My account has been recovered. Is it useful to call the police?

If your game account is recovered, you can report it to the police, and it is also useful to call the police. On October 8, 2019, the Jiangsu Provincial Procuratorate disclosed a case in which a man named Zuo from Rudong County, Nantong City, was sentenced to 6 months in prison and fined by the court for maliciously recovering a sold game account.

In 2018, Song purchased a game account from Zuo. In November of the same year, Song suddenly received a text message from the game customer service, saying that his account password, mobile phone number, etc. had been changed to log in. information. Song immediately thought that Zuo had done this and contacted him. Unexpectedly, the other party had blocked him. In desperation, Song had no choice but to call the police. Soon the police arrested Zuo and brought him to justice. The Rudong County People's Procuratorate prosecuted Zuo for theft, and the Rudong County People's Court sentenced him to 6 months' imprisonment and a fine in accordance with the law.

Extended information:

The act of recovering a sold game account is an act of theft. After the player obtains the account, he sets an unknown password that can only be controlled by himself. . When a player pays a corresponding consideration to obtain a game account from another player, he also obtains the "uniqueness" feature of the game account. After the player changes the password, only that player can obtain, possess, use and dispose of the game account. virtual items and properties.

In this sense, game players’ control over virtual property through their accounts is no different from a house owner’s control over their house through keys. The act of recovering a game account is equivalent to the act of stealing.

People's Daily Online - Nantong man sold his game account and "found" it back and was sentenced to 6 months in prison