Is it illegal to make money from Internet fraud?

1. Is it illegal to commit online fraud of 200 yuan according to the law?

It is illegal to commit online fraud. 1. 2,000-5,000 yuan, meeting the standards for fraud. 2. The amount is relatively small, less than 2,000 yuan, which does not constitute the crime of fraud, but it violates social security. According to the "Public Security Management Punishment Law", the person will be detained for 5 to 15 days and may be fined not more than 1,000 yuan. However, if the cumulative amount of fraud exceeds 2,000-5,000, criminal liability for fraud can be pursued.

2. The difference and connection between the filing standards for Internet fraud and the crime of ordinary fraud

1. The crime of fraud refers to the use of fabricated facts or concealment of the truth for the purpose of illegal possession. , the act of defrauding large amounts of public and private property.

2. The filing standards for the crime of Internet fraud can be based on Article 266 of the "Criminal Law": Anyone who defrauds public or private property, and the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or surveillance, and shall also or a fine alone; if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years, and also a fine; if the amount is particularly huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment. and shall be subject to fines or confiscation of property.

3. According to the Supreme People's Court's "Interpretations on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in the Trial of Fraud Cases": if an individual defrauds public or private property of more than 2,000 yuan, it is classified as a "large amount"; Property worth more than 30,000 yuan is considered a "huge amount." If an individual defrauds public or private property of more than 200,000 yuan, the amount of fraud is particularly huge. Internet fraud is just fraud that uses Internet means. It has different forms but the same essence. According to Article 266 of the Criminal Law, the crime of fraud refers to defrauding a relatively large amount of public or private property by fabricating facts or concealing the truth for the purpose of illegal possession. Behavior. According to the "Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in the Trial of Fraud Cases" (December 16, 1996): An individual who defrauds public or private property of more than 2,000 yuan is classified as a "large amount"; an individual who defrauds public or private property Anything over 30,000 yuan is considered a “huge amount.”

Legal basis: The specific amount standard in Article 151 or Article 152 of the "Criminal Law" and reported to the Supreme People's Court for record.

So, you can combine the specific regulations of your province to see whether it reaches the level of fraud. Generally, a case will be filed if it does. The target of the report can be the public security agency, the Internet regulatory agency or the website where shopping is conducted.

Using telecommunications technology means such as sending text messages, making phone calls, and the Internet to defraud an unspecified majority of people. The amount of the fraud is difficult to verify, but if one of the following circumstances occurs, it shall be deemed as Article 266 of the Criminal Law. "Other serious circumstances" stipulated in this Article shall be convicted and punished as fraud (attempted).

(1) Sending more than 5,000 fraudulent messages;

(2) Making more than 500 fraudulent phone calls; (3) Using vicious fraud methods and causing serious harm.

Whoever commits the acts stipulated in the preceding paragraph and the quantity reaches more than ten times the standards prescribed in items (1) and (2) of the preceding paragraph, or the fraud means are particularly egregious and the harm is particularly serious, shall be deemed to be a criminal offender in the second category of the Criminal Law. "Other particularly serious circumstances" stipulated in Article 166 shall be convicted and punished as fraud (attempted).