Criminal gangs use "words" to trick victims into buying tea

　　The criminal gang used "talking techniques" to trick the victim into buying tea

　　nearly 170,000 people were defrauded in two years, and the amount involved was 220 million yuan

　　□ Our reporter Zhang Ningdan

　　□ Our correspondent Quan Xiaoqing Chen Baichun

　　Fraud gangs use various "talking techniques" to trick victims into buying cheap tea at high prices.

In less than two years, nearly 170,000 frauds were carried out successively, and the amount of fraud reached more than 220 million yuan.

　　Recently, the Guangdong Higher People's Court made a final ruling of "rejecting the appeal and upholding the original verdict" in this extraordinarily large telecommunications network fraud case involving 24 defendants.

Previously, the Zhanjiang Intermediate People’s Court sentenced the gang leader He Jinli to life imprisonment for fraud and confiscated all personal property; sentenced the principal culprit Qiu Zhiye to 15 years imprisonment and fined 500,000 yuan; the remaining 22 defendants were sentenced separately The imprisonment ranges from 3 to 8 years, with a corresponding fine.

　　The court found that since September 2016, He Jinli and Qiu Zhiye have jointly agreed to use mobile WeChat as a carrier to publish "circle of friends" using beautiful women’s avatars and chat with customers as beautiful women to trick others into buying cheap tea or tea at high prices. Scams are implemented by means of bracelets.

Relying on the three companies registered and established in Xiamen City, Fujian Province, funded by He Jinli, the two gathered together a group of customer service and sales personnel such as the defendants Li Mowei, Cai Mojian, Sun Mofei, Su Moli (all handled separately ) To form gang members to commit fraud.

　　He Jinli, Qiu Zhiye and others have established a complete and rigorous organizational structure within the company: the company has 9 departments: Planning Department, Technology Department, Promotion Department, Sales Department, After-sales Department, Finance Department, Logistics Department, Personnel Department, and Logistics Department, 2018 The Ministry of Security was added in January 2015.

Among them, He Jinli is responsible for the overall management of the company; Qiu Zhiye is the chairman and chief executive officer; Li Mouwei is the sales director; Cai Moujian is the personnel director; and Sun Moufei is the safety director.

　　The fraud gang physically separates the various departments of the company and breaks down the fraud into multiple links according to the functions of each department. It uses 3 real estates in Siming District, Xiamen City and other places as a base to conduct fraud activities in a streamlined mode.

　　The court found that He Jinli, Qiu Zhiye and others purchased a large number of mobile phones, mobile phone number cards, WeChat accounts, computers, etc., as tools for committing crimes.

The planning department staff led the female model Su Mouli and others to shoot and record according to the required scenes to prepare fraudulent materials; the technical department staff set the female model photos provided by the planning department as the avatar of the WeChat account to attract male friends. After “raising an account” by sending “friends” and following the official account, the technical department then handed over the mobile phone and WeChat account to the promotion department; the promotion department staff used WeChat to search a large number of male friends every day and follow "Talking", started a conversation with the victim on the grounds of "adding the wrong person", and then recommended the salesperson's WeChat account to the victim on the grounds that the WeChat account was not commonly used.

　　When the victim successfully added a salesperson’s WeChat friend, the salesperson used “speaking techniques” to pretend to be the female model in the WeChat profile picture, use the materials provided by the planning department to chat with the victim, and fabricate his “to participate in education support in impoverished mountainous areas”. Welfare homes visit the elderly (children)" and other facts to gain the favor and trust of the victims.

　　After that, the sales staff would lie that they "went to visit the elderly at my grandpa and grandma's house after falling out of love", "grandpa wanted to help grandpa sell tea on his birthday to create surprises", "the first time I wanted to sell tea they fried," or made up a tragic life experience such as Bet with the stepmother to complete the sales of tea within a certain period of time, "Grandpa was hospitalized in a car accident", etc., through layers of lures, to win the sympathy of the victim, and trick the victim to buy cheap tea at a high price.

　　It is worth noting that in the process of committing the crime, in order to prevent the sales staff from stealing the payment and reduce the risk of the victim reporting to the public security organs, the scam group also checked and visited the mobile phone and WeChat account of the entire process, and used it when the victim requested a refund. "Talking skills" delays or ignores them, and only refunds a few victims who have a tough attitude.

　　In order to avoid the attack, in April 2018, He Jinli and Qiu Zhiye hired the defendant He Mouming as their company's legal counsel.

After hearing reports by Qiu Zhiye and others on the company’s operating status, company structure, fraud patterns, etc., he reviewed the fraudulent words used by the group, WeChat chat records and other information, knowing that the fraud group used fictitious facts and concealed the truth. After defrauding the victim’s money in the same way, he collected 300,000 yuan in service fees, and actively helped the fraud gang to avoid legal risks and evade crackdowns.

　　In June 2018, He Mouming also provided Qiu Zhiye and others with "Interrogation (Inquiry) Transcript Template", and at the request of Qiu Zhiye and others, instructed He Jinli, Qiu Zhiye, Li Mowei, Cai Mojian, Sun Mofei and others on how to respond Interrogation by public security organs.

According to He Mouming's guidance, Qiu Zhiye issued the "Interrogation (Inquiry) Transcript Template" with the perfect answer to some employees of the fraud gang for learning and use.

　　From July 2018 to the incident, in order to avoid investigation, after consultation with He Jinli, Qiu Zhiye and others, the scam group changed to lure the victim to buy bracelets at a high price, and the method of committing the crime was the same as before.

　　According to audits, from September 2016 to July 16, 2018, the gang’s fraudulent proceeds totaled more than 220 million yuan, and nearly 170,000 people were deceived.

　　The first-instance judgment of the Zhanjiang Intermediate People’s Court found that the 24 defendants in the case used the Internet and communication tools to defraud an unspecified number of people for the purpose of illegal possession, concealing their true identities, fabricating facts, and using the Internet and communication tools to defraud an unspecified number of people. Constitutes a crime of fraud.

Accordingly, the court made a judgment of first instance.

　　After the verdict was pronounced in the first instance, He Jinli, Qiu Zhiye, Li Mouwei, Cai Moujian, Sun Moufei, He Mouming and other defendants filed an appeal.

The second instance of the Guangdong Higher People's Court held that the facts in the first-instance judgment were clear, the evidence was reliable and sufficient, the conviction was accurate, the sentencing was appropriate, and the trial procedures were legal, so it made a final ruling in accordance with the law in recent days.