"Pig-killing plate" refers to a fraud gang using online social platforms to make false friends, marriages, and then commit fraud. Different from ordinary telecommunications fraud, "Pig Killing Plate" is more deceptive and difficult to see through. Scammers use fake "personas" to slowly interact with the victim and cultivate feelings. After gaining the victim's trust, the scammer will lure the victim to borrow, invest, and recharge on fake investment websites to achieve "harvest."
Case 1
Ms. B arrived in South Australia to visit relatives. Because she was depressed, she downloaded karaoke songs on her mobile phone app to entertain herself. Recently, a male singer named "Stone" Z sent a personal song to B, and the two became friends on WhatsApp. Soon, Z began to introduce foreign exchange investment and financial management to B, and guided B to register on the foreign exchange trading platform coinspot and conduct foreign exchange transactions online. After B invested US$5,000, he gained US$500. Z then guided B to register for investment in Metatrade5 app, another gold and foreign exchange trading platform. After B invested US$50,000, Z suggested that B collect US$100,000 to make greater profits, and expressed his willingness to lend money to B. After B persuaded his family to raise US$200,000, he asked Z to assist in foreign exchange speculation. B once again made US$20,000. After that, when Z continued to persuade B to collect US$300,000 for reinvestment, B realized that he might be cheated and tried to withdraw the principal invested before but failed. For further verification, B added several strange netizens to the national karaoke with whom he wanted to chat privately, and found that their fraud tactics were the same as Z's. B then called the police and contacted the Consulate General for help.
Case 2
C met a stranger named X online, and soon joined Whatsapp to discuss investment and financial management matters. First, After successive profits, X suggested that C transfer the money to the foreign exchange speculation platform Full Crown Market to continue investing. When C said that he needed to withdraw money, X said that C needed to pay a deposit of tens of thousands of Australian dollars and register for another operating platform before he could withdraw money. Only then did C realize that he had been cheated. At this time, C’s accumulated investment in Full Crown Market of nearly 100,000 Australian dollars could no longer be withdrawn. Although C has changed his mobile phone and blocked X, he still often receives various scam calls and feels very anxious about this.
The Consulate General in Adelaide solemnly reminds:
You should be cautious when making friends online, especially when it comes to recommendations involving online investment and financial management, speculation in digital currency (virtual currency), speculation in gold, buying lottery tickets, etc. You must maintain a high degree of vigilance and enhance your discernment to avoid unnecessary losses.
Contact number:
Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (24 hours):
+8610-12308
+8610-59913991
Consular Protection and Assistance Telephone Number of the Consulate General in Adelaide:
+61-882688806
Pay attention to consular express trains to ensure overseas safety and avoid getting lost
