Source: China Overseas Chinese Network
China Overseas Chinese Network December 11, 2016 High-paying recruitment, investment to make money... When you saw this information, were you moved? Slowly, think twice! Behind a seemingly "pie in the sky" lucrative opportunity may be a trap of lies orchestrated by scammers.
Infographic: Mobile phone seized for telecommunications network fraud. Courtesy of Zhenjiang police
Pitfall One: Recruit part-timers with high salaries
Do you need a part-time job? The salary is not cheap, and the work content is very simple.
"Recruiters" claim that some merchants need to increase sales, and the work that candidates need to do is add items to their shopping carts, like certain posts, or transfer money to a bank account. When these tasks are completed, a corresponding commission will be obtained.
Recently, similar recruitment scams for hiring temporary workers at high salaries have emerged in Singapore. When you believe that such a well-paid job exists, you have begun to step into the "trap" of scammers.
Subsequently, the crooks will ask the victim to download some collection software to get a "salary". But before you can get your "salary," you have to pay it. Once the victim transfers money, the scammer will "evaporate in the world".
After this series of processes, the victim found that he not only did not receive salary and commission, but also was defrauded of a sum of money.
Pitfall 2: Book cleaning services at a preferential rate
When Searching for hourly maid services on social media, Ms Chan, a Chinese-Malaysian, found an advertisement for a cleaning company service and was attracted by the preferential price written above.
After ms. Chen contacted the person in charge according to the WhatsApp link displayed on the advertisement, she downloaded a mobile phone application according to the instructions of the other party in order to leave a personal data to book the service.
Next, she was ready to pay the deposit, and after entering her username and password, the bank's transfer page became blank.
Ms. Chen thought that there was a problem with the bank's online service and used another bank card to pay instead, but she did not expect that the same situation occurred after entering the user name and password.
"I contacted the head of the cleaning company to inform me of the situation, and the other party casually told me that I could pay after the maid came to clean the house."
The next day, Ms. Chen needed to pay by card when shopping, but found that the deposits in the accounts of the above two banks were transferred to the same bank account.
The maid who was supposed to come to the house at the scheduled time was missing, and the person in charge of the cleaning company could no longer be contacted.
Ms Chan realized she had been deceived and chose to report the crime to the police.
Infographic: American Street View. Photo by Liao Pan, a reporter from China News Service
Trap Three: Internet Lovers Introduce "Magic Tricks" to Make Money
In the United States and Canada, fraud related to "pig killing plates" and virtual currencies occurs frequently.
Earlier, Mr. Lin, a Chinese-American, was defrauded of $80,000 for such fraud, of which $60,000 was a deposit from a friend who planned to buy a house.
Mr. Lin met a woman through a short video website and then transferred to WhatsApp chat at the request of the other party. From a simple greeting at the beginning, to slowly creating trust and talking about love.
The scammers claimed to invest in digital currencies and encouraged Mr. Lin to invest and make money together. Mr. Lin downloaded a piece of software under the direction of the other party, initially invested $20,000, and soon showed that he had earned thousands of dollars.
After that, the scammer instigated Mr. Lin to increase investment, causing Mr. Lin to invest the purchase deposit of his friends elsewhere.
When Mr. Lin planned to exchange cash from the software to return to a friend, the website said that he needed to pay $90,000 in taxes and part of the management fee, and Mr. Lin realized that he had been deceived. Mr. Lin not only lost his hard-earned savings, but was also regarded as a fraud by his friends.
Regarding this type of fraud, the Richmond Police in Canada also summarized some common routines: scammers usually contact the victim through dating software or social media, after establishing a network relationship, the scammer will propose so-called investment profit opportunities, persuade the victim to participate in the investment, and the victim will eventually suffer heavy losses; the scammer will make the victim lose his life when participating in the investment scam through the victim's social media list of relatives and friends, so that the victim will lose his guard when participating in the investment scam; the scammer will learn about his lifestyle in the victim's social media posts. And develop a deception strategy that matches each victim; the scammer will give the victim a considerable return on the investment cryptocurrency website, the victim usually increases the investment after the initial profit until the funds cannot be withdrawn; the scammer claims that they make a profit by investing in virtual currency, and disappear after receiving the victim's funds.
Trap Four: Buy old banknotes at high prices
100 ringgit for 30,000 ringgit sounds like a steady profitable deal. A young Chinese malaysian lost about RM10,000 as a result.
The young Chinese-American received a message from a man on social media saying he was buying the old 100 ringgit cash and bidding 30,000 ringgit. The youth reached out to the other side and said he had 100 ringgit of old cash.
However, the other party said in the phone call that the Chinese youth needed to pay various handling fees first, and promised that the money would be returned to him when the payment was made.
As a result, the Chinese youth transferred money to each other four to five times a day through the three bank accounts provided by the other party, amounting to about 10,000 ringgit.
An employee at one of the banks asked the Young Chinese why they had made such a deal and told him it was a scam. Only then did the Young Chinese discover that they had been deceived and later report the crime to the police.
How to circumvent similar scams?
1. Don't be greedy and cheap in work and life. Find jobs, buy and sell items, etc. through formal channels that can verify authenticity.
2. If you are pulled into a suspicious group by a stranger, you should report it immediately to avoid others falling into the trap.
3. Some fraud groups have strong simulation skills, and people are more likely to be fooled because they are "people they know". It is recommended that when you receive any news, try to call someone you know to confirm that you have doubts about your sudden concern.
4. Never disclose your password, verification code, etc. to anyone, and pay attention to protecting personal information.
5. Buy cryptocurrencies, etc. only from reputable exchanges, etc., and should be carefully studied before investing.
6. The other party should be vigilant in requesting remittances for any reason.
If they find out that they have been deceived, the public can quickly contact the bank to see if they can stop the money, or they can report the crime to the local police.
Polish your eyes and distinguish between routines, "pie" or "trap", it may not be difficult to distinguish. (Source: China Overseas Chinese Network WeChat public account; ID: qiaowangzhongguo; Source: Singapore's Lianhe Zaobao, The United States' World Journal, Malaysia's Sin Chew Daily, Canada's Sing Tao Daily, Malaysia's Shihua Daily, etc.; Author: Liang Yi)