The scene of the trial
Anhui women Zhou Moumei and Huang Moulian wore robes, carried Buddha statues, amulets, Buddha beads, Buddhist satchels and other items, chartered cars to many places to deceive.
In June 2021, Zhou Moumei and Huang Moulian chartered a car to "Huayuan" in Damchang Town, Sinan County, and sold the amulet for a price ranging from 10 yuan to 100 yuan. When he turned to the 68-year-old Zhang XX, he said that there was something in Zhang XX's house that would bring disaster, and after "doing it", he indicated that the disaster would occur in Zhang XX's 33-year-old son. If you want to eliminate the disaster, you have to go to Fanjing Mountain to burn incense for three months, or prepare 3300 yuan (a piece of money represents one year old) for them to turn the disaster on their behalf, and wait until the 19th day of the sixth month of the lunar calendar to return the money, for the safety of his family, Zhang Moumou was defrauded of 3300 yuan.
Using a similar method, Zhou Moumei and Huang Moulian defrauded 1400 yuan in cash from Yang xxx and Liu xxx, Xu xxx defrauded 6600 yuan in cash, and Gan xxx defrauded cash of 6800 yuan. Most of these deceived people are elderly people.
On the afternoon of June 22, 2021, when Zhou Moumei and Huang Moulian went to a certain village in Damchang Town to cheat again, they were arrested by the police of the local police station. After the two were caught in the case, they confessed to the above criminal facts. The relatives of Zhou Moumei and Huang Moulian returned the property losses of Zhang X, Liu X and others on their behalf.
On November 2, 2021, the Sinan County People's Court held a public hearing on the case of defendants Zhou Moumei and Huang Moulian committing fraud, and made a judgment in court, sentencing Zhou Moumei and Huang Moulian to eight months' imprisonment for fraud, and fining them 1,000 yuan, and confiscating the Buddha beads, monk robes and other objects seized from Zhou Moumei and Huang Moulian.
The judge reminded that there are three main means of cheating fake monks and fake nuns: First, they claim to be high monks of a certain temple, and whenever they boast of their Buddha's fate, they collect money in the name of giving Buddha statues or amulets; second, they issue fake invitations to defraud money under the pretext of opening a temple, temple fairs, or large-scale festivals; and third, they defraud money in the name of so-and-so masters to eliminate disasters for people, help people see faces, or look at feng shui.
The temple has strict rules for monks, and the masters of the Dharma Dojo will not make friends or receive money in any name outside the temple. When the broad masses of the people encounter the above situations, they should heighten their vigilance and choose to call the police at the first time to avoid being deceived.
Link to the law: Article 266 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China shall, defrauding public or private property of a relatively large amount, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also be fined or fined individually; if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; if the amount is particularly large or there are other particularly serious circumstances, it shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or have property confiscated.
Source: Sinan Court
Source: Guiyang Evening News