Text: Qingyang
Edited by Qing Yang
On March 20, a news about Yunda Express being investigated by the State Post Bureau caused an uproar on the Internet. After digging deeply, it was found that there was a gray industrial chain hidden behind Yunda Express.
Many netizens unfortunately fell into the trap of fraud, and the amount involved exceeded 1 billion.
The creepy thing is that from the moment we receive the delivery, we may have been included in the calculations of the scammers!
What's going on behind the scenes? Why did a once glorious express delivery giant come to this point?
A new type of fraud routine: a small card inside the courier
At the end of September 2024, a lady in Xinmi City, Zhengzhou, Henan Province inexplicably received a Yunda Express, and her peaceful life was completely broken.
No one could have imagined that this seemingly ordinary package was like a "bomb" hidden in the shadows, which made her fall into a well-planned fraud whirlpool, and finally lost more than 700,000 yuan.
On an ordinary day, the lady received a package at home, and she was very puzzled, because she had not purchased anything online recently, but she still opened the package driven by curiosity, and found that in addition to some small gifts, there was also a scratch card.
With curiosity, the lady scratched the card and it showed "won". According to the card prompt, she scanned the QR code, and then the intelligent artificial service popped up, and the other party told her that she had won the lottery, and as long as she followed the requirements, she could receive a generous prize.
Not only that, but you can also earn more money by adding a new contact and completing the assignments. Faced with such temptations, the lady gradually let her guard down.
Under the guidance of the other party step by step, the lady downloaded the so-called "money-making" mobile phone application.
At first, she did earn some small commissions by completing some simple tasks, ranging from a few tens to a few hundred yuan. Having tasted the sweetness from it, she was deeply tempted and even more convinced of it.
But as the difficulty of the task increased, the other party began to ask her to transfer money for various reasons, such as paying handling fees, deposits, etc., claiming that after the transfer, she could not only withdraw the previous commission, but also get more remuneration.
Driven by interests, the lady fell deeper and deeper, and kept transferring money until she transferred all her savings of more than 700,000 yuan.
And when she wanted to withdraw money, she found that the APP could not be logged in, and when she realized that something was wrong, she quickly contacted the other party, but the other party disappeared instantly and did not respond. At this time, the lady realized that she had really been deceived and immediately called the police.
After the incident, the Qingping Street Police Station of the Xinmi City Public Security Bureau in Zhengzhou, Henan Province quickly launched an investigation. By tracking the courier number, the police found that the source of the delivery was an express agent site in Xi'an, and the consignor had a close relationship with the suspect Liu.
It turned out that Liu got in touch with the online "Dubai Lao Zhu" through the overseas chat software "Paper Plane", and "Dubai Lao Zhu" used illegal channels to obtain a large amount of recipient information, and sent the recipient's name, address, and phone number to Liu through the chat software.
After Liu received the order, he found Chen and Zhao, who had been engaged in the express delivery industry for many years in Xi'an, and purchased the express order number in bulk from them at prices ranging from 1.25 yuan to 2.25 yuan per order.
Zhao printed the tracking numbers in batches and sent them to the designated place, and then Liu hired someone to package and ship the small gifts and fraudulent scratch cards, and sent them to all parts of the country through Yunda and other express companies.
In order to avoid risks, they sent without real names, and they all used false information, so the sender and phone number on the express bill were fake.
According to the data obtained by the public security organs, from May to September 2024, Liu's gang sent at least 900,000 couriers with fraudulent information, including QR code cards containing fraudulent information.
In just a few months, this kind of small card has triggered more than 200 fraud cases across the country, and a huge amount of money has been gained.
In the entire fraud chain, Liu and others were responsible for sending express delivery to drain traffic, while the real fraud gang hid behind the scenes, commanded through overseas chat software, and used cash transactions to evade investigation.
In the whole process of committing the crime, the fraudsters are very cunning and try their best to hide their identities and whereabouts, which not only makes the victims undetectable, but also brings great difficulty to the detection of the case and the recovery of losses, which is very bad and shameless.
And this kind of scam, not only the lady in Zhengzhou was tricked, but also many people were deceived all over the country, and similar incidents occur every day, and the situation is very serious.
What people didn't expect is that this kind of fraud is still inseparable from the courier company, and even the courier company has a big problem. 、
Postal official investigation: Yunda Express management dereliction of duty
Like Yunda Express, many express delivery also have similar cases, fraudsters continue to use express delivery to carry small cards to defraud, inducing people to scan the code to download malicious APP to participate in swiping, investment and other scams.
In the absence of crackdowns, they have become more rampant, more daring, and more victims.
If sanctions are not imposed, more people will transfer money due to misbelief in these false information in the future, resulting in a large loss of property, and the savings that may have been saved for a lifetime will be wasted, falling into economic difficulties, serious separation of wives and families, and family breakdown.
Fraudsters can accurately send fraudulent couriers to people, indicating that a large amount of personal information has been obtained, and if the criminals are not caught, they will continue to illegally sell and use personal information.
People's identity information, contact numbers, home addresses and other privacy are leaked, and more types of fraudulent calls and spam emails are received every day, and their lives are seriously disrupted, and even face risks such as identity theft, fraudulent loans, and illegal account registration.
You know, in today's life, people buy express delivery every day, and if it is not managed, the consequences are simply unimaginable.
Therefore, for the sake of social tranquility and the happiness of the homeland, the state must act as soon as possible to crack down on fraudsters, not let them go unpunished, reduce people's fears and worries, and do not have to worry all day long.
With the increase in express fraud cases in recent years, the situation has become more and more severe, and recently, the State Post Bureau has also taken action.
On March 19, the official website of the State Post Bureau released a message to investigate Shanghai Yunda Express freight.
According to the official announcement, it can be seen that some of the franchised enterprises of Yunda Express did not fulfill the unified management responsibilities of the security guarantee stipulated in the regulations, and there were major loopholes in the safety management of the agreed customers, resulting in the suspected fraud flowing into the express delivery channel, causing major property losses to the victims, so they were investigated in accordance with the law.
In the entire fraud chain, the management loopholes of some of the franchised enterprises of Yunda Express have become a key link.
In order to pursue business volume, franchisees do not strictly review the qualifications of customers under the agreement, and do not conscientiously implement the "three systems" of real-name receipt and mailing, unpacking inspection, and security inspection, so that fraudsters can take advantage of it.
Some criminals use false shipping addresses and phone numbers to easily send fraudulent promotional materials through Yunda.
After the incident was exposed, Yunda responded quickly.
On March 20, Yunda Co., Ltd. announced that a special work class had been set up to immediately deploy rectification work in accordance with the regulations.
In the future, management and monitoring will be strengthened, training will be strengthened, and professional ability to identify camouflaged items will be improved to prevent the recurrence of such incidents.
How will Yunda be rectified in the future? What changes will the express delivery industry usher in? We'll see.
The investigation is a wake-up call, and netizens need to be vigilant
The investigation of Yunda not only sounded the alarm for the company itself, but also brought a warning to the entire express delivery industry.
The express carries people's most important identity information, and once it is used by criminals, the consequences are unimaginable. In the franchise mode, how to strengthen the effective supervision of franchisees by the headquarters and ensure that safety standards are in place has become an urgent problem to be solved in the express delivery industry.
For the majority of netizens, this incident also reminds everyone: when you receive an unknown courier, especially with a winning scratch card, don't scan the code, don't download suspicious apps, and don't transfer money to strangers at will.
Always be vigilant to protect your personal property and don't let fraudsters take advantage of it.
For this kind of scam of "swiping orders", "small cards" and "winning discounts", many people will be tempted by a temporary bargain. Although in recent years, the state has increased its efforts to popularize the law every year, publicizing fraud cases and types of crimes everywhere, but there are still people who have been deceived.
This is because this new scam will take advantage of people's greed to manipulate netizens, first posting enticing messages to attract the public, promising a simple action to get a big reward.
Many people are driven by greed and are deluded by unrealistic benefits, thus ignoring the risks involved.
Some people are lucky, believing that they may be the lucky ones and will be able to get a windfall by participating in activities on small cards. Even if there is a little doubt in my heart, but under the influence of luck, I still choose to try, and finally fall into the trap of fraud.
Therefore, when the state is publicizing and cracking down on lawbreakers, we must also keep up with the rhythm, improve our vigilance and precautionary psychology, and not lose our minds and lack the ability to discern because of empty promises.
Author's point of view
Everyone must be vigilant, don't be deceived, and be responsible for your hard-earned money will not be wasted. When encountering tempting information, you should also think more and ask more, and don't let yourself be deceived on impulse and become a tool for others to make money.
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