceived, so they made use of their weaknesses to tailor the so-called video of changing their destiny for them. Once these victims have the idea of reversing their life through feudal superstition, they will fall into their trap Then, they do a little more tricks on the fortune-telling results, and the victim will be more convinced.
Ambiguous use of words to interpret divination content is not targeted
After investigation by the police, it was found that the content of divination used by criminal gangs was ambiguous and not too targeted. For example, some victims’ marriages are not satisfactory, and the interpretation content is "the marriage feelings are not smooth, there are many twists and turns, and there are contradictions after marriage". This sentence is applicable to most people with unsatisfactory marriages. However, if the authorities are fascinated, the victim will have a strong sense of substitution, so he will feel that the interpretation is accurate and there is no doubt when transferring money to criminal gangs. When some victims think that the cost is too high, criminal gangs will use the way of reducing prices and giving away transshipment to attract victims until they get their money.
On March 18, 2019, the People’s Court of Xiangzhou District, Xiangyang City, Hubei Province held a hearing on this case. The court held that six defendants, including Lan Mou and Lu Mou, fraudulently used the name of "mage", used the Internet to publish false information, adopted the method of fabricating facts and concealing the truth, and used the means of "measuring eight characters" and "doing things" to defraud other people’s property. The amount was huge. In the first instance, the court sentenced six defendants, including Lan Mou and Lu Mou, to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from three years to ten months to three years and fined them.
Believe in science and get rid of superstition. On the other hand, this so-called superior person does things for people. I don’t know if he has calculated it for himself, and if he has calculated that his life has such a disaster. If you want to change your destiny and live a better life, you should use a reasonable and legal way and a positive attitude. Once there are illegal and criminal acts, then this "robbery" is doomed to be unavoidable.