Is it true that I received a personal number text message saying that I was owed money and then I had to go to court?

I received a short message from my personal number, saying that I was sued for arrears, and then I had to go to court. This is wrong.

Using telecommunications technologies such as texting, making phone calls and surfing the Internet to defraud an unspecified majority of people is convicted and punished for fraud.

Whoever impersonates a staff member of a state organ to commit fraud and at the same time constitutes a crime of fraud and swindling and cheating shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier punishment.

If fraud is accomplished and attempted, and different sentencing ranges are reached, it shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier punishment; Those who reach the same sentencing range shall be punished as fraud.

Knowing that others commit fraud, provide them with credit cards, mobile phone cards, communication tools, communication transmission channels, network technical support, fee settlement, etc. , should be punished for * * *.

Article 266 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC). 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.

Explanations of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Fraud Article 1 Whoever cheats public or private property in an amount of more than 3,000 yuan, 30,000 yuan, 100,000 yuan and 500,000 yuan shall be deemed as "large amount", "huge amount" and "especially huge amount" as stipulated in Article 266 of the Criminal Law respectively.

The higher people's courts and people's procuratorates of all provinces, autonomous regions and municipalities directly under the Central Government may, in combination with the economic and social development of the region, jointly study and determine the specific amount standards implemented in the region within the scope of the amount specified in the preceding paragraph, and report them to the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate for the record.

Article 2 Whoever cheats public or private property to the amount specified in Article 1 of this Interpretation, under any of the following circumstances, may be given a heavier punishment according to the provisions of Article 266 of the Criminal Law:

(1) Sending short messages, making phone calls or publishing false information through the Internet, radio and television, newspapers and magazines, etc., defrauding an unspecified majority;

(2) defrauding disaster relief, emergency rescue, flood control, special care, poverty alleviation, immigration, relief and medical funds and materials;

(three) fraud in the name of disaster relief fund-raising;

(four) defrauding the disabled, the elderly or the disabled;

(5) Causing the victim to commit suicide, mental disorder or other serious consequences.

If the amount of fraud is close to the standards of "huge amount" and "extremely huge amount" as stipulated in Article 1 of this Interpretation, and it falls into one of the circumstances as stipulated in the preceding paragraph or belongs to the ringleader of a fraud group, it shall be deemed as "other serious circumstances" and "other particularly serious circumstances" as stipulated in Article 266 of the Criminal Law respectively.