The "police" called through FaceTime to inform the masses that they must transfer the money to a "safe account" to verify the funds if they are suspected of "money laundering", and the policeman Su Hanbin sent a selfie to the past, and the fake policeman escaped instantly, and 200,000 yuan was saved!
One afternoon in June, Ms. Ye, who lives in Tong'an, suddenly received a FaceTime call from a man in a "police uniform", who said that Ms. Ye was suspected of "money laundering" and sent a "criminal arrest warrant", which made Ms. Ye panic instantly.
On the grounds of ensuring the privacy of the case, the "police" asked Ms. Ye to go to a wide and uninhabited place, join the "cloud conference" to make a video call, and even "intimately" reminded Ms. Ye to prepare a power bank, and then instructed Ms. Ye to transfer 200,000 yuan to a "safe account" for "fund verification".
Ms. Ye hurried to the bank, during which the bank staff keenly caught the keywords such as "money laundering and safe account", so they immediately asked for help from the Datong Police Station of the Tong'an Branch. When Ms. Ye saw the real police, she hurriedly said that she would immediately transfer money to cooperate with the investigation.
"Don't transfer money just yet! Please give me your phone and let me see who it is! Police officer Su Hanbin took a selfie with Ms. Ye's mobile phone and sent it to the "police" in Ms. Ye's mobile phone, but he didn't expect the other party to immediately block Ms. Ye, at this time Ms. Ye was very surprised, completely unaware that she was falling into a scam.
Ms. Ye: In the video, I saw him wearing a police uniform, and he also sent me an "arrest warrant", how can it be fake?
Su Hanbin: Can you tell if the police uniform is real or fake in the video? Our public security organs will never handle cases through FaceTime calls, nor will they set up so-called "safe accounts"! If you transfer the 200,000 yuan, you will never come back!
Under the patient persuasion of the police
Ms. Ye thoroughly recognized the disguise of the liar
I would like to thank the police and bank staff
200,000 yuan saved!
Tip 1
The staff of the public security and judicial organs will not handle cases through online methods such as FaceTime, WeChat, QQ, etc., and will not send police officer cards, arrest warrants and other documents through social media.
Tip 2
Any call claiming to be a public security officer, asking for the confidentiality of the call, and asking you to transfer funds to a "safe account" for "fund verification" on the grounds of suspected violations and crimes, is a fraud!
Tip 3
For those who do not often use FaceTime, it is recommended that you turn off this function in the settings of your mobile phone to avoid receiving strange and suspicious calls.
Source: Xiamen Public Security