Why do you always say telecom fraud, not mobile and Unicom fraud?

Telecom fraud refers to the fraudulent acts carried out through mobile networks such as mobile phones, computers and radio stations, the Internet and wireless networks, collectively referred to as telecom fraud. At present, there are many ways to implement telecom fraud, such as telephone, short message and internet.

Telephone fraud is to defraud the victim of money by dialing a mobile phone, then through family members or hospitalization, loans, debts, impersonating a bank and other means. SMS fraud is to achieve the goal by sending text messages in groups. Spam advertisements and fraudulent short messages are widely spread in an area through illegal communication equipment. Internet fraud is a fraud method implemented through QQ, WeChat, Weibo and other software or websites.

Many young friends reported that the elderly at home were often harassed by some sales calls, and some elderly people were even cheated by the people on the phone and remitted the money to the liar. When he goes to the police station to report the case, the police will tell him that it is a telecom fraud. Some people say that it is clear that the other party's phone is mobile and Unicom, why should it be said to be telecom? In fact, the "telecom" mentioned here is just a general term for communication, not what we call a telecom company.

Now scammers are using mobile phones, computers and radio stations to cheat people. The police department reported that what scammers do most is to call people, send short messages, say that your family is in hospital or in debt, and then ask you to remit money to his account. Some scammers send spam advertisements or short messages with fraudulent information by mass texting, which can easily make some elderly people who don't know the truth be deceived.