What are the types of telecommunications fraud?

There are many types of telecommunications fraud, including impersonating staff from social security, medical insurance, banks, telecommunications, etc. In the name of social security card, medical insurance card, bank card consumption, annual fee deduction, password leakage, cable TV arrears, telephone arrears, their own information is leaked, etc.

What are the types of telecommunications fraud?

1. Virtual website investment and financial management must be fraud.

2. Anyone who works part-time to make high rebates must be a fraud.

3. Anyone who recommends investment through online dating must be a scam.

4. Anyone who calls the public security tribunal to ask for remittance must be a fraud

5. Anyone who makes high profits from virtual currency must be a fraud.

6. Anyone who applies for a credit card and pays the money first must be a fraud.

7. If the loan cancellation affects the credit report, it must be fraud.

8. Anyone who pretends to be a customer service person and takes the initiative to pay compensation must be a fraud.

9. Anyone who pretends to be an acquaintance of the leader to borrow money must be a fraud.

10. False gambling. If you lose ten times out of ten, it must be a scam.

Anti-fraud tips for anti-fraud awareness

1. The telephone numbers of telecommunications, banks, and public security systems each have their own platforms. The scammer said that your account involves money laundering or your account is not safe. I will transfer you to a safe account. If you don’t believe it, I will transfer you to the public security bureau or bank. It is actually impossible because they are different. It is impossible to transfer directly between systems and different platforms, so don’t trust him.

2. No organization has set up this kind of security account. So-called safe accounts are 100% set up by scammers. Which account is a safe account? Your own account is safe, and your own confidential account is a safe account. Therefore, when the public security organs want to learn about the situation from ordinary people during law enforcement, they will interview the parties in person and make some relevant transcripts of the conversations. They will not ask you to tell me your bank account number and password over the phone. The public security organs will never do this. So please be careful.

3. When tax and financial departments issue tax refunds to consumers, they will make announcements through telecommunications, newspapers and other departments. For example, motor vehicle restrictions and road toll refunds will be publicly publicized on the Internet, newspapers, and TV. I will never make a phone call saying I want to refund your money, these are all lies.

How to prevent telecommunications fraud

1. Pay great attention to the prevention of telecommunications fraud;

2. Actively understand the key points of preventing telecommunications fraud;

3. Actively participate in training on anti-fraud skills. Don’t trust winnings and other people’s ability to apply for high-interest loans or cash out credit cards. You must understand and analyze more to identify authenticity to avoid being deceived;

4. Increase the intensity of patrols in business areas and self-service areas.

Introduction

Telecommunications fraud refers to fabricating false information and setting up scams through phone calls, the Internet and text messages to conduct remote, non-contact fraud on victims, inducing victims to call The criminal act of making money or transferring money usually achieves the purpose of deception by impersonating others and counterfeiting or counterfeiting various legal appearances and forms, such as impersonating staff of various institutions such as public security organs, law enforcement agencies, merchants, companies, manufacturers, state agency staff, bank staff, etc. , and commit fraud by forging and impersonating job recruitment, bill fraud, loans, mobile phone positioning, and prostitution. Since the new millennium in 2000, with the development of science and technology, a series of technical tools have been developed and used. Many technicians and some civilians have implemented contactless communication tools with the help of mobile phones, landline phones, the Internet and other communication tools and modern technologies. It can be said that this type of fraud has developed and spread rapidly, causing great losses to the people.

Telecom network fraud refers to the behavior of defrauding public and private property through remote and non-contact means for the purpose of illegal possession, using telecommunications network technology.

On May 11, 2022, the Ministry of Public Security announced five types of high-frequency telecommunications network fraud cases, namely fraudulent bill rebates, false investment and financial management, false online loans, impersonating customer service, and impersonating public prosecutors. [3]

On September 2, 2022, the 36th meeting of the Standing Committee of the 13th National People's Congress passed the "Law of the People's Republic of China against Telecommunications and Internet Fraud".

On September 6, 2022, the Supreme People's Court held a press conference to report ten typical cases of people's courts punishing telecommunications network fraud crimes and related crimes in accordance with the law.