Recently, Xiao Chen, a junior high school student in Jiangsu, accidentally fell into a fraud trap because he bought an out-of-print skin for the game, and was defrauded of as much as 1.1 million yuan.
Xiao Chen usually lives with his grandmother and often uses his grandmother's mobile phone. One day, he found an out-of-print skin for his favorite game on the Internet, and added the seller's QQ through private chat. Under the inducement of the other party, Xiao Chen used the bank card bound by his grandmother on the platform to transfer 186,000 yuan to multiple bank accounts designated by the other party. The fraudsters also instigated Xiao Chen to deceive his grandmother into verifying her bank card on the grounds that she needed face recognition for online classes, so as to obtain more funds. Because all of his grandmother's bank cards used the same payment password, Xiao Chen transferred a total of more than 110 yuan to the fraudsters without knowing it. When all the money was transferred out, Xiao Chen still hadn't received the so-called game skin, and then he suddenly realized that he had been deceived.
This incident quickly attracted the attention of the police, who quickly intervened in the investigation and successfully traced the bank card used by the fraudsters, and promptly froze the 172,000 yuan in his card. Recently, the court also made a judgment on this case, and sentenced Zhang to 9 months in prison and a fine of 5,000 yuan for the crime of aiding information network criminal activities.
Such a verdict may bring some comfort to Xiao Chen's family, but the lost millions of dollars can no longer be recovered.
Xiao Chen's experience is a wake-up call for us: cyber security education is urgent!
In this era of developed networks, each of us should raise our awareness of prevention, especially for children, who lack sufficient social experience and judgment, and are more likely to become victims of online fraud.
As parents and guardians, we have a responsibility to educate our children on how to recognize online traps and protect their property. In this incident, if Grandma could have detected and stopped Xiao Chen's abnormal behavior in time, she might have been able to avoid this tragedy. Parents and guardians should establish a good communication mechanism with their children, understand their online dynamics, and guide them to use the Internet correctly and safely.
We can't help but ask: why do such scams happen repeatedly, what are the problems in our online environment, how can we really protect our children from online fraud, and this is not just a family problem, but a challenge that the whole society needs to face together.