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Anti-fraud is | Beware of impersonating leader scams! A lady in Xishuangbanna was defrauded of 20,000 yuan!

author:Xishuangbanna Police
Anti-fraud is | Beware of impersonating leader scams! A lady in Xishuangbanna was defrauded of 20,000 yuan!

"Leader" to take the initiative to add you?

Isn't it flattering?

It feels like I'm going to the pinnacle of my life...

After a bout of concern and condolence...

The leader suddenly encountered difficulties and asked you to help transfer money...

So the question is, is this money going to go or not to turn?

If you hesitate, you fall into the wrongdoing

The trap is up!

Anti-fraud is | Beware of impersonating leader scams! A lady in Xishuangbanna was defrauded of 20,000 yuan!

Typical cases

Recently, Ms. Yu of our state credulously believed the "township secretary" transfer request and was defrauded of 20,000 yuan. Ms. Yu passed the WeChat application for adding friends called "Don't Forget your original heart", the other party claimed to be "a township secretary", and from the beginning, she was booing and asking for warmth, saying that she could help Ms. Yu's agricultural development through the rural revitalization support plan. After that, the "secretary of a certain township" asked Ms. Yu to help transfer a sum of money to a friend's account on the grounds that the friend's project had been approved, and asked for Ms. Yu's ID card and bank card photo. After a while, Ms. Yu received a "transfer voucher", showing that the other party had transferred 100,000 yuan to the bank card provided by Ms. Yu, but Ms. Yu had not received the money. The "secretary of a township" informed Ms. Yu that due to her operational errors, it was handled as an inter-bank acceptance business, and it took 24 hours to arrive at the account, urging Ms. Yu to transfer the money first. Hindered by the other party's leadership status, Ms. Yu transferred 20,000 yuan to the account provided by the other party at the bank counter. The next day, Ms. Yu found that 100,000 yuan had not yet arrived, And weChat inquired about the "township secretary" who had not received a reply, and Ms. Yu realized that she had been deceived and then called the police.

Analysis of scam methods

Step 1: The criminals impersonate the leader's WeChat account, disguise themselves as "high imitation numbers" with real photo avatars and identity titles, and look for information about enterprises, departments, and cadres that may be communicated in the jurisdiction where the leader they play is located, and then add the victim as a friend through the contact information obtained through illegal channels.

Anti-fraud is | Beware of impersonating leader scams! A lady in Xishuangbanna was defrauded of 20,000 yuan!
Anti-fraud is | Beware of impersonating leader scams! A lady in Xishuangbanna was defrauded of 20,000 yuan!

Step 2: Fraudsters will care about their subordinates and the development of enterprises in a "leadership" tone, so as to deceive the trust of the victims.

Anti-fraud is | Beware of impersonating leader scams! A lady in Xishuangbanna was defrauded of 20,000 yuan!

Step 3: The fraudster will ask the victim to transfer money on behalf of the victim on the grounds that he is "leader" and inconvenient to transfer money, and will send the screenshot of the forged false transfer to the victim to show the victim that he has transferred back the funds, but in fact there is not.

Anti-fraud is | Beware of impersonating leader scams! A lady in Xishuangbanna was defrauded of 20,000 yuan!
Anti-fraud is | Beware of impersonating leader scams! A lady in Xishuangbanna was defrauded of 20,000 yuan!

Police alert

(1) If you encounter a self-proclaimed leader or acquaintance, add friends through chat tools such as SMS, WeChat, QQ, DingTalk, etc., and request to transfer money, you must be vigilant and verify the identity of the other party and the authenticity of the information sent.

(2) For abnormal borrowing and remittance requests, we must be vigilant, and we should call or seek verification from leaders or acquaintances before transferring, and be sure to verify and confirm before proceeding.

(3) 96110 is a special number for anti-telecommunications network fraud in the country, which is specially used for early warning and dissuasion of the masses and prevention and publicity work. Receiving a call from 96110 means that you or your relatives and friends around you may be suffering from telecommunications network fraud criminals, please answer it in time to avoid being deceived.

(4) If you find that the identity and information of the other party are suspicious, or unfortunately deceived, you must keep the chat records and bank account numbers at that time as evidence, and call the police on 110 in time.

Source| Xishuangbanna Anti-Fraud Sub-Center

Editor| Xie Danyang Yang Simin

Audit | Luo Ling

Anti-fraud is | Beware of impersonating leader scams! A lady in Xishuangbanna was defrauded of 20,000 yuan!

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