The gold worth millions has been packaged, and it will be taken away by the "driver" who comes to pick it up just after the "customer service" orders it, and falls into the trap that has been set by the fraud gang. At this critical moment, the police arrived in time and pressed the "pause button" on the scam.
Recently, the Shanghai Baoshan police successfully intercepted a new telecommunications network fraud case that was carried out by mailing gold in the name of investment and financial management, and restored the full loss of 1 million yuan to the parties involved.
It happened on March 20. On the same day, the Ronan Police Station received an anti-fraud warning: Mr. Chen, a resident of the jurisdiction, was suspected of being defrauded on a fake investment platform and was preparing to deliver 260 grams of gold to the fraudster offline. The police immediately rushed to the gold store in the jurisdiction to verify. According to the purchase record in the store, Mr. Chen has paid a one-time payment of 1 million yuan to purchase 910 grams of gold – 260 grams of which have been taken away, and the remaining 650 grams are tentatively scheduled to be collected the next day.
The police immediately rushed to Mr. Chen’s home to dissuade him. Although Mr. Chen has not yet handed over the gold to the "driver", his expression was obviously evasive, his answers to questions were vague, and he was always unwilling to reveal the true purpose of buying gold. The experienced police officers judged that Mr. Chen had probably been "brainwashed" by the scammer, and that continuing to question him would be counterproductive.
As a result, the police quickly adjusted their strategy. Instead of rushing to persuade, they chatted with Mr. Chen about the gold market. In the seemingly relaxed chat, the police gradually figured out the true situation of Mr. Chen's "investment and financial management", and gradually clarified the time and amount of his transfers and other key information. After repeated and patient communication, Mr. Chen finally let go of his guard and told the whole story.
It turned out that some time ago, Mr. Chen met an "investment and financial management customer service" on a chat software. The other party repeatedly showed him screenshots of "high return" profits from overseas trading platforms, and induced him step by step to top up his investment by buying gold. Believing it to be true, Mr. Chen gathered together 1 million yuan, quietly bought the gold, and followed the instructions of the "customer service" to make an appointment for a "driver" who would come to collect the gold and prepare for offline delivery and recharge. Unexpectedly, it was not the "driver" who was waiting, but the police.
At present, the 260 grams of gold that has been taken out has been retrieved by Mr. Chen’s family, and accompanied by the police, they went to the gold store to handle the return payment.
Police tips:
As the "card-breaking" operation continues to deepen, fraudsters have begun to take advantage of gold's high value and easy cashability to transfer fraudulent funds. Anyone who guides you to buy large amounts of gold and mail it to an unknown address is a scam. Citizens are advised not to download unfamiliar software from unknown sources when investing and managing money, and beware of being deceived.
