Young people are more vulnerable to online fraud than the elderly.

Young people are more vulnerable to online fraud than the elderly.

Young people are more vulnerable to online fraud than the elderly. Nowadays, the Internet has become the most important channel for the implementation of fraud, and the "industry" of fraud has formed a chain, and fraud cannot be prevented. Many times, you are more easily cheated than your mother! Young people are more vulnerable to online fraud than the elderly.

Young people are more vulnerable to online fraud than the elderly. 1 Young people often think that most of them are cheated online, and media reports are full of stories about how old people are cheated online.

However, a recent study found that millennials seem to fall into the trap more easily than baby boomers.

Nearly 70% of the victims of online fraud are under 45 years old.

The survey was conducted by the Business Improvement Bureau, and its main purpose was to protect consumers' rights and interests. According to the research report, 69% of the victims of online fraud are under 45 years old!

Peter Moorhouse, president and CEO of Atlantic Canada, said that it is generally believed that the elderly are easy to be deceived, but in fact, people aged 25 to 55 are the most likely to be victims of fraud, especially those aged 25 to 35.

According to this survey, young people are also more likely to be cheated of money than old people. Those who report being cheated or nearly cheated to BBB:

/kloc-among the informants aged 0/8-24, 34% were cheated;

Of the informants over 65, 1 1% were cheated.

In this way, the elderly will not be so easy to take the bait in the end.

High-tech scam

Murhoss told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation that one of the reasons for the increase in the number of young people deceived is the increasing number of frauds based on the Internet and mobile media. Young people spend more time online and using mobile media than the elderly, so they are more likely to "encounter" those carefully disguised fraudulent emails and advertisements.

He went on to say that another reason is that young people often feel that they are young, smart and proficient in high technology, and the risk of being cheated is low. However, it is this "conceit" that puts people in danger.

Young people's "blind self-confidence"

In the above study, the Business Improvement Bureau asked about 2,000 Americans and Canadians of all ages, asking them to answer, who is the most likely victim of fraud?

As a result, most people said that they thought that retirees over 65, blue-collar workers, people with less education than high school, people with an annual income of less than $50,000 and people with low IQ were more likely to be cheated than people under 35, white-collar workers, college graduates, people with an annual income of more than 654.38 million and people with high IQ.

Emma Fletcher, the co-author of the investigation report, said: Society has a rigid prejudice against gullible people, thinking that most of the victims are the weak, the elderly and people with low education, but this concept is wrong. Anyone can be a victim, and young people and educated people are actually the most vulnerable groups.

On the contrary, the elderly do not have such blind "self-confidence" and know that they are easily cheated online, so they are more cautious.

Cheaters' methods are endless.

The Business Improvement Bureau summarized the most common 10 scams in 20 15 years.

First of all, swindlers pretend to be Canadian tax officials to scare people into paying taxes immediately. Last year, more than 65,438+07,000 Canadians were cheated by this scam, totaling 2.9 million Canadian dollars.

However, although tax fraud is the most reported, it is not the scam with the largest amount of fraud.

The second largest number of reported cases is online dating scam, which is also the trap that Canadians lose the most. The swindler first gains the trust of the victim, and then asks the victim to remit money under various excuses. 20/kloc-Canadians were cheated in 0/5 years15.6 million Canadian dollars!

Danielle Primrose, president of the British Columbia branch of the Business Improvement Bureau, said that Canadians kept sending money to swindlers online, thinking that they had found romantic partners. You know, as many as 20% of online personal data are fake now, so everyone should be cautious.

The third common scam is that you win a prize or lottery and ask for your bank information so that you can deposit your money. As a result, the victim's money was robbed.

"Business Improvement Bureau" BBB reminds people of the risks of revealing private information online, and Canadian police also appeal to victims to report the case and notify the Canadian Anti-Fraud Center.

Young people are more vulnerable to online fraud than the elderly. Two days ago, the topic that a young man is more vulnerable to fraud caused a heated discussion. Many times, you are more easily cheated than your mother! Why is this?

Nowadays, the internet has become the most important channel for fraud, and the "industry" of fraud has formed a chain, and fraud is hard to prevent.

According to the official Weibo of the National Anti-Fraud Center, it turns out that criminals will also rub hot spots. There were several kinds of frauds in the name of epidemic last year.

Some seem to be just a link to a vaccination appointment, but in fact they are taking personal information such as your bank card. Some pretend to be public security laws, intimidate victims, and are suspected of spreading rumors about the epidemic. Some people lied that they had channels to invest in the production of vaccines in COVID-19 to trick victims into investing.

Don't think these traps are stupid. As an Internet aborigine, you can definitely see through them at a glance.

But in fact, young people born after 1990 are the biggest victims of telecommunication network fraud. Many times, you are more easily cheated than your mother.

According to the data released by the National Anti-Fraud Center, in 20021year, among all telecommunication network fraud victims, 18 was under 2%, 18 -35 was 65.5%, and 36 -59 was 3 1. 1%.

Why are young people more vulnerable to fraud? This is because the Internet has become an important channel for fraud. In the past, the single phone short message fraud has been extended to cross-platform and cross-network fraud.

In the eyes of scammers, young people like surfing the Internet and are not deeply involved in the world, which is an excellent target. In addition, telecommunication network fraud has also formed a chain, and the division of labor is constantly refined, which is hard to prevent.

Young people are more vulnerable to online fraud than the elderly. According to the data of National Anti-Fraud Center, among the victims of 202 1 telecommunication network fraud, 2% were below 18; 18 to 35 years old, accounting for 65.5%; 36 to 59 years old accounted for 31.3%; 60 years old and above accounted for 1.4%. Young people who are most familiar with the internet are actually more likely to be cheated.

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Everyone seems to think that the elderly are more likely to be cheated, but according to the data, young people are the main body of fraud. So what should I do after being cheated? Let me give you a detailed introduction.

First, what should I do after being cheated?

1. Call the police immediately after being cheated and keep relevant evidence.

2. If the amount of fraud is relatively large, it is recommended to file a case for handling.

Second, the sentencing standard of fraud

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 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.