"Idle Fish" smoked mobile phones on a penny more than 700 victims were deceived

Yao posted false lottery information in more than 30 "idle fish" accounts, falsely claiming that he could participate in the lottery by paying 0.01 yuan. The grand prizes include Apple mobile phones, game consoles, etc. After many users saw it, they paid the courier fee and a penny to participate in the lottery according to the seller's requirements. According to the Yuecheng District Procuratorate in Shaoxing, Zhejiang Province, the Yuecheng District Procuratorate recently prosecuted Yao for suspected fraud and aiding information network criminal activities.

Try the lucky draw for 1 cent

12 yuan "courier fee" to the water

On April 10, 2020, XiaoTao, a citizen of Shaoxing, opened the "Idle Fish" APP and prepared to taoyitao second-hand game machines, and was suddenly attracted by a message that "pay 0.01 yuan to qualify for the lottery".

The seller told Xiao Tao that this is to give back to the lottery launched by customers, only need to pay 0.01 yuan to participate in the lottery, the grand prizes are Apple mobile phones, Huawei mobile phones, Nintendo game consoles and so on.

"Try your luck for 1 cent and maybe even draw a game console." Xiao Tao believed that it was true, so he paid a total of 12.01 yuan (of which 12 yuan was a prize courier fee) according to the seller's request and participated in the lottery.

A few days later, Xiao Tao asked the seller about the lottery results, and he not only did not win the lottery, but the money he paid was also lost. In addition to Xiao Tao, more than 700 people from all over the country participated in this lottery, without exception, they all paid 12.01 yuan, but in the end no one won the lottery...

Apply for thousands of Idle Fish accounts

Most resell others and make illegal profits

Unexpectedly, the raffle was a scam from start to finish. Since June 2019, Yao has successively purchased a large number of mobile phone cards, email addresses and real-name identity information online, and used this to apply for thousands of "idle fish" accounts. After that, Yao posted false lottery information in more than 30 "idle fish" accounts, falsely claiming that he could participate in the lottery by paying 0.01 yuan. In just 3 months, more than 700 victims across the country fell into the scam of "empty gloves and white wolves".

However, Yao only used a small part of the "idle fish" account in his hand to carry out fraud, and where were the other more than 1,000 "idle fish" accounts used? "All sold, I don't know what the other party bought specifically, but it must be doing illegal and criminal things, otherwise why buy someone else's account..." According to Yao's account, he knew that the "idle fish" account sold was used for illegal and criminal activities, and still sold more than 1,000 "idle fish" accounts in his hands to others, and illegally profited 20,000 yuan from them.

After investigation, thousands of "idle fish" accounts sold by Yao were used by others to carry out network fraud crimes, and the relevant cases are under further investigation.

Crimes involving fraud and aiding information network criminal activities

The suspect was prosecuted

After the incident, the public security organs seized more than 60 mobile phones and more than 1,700 mobile phone cards at Yao's residence.

After review, the procuratorial organs held that Yao used the network to use fictitious facts and conceal the truth for the purpose of illegal possession to defraud others of property and property, and the amount was relatively large; and he knew that others were using the information network to commit crimes, but still provided him with communication and transmission technical support, the circumstances were serious, and he should be investigated for criminal responsibility for the crime of fraud and assistance in information network criminal activities. Recently, the Yuecheng District Procuratorate of Shaoxing City prosecuted Yao for suspected fraud and aiding information network criminal activities.

In response to this case, the Zhejiang procuratorial public account issued a procurator's reminder: when shopping online, you must use the communication system provided by the platform to communicate and complete the transaction, do not be greedy and cheap when encountering promotional activities, trust the website link or payment QR code sent by the other party, and beware of being deceived. Once found to have been deceived, the first time to retain chat records and transfer records and other evidence, timely alarm.

Text/Reporter Li Tiezhu

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