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The Public Security Bureau of Wuxi City, Jiangsu Province, cracked one
A pyramid scheme case involving Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang
In the case
The main suspect cheated money and deceived people and killed people
More than 4,000 people were mentally controlled
The details are stunning!
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The Wuxi Municipal Public Security Organ transferred the case to the procuratorate
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Defrauded of more than 16 million yuan
He raped 10 women and seriously died of illness and 6
Ms. Zhang, a resident of Wuxi's Liangxi District, is a cancer patient. In July 2019, Ms. Zhang was coughing and her body was weak, and at this time, "well-meaning people" introduced her to the "Soul Tea Bar", saying that there was a "divine doctor" there to cure her disease.
"Soul Tea Bar" is ostensibly an ordinary tea bar, setting up tea cases, hanging calligraphy and paintings, and decorating antiques, but in fact it is a pyramid scheme den, selling the so-called "divine tea" and "Fumi" at a high price. After registering to join, Ms. Zhang paid 1200 yuan for "carving merit monuments". The tea bar "Divine Doctor" took a pulse for Ms. Zhang and prescribed medicine, and the medicine was still the medicine that she had taken in the past, but the dose was changed to more than 10 times.
Ms. Zhang took medicine according to the prescription, the cough was really good, and since then she has been convinced of "Master" and often participates in various training and training activities organized by the tea bar. In two years, Ms. Zhang was defrauded of more than 100,000 yuan.
In July 2021, the "Soul Tea Bar" case was broken, and 7 main suspects such as "Divine Doctor" Zhang Mou were arrested. Police investigations show that since 2017, Zhang has used 12 "soul tea bars" in 3 places in Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang as a base to attract and control more than 4,000 people, and has also set up two "training bases" in Guangde, Anhui.
"'Tea Bar for the Soul' sounds elegant, but there is sin behind it." Wuxi Municipal Public Security Bureau police officers handling the case said. The main personnel drawn by this organization are middle-aged and elderly women, most of whom are boss ladies and sick women with better economic conditions, most of whom are not of high education, and a small number of men and young women.
After investigation, the criminal suspect defrauded more than 16 million yuan by means of "voluntary donations", pulse consultation, sales of "Fumi" and "medicinal liquor", and elimination of karmic obstacles. Rape of 10 women under the pretext of testing loyalty and curing diseases. The victim was persuaded to drink only "divine tea" and not to take medicine, resulting in the aggravation of 6 people's illness and death, and 1 person committed suicide by jumping off a building after mental disorder after training.
Fictional "superpowers" deceive people
Selling the so-called "Fumi" at a high price
The police investigation found that the internal level of the "Soul Tea Bar" is clear: the first layer is Zhang Mou, and the believers are called "Master"; the second layer is Zhang Mou's "disciple" Ji Mou, who is also Zhang Mou's spokesman, managing the entire "Soul Tea Bar"; the third layer is the tea bar management and inspection personnel; the fourth layer is the person in charge of the tea bar branch; and the fifth layer is the tea bar "volunteer".
Joining the tea bar requires insider introduction, after drinking tea, talking, information registration and other processes, to participate in a 3-day "farm activity" and undergo brainwashing. After further screening, you will also participate in a 6-day intensive study.
The so-called deep cultivation is actually just a pretense, and the fraud is the truth. This kind of "spiritual pyramid scheme" mostly carries out mental control in various ways such as psychological suggestion and hypnotic brainwashing, and continuously develops new trainees through the victims.
Zhang Mou, who was regarded as a "divine doctor" by the students, was originally a vendor selling fruits on a stall and had no medical background at all. Born in 1966, he made a fake ID card, changed the year of birth to 1932, and claimed that he had "superpowers" and could "rejuvenate". Evidence shows that the suspect Zhang Mou also forged a large number of certificates and fabricated many titles to deceive trust.
△ This is a imposition photo, all of which are fake certificates made by the suspects. Courtesy of Wuxi Municipal Public Security Bureau
The "Soul Tea Bar" often asks the victims to write about their experiences, indicating that they must fully trust the "Master"; every time they gather for training, they must share the "superpowers" and "magical medical skills" of the "Master"; sooner or later, they must greet the "Master" to turn on the "switch to receive energy"; during the journey and before the dinner, they must sing "I Love You Master".
△ "Soul Tea Bar" organized the scene of the event. Courtesy of Wuxi Municipal Public Security Bureau
The account books seized by the Wuxi police show that Zhang mou profited more than 4.442 million yuan from some victims in Wuxi and Suzhou, Jiangsu Province. He marketed "Fumi" and "Energy Meal" to believers, as well as wine and tea that he had "blessed". The so-called "Fumi" purchase price is 13.88 yuan / catty, but the price is as high as 100 yuan / catty.
There have been more than one similar case
The MLM method is more concealed
Yuan Dafei, deputy director of the Xishan Branch of the Wuxi Municipal Public Security Bureau, said that since 2020, only One place in Wuxi has found and cracked 3 similar cases, and the number of people involved in each case is more than 1,000 people.
The police handling the case told reporters that the facts of this case are more complicated, and it is currently found that a variety of crimes involving fraud are currently identified. Most of these MLM organizations target groups with certain economic strength but encounter problems in marriage, health, and children's education. Because of the large number of groups it encircles, the mental control is stronger, and the harm to society is also greater.
The case is sobering
I hope that everyone can be more vigilant
Identify scams and stay away from pyramid schemes!
Source: Xinhua Viewpoint
Editors: Shirley, Little Master
Reviewer: Bian Yinghao
【Source: Orient Network】