The scam of "pretending to be a company leader to defraud finances" has reappeared. Do you know how to identify calls from scammers?

We have been exposed to news about various scams a long time ago, such as calling you claiming to be the relevant person in charge of a certain program, informing you that you have won a prize in this program and you need to pay a part of it. The deposit can then be transferred to your account; or they can defraud your finances in the name of company leaders; or they can call you in the name of a friend and claim to have encountered difficulties and need to borrow money, etc. We have seen these scams many times on the Internet and they have become commonplace. But these scams seem to be on the rise in recent years. The Yangzi Evening News reported on April 14 that my country’s cross-border campaign to combat online fraud has been hampered due to the epidemic, and overseas online fraud seems to be on the rise. For example, another online fraud case recently occurred in Jingjiang County, Taizhou City, Jiangsu Province, involving a total amount of 975,000 yuan. Fortunately, it was discovered in time and no property damage was caused to the parties involved.

At that time, Ms. Hou, an accountant of a company in Jingjiang, suddenly popped up a group message on QQ. A friend named "Company Project Group" sent herself a message claiming to be "Mr. Liu". Ask Ms. Hou to verify the liquidity on the company's accounts. Then he issued a notice to Ms. Hou asking her to transfer 975,000 yuan to her designated account. Ms. Hou believed it and immediately chose to find someone to handle it. Then Ms. Hou called Mr. Liu and wanted to ask Mr. Liu about the use of the funds, but Mr. Liu said that he did not let him transfer the money. So Ms. Hou instantly felt that this was a scam and went to the local police station. alarm.

So how do we identify calls from scammers? First of all, scammers always make up an identity for themselves. For example, in this incident, the scammer assigned himself the identity of a company leader. He may also call you as your friend or relative, or even as the police, court, or A bank employee calls you and asks you to make a transfer. Any request for money transfer over the phone is always a scam. Because according to the relevant laws and regulations of our country, no organization has the right to ask you to transfer money directly to it just by making a phone call. Therefore, once this kind of thing is involved, you can directly report it to the local police station to investigate the authenticity of the matter to prevent your money from being damaged. Of course, the most important point is not to be greedy for petty gains. Don’t believe it easily when there are calls telling you that you have won a prize. You should call the relevant units to verify before considering whether to take further action. Therefore, we must be more careful about these fraudulent calls in our daily lives. Be on guard and handle with caution.