Is it illegal to organize the elderly to attend classes and sell products?

Whether it is illegal to organize classes for the elderly depends on the situation:

1, it depends on what classes the elderly get together to listen to. It is not illegal to take classes about health preservation, but the government should also support and provide convenience;

2. If consumers are misled and dispose of their property by themselves, it may constitute fraud.

Severely investigate and deal with the illegal acts of fraudulently selling health care products to the elderly in the form of conference marketing, centralized teaching, health lectures, free expert consultation, free inspection, free experience, rewarding free or low-cost travel, telephone sales, door-to-door sales and online sales. At the same time, the elderly over 60 years old are guaranteed the right to return health care products purchased through conference marketing, concentrated lectures, health lectures, expert clinics and other forms within seven days, and the behavior of deliberately delaying and unreasonably refusing the return of health care products by elderly consumers is severely punished. For health care product operators who use temporary venues to carry out centralized experience, publicity and sales activities, the venue provider shall check the name, address and effective contact information of the operators, and provide the above real information to consumers who inquire about the operators.

Encourage community workers, consumers, industry practitioners and the general public to actively report the clues of illegal acts of fraudulently selling health food to the elderly and provide evidence of illegal acts. If the content of the report is true, different standards shall be given according to the degree of social harm of the reported illegal act.

It is voluntary and not illegal to mobilize the elderly to attend classes and promote health care products.

However, if there is false propaganda or exaggerated propaganda in the promotion process, it is suspected of fraud and illegality.

How should the elderly prevent fraud;

Once the elderly are deceived, it will be a great blow to their bodies and minds. In daily life, the elderly should raise their awareness of fraud prevention.

1, often read newspapers, especially pay more attention to some articles and programs in the legal column.

You can learn about all kinds of fraud methods through blackboard newspapers, billboards, slogans and other publicity in the community, improve your vigilance, strengthen your ability to identify fraud methods, and learn from other people's deception experiences to make yourself more rational and intelligent.

2. Get rid of the idea of "making big money with small money", "eating small losses accounts for big gains" or "getting something for nothing".

There will be no pie in the sky. You should watch your purse. You must be more careful when someone asks the old man to pay. You can't give money away easily.

3. Don't participate in the so-called lectures, free trips, free tea parties, free visits to the company's operations and other activities provided by the company to prevent being deceived by it; Don't trust all kinds of high-return investments, so as not to be blinded by profits.

Generally speaking, if the so-called annual income can be "guaranteed" to exceed 10%, it is necessary to put a big question mark; Don't blindly believe in high-yield publicity and the so-called "company strength" to prevent turning a blind eye.

Whenever you want to move money, don't believe the liar's nonsense of "don't tell anyone" and don't be too close to "strangers".

When you can't make up your mind, either find your wife and children, or find your trusted neighbors and friends, inform them of the situation, ask for advice, discuss countermeasures, and resolutely call the police when necessary. In addition, don't bring valuables and jewelry when you go out alone.

If you are sick, you should go to a regular hospital. If you buy medicine, you should go to a regular pharmacy. If you want to get married, you should go to a formal intermediary through your trusted relatives and friends and a formal matchmaking agency.

legal ground

Criminal law of the people's Republic of China

Article 266 Whoever defrauds public or private property in 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, or shall only, be fined; 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 shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.

People's Republic of China (PRC) Public Security Administration Punishment Law

Article 49 Whoever steals, swindles, robs, robs, extorts or intentionally damages public or private property shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined not more than 500 yuan; If the circumstances are serious, he shall be detained for more than 10 and less than 15, and may also be fined less than 1000 yuan.