Nowadays, many people will make money through part-time jobs, if you hear the advertising slogan "500 yuan per hour, commission daily, only need to prepare two mobile phones, mobile phones are not limited to models", will you be moved by such an easy part-time job?
In fact, it's a new type of scam. When these two mobile phones are connected together, one is connected to the fraudsters and the other is connected to the deceived object, the part-time worker uses the "mobile phone port" business to provide communication transmission support for overseas telecommunications network fraud gangs and assist in defrauding huge amounts of property. The victim, Mr. Li, recently fell victim to such a scam:
Mr. Li has been running a restaurant for many years, and he happened to receive a phone call from Mianyang, Sichuan, who said that he was the director of the security department of a school, and the school canteen urgently needed to order a batch of gift packages. Mr. Li saw that the caller number was normal and he was talking about business, so he did not suspect it, and the two sides added WeChat to each other to communicate the specific purchase details. However, Mr. Li was soon defrauded of more than 120,000 yuan under the other party's routine. In view of the fact that the fraudulent call received by Mr. Li was shown to be Mianyang, Sichuan, the Public Security Bureau of Zitong County, Mianyang City, through research and analysis, investigated overnight, and finally identified the suspect as being in a teahouse, and assisted overseas personnel to commit telecommunication network fraud through the "mobile phone port" business.
What is the "mobile phone" service?
The so-called "mobile phone port" refers to connecting two mobile phones with an audio recording cable, or opening them at the same time, one of the mobile phones talks to the fraudsters through online social software, and the other inserts a local phone card to dial the victim's phone to achieve voice relay and successfully disguise the location of the fraudulent call, so as to reduce the vigilance of the victim.
Why has there been a new type of fraud in recent years?
In recent years, the country's public security organs have continuously strengthened their efforts to crack down on telecommunications network fraud, and in this regard, fraudsters have derived mobile phone-to-mobile phones, which is commonly known as "mobile phone mouth" fraud. It is a method of telecom cybercrime: fraudsters use the business of "mobile phone port" to carry out voice relay, so that the two parties can talk directly. In this case, it is possible to successfully disguise the location of the scam call, making the crime more insidious and deceptive.
In recent years, the public security organs have carried out special operations such as "broken cards" to crack down on the domestic crime of "black and gray production and two cards", which has compressed the living space of overseas gangs involved in fraud.
How did this so-called "needless to speak" part-time job "know the law and break the law"?
In the process of defrauding the victim by an overseas wire fraud gang, the role of a part-time middleman is to connect the two mobile phones. All he had to do was help get through to the victim's phone, turn on the speakerphone, listen to the conversation as a bystander, and hang up according to the instructions of the fraud ring. Although he doesn't need to say a word throughout the whole process, as long as he turns on the speakerphone, he can hear what the two parties are doing, and he should know that this is assisting in telecom network fraud.
What are the legal sanctions for committing "mobile phone port" fraud?
According to the provisions of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, for the crime of aiding information network criminal activities, where the circumstances are serious, a sentence of up to three years imprisonment or short-term detention is to be given, and/or a fine. where other crimes are constituted at the same time, follow the provisions for the heavier punishment at trial and sentencing.
The police also reminded everyone to keep their eyes open, not to rent, lend, or sell mobile phone cards and bank cards, let alone set up "mobile phone ports" for overseas fraudsters and become accomplices of criminals.
In recent years, with the rapid development of the mainland's financial and communications industries, the non-contact fraud carried out by criminals with the help of mobile phones, fixed telephones, networks and other communication tools and modern online banking technology has developed and spread rapidly, and the deception is often the "hard-earned money", "medical treatment money" or "pension money" accumulated by the victims over the years, and the amount of money involved is large, and the targets of infringement are wide, causing huge losses to the people and seriously affecting the people's sense of security.
Clearly knowing that others are committing telecommunications network fraud, but still helping a fraud gang set up call forwarding equipment, providing mobile phone cards and communication tools to help, and helping fraudsters make fraudulent phone calls are all suspected of violating the law and committing crimes. In such cases, foreign fraudsters have now extended their claws to minors. Therefore, the guardians of minors should strengthen the guidance of minors' children, prevent "mobile phone mouth" fraud, and be vigilant when they see their children using two mobile phones to operate or download and log in unfamiliar software, so as not to let children fall into the trap of "mobile phone mouth" fraud and become accomplices of telecommunications network fraudsters for the sake of small profits.
Telecom fraud is unpredictable in a variety of ways, from the illegal use of new technologies such as facial recognition and digital currency, to impersonating the public prosecutor and claiming that the person involved in the crime is constantly being renovated. It can be said that telecom network fraud is now pervasive and hidden, and it is difficult for law enforcement and judicial departments to completely detect and block it at the first time. The broad masses of the people must actively participate in anti-fraud activities, and through such means as understanding fraud methods, enhancing anti-fraud awareness, and stopping fraud, they must continuously enhance their awareness of prevention, effectively enhance their ability to prevent fraud, and jointly build an iron wall against telecommunications fraud.
Source: Wuhan Anti-Fraud Center