What kind of "ghost business" is this?
Nowadays, handling services on behalf of the public is very popular. Have you ever heard that “death certificates” can also be handled on behalf of others?
Recently, a reporter's investigation found that a death certificate can be obtained for less than 200 yuan on an online platform.
A merchant "intimately" said that if you need to go to court to increase your bargaining chips, you can also issue a "critical illness notice" on your behalf, which is more effective than a "death certificate".
It is worth mentioning that during the investigation, the reporter noticed that the "death certificate" templates issued by the merchants were varied, and some of them were incomplete with basic identity information.
Relevant legal persons reminded that if a merchant knows that the buyer uses it as perjury and sells it maliciously, it is suspected of illegal crimes.
Shock
A "death certificate" can be issued for less than 200 yuan
Merchants: There are formal channels in the hospital
On the morning of November 22, the reporter searched the word "critically ill" on the Taobao platform, and some of the agent handling services popped up, with the keywords indicating that services such as sick leave slips could be provided.
When inquiring through private messages, businesses often ask the inquirer to add their WeChat.
The reporter went around and added the WeChat accounts of three businesses.
The first merchant said that they can issue a death certificate at a price of 130 yuan, and only need to inform the name, ID number, address, and time of death.
Another merchant said that he can issue death certificates from hospitals across the country.
"For 160 yuan from a regular Grade A hospital, you need your name, ID number, time of death, and why you died." The merchant said that he has regular channels in the hospital.
The third merchant said that the price of his death certificate is 150 yuan, which is also true.
The reporter noticed that the death certificate template images provided by the three businesses were different. Some only marked the patient's name, age, hospitalization number, cause of death, and time of death, while others were very comprehensive, including identification number, actual age, and specific death. Location (hospital ward, emergency room, on the way to the hospital), cause of death, highest diagnosis basis for disease, etc.
More shocked
Critical illness notification can also be issued
Merchants: You can add "bargaining chips" when defending rights
During the talks, a merchant said that his death certificate can be used to open a hospital or police station, and the price of the death certificate from the police station is relatively high.
Then he said that it is necessary to know the purpose of the death certificate. If the death certificate is used for criminal disputes through legal channels, it will not be issued. "That risk is too great, you are dangerous and I am also dangerous. I can issue a death certificate from a hospital. , It's easy to open."
Later, the merchant stated that if the person has not passed away and needs to file a lawsuit or defend his rights, he can issue a corresponding critical illness notice from the hospital.
"You take the same to raise your bargaining chip. If you really die, you will not pay that much, and the critical illness notice will pay more." In response to the new Yellow River reporter's question of whether it is reliable and whether the hospital will verify it, the other party said, "People Lying in bed is also critically ill. If you prescribe death, it’s impractical. After all, people are not really dead. The critically ill notice is already very serious, and it will definitely increase the bargaining chip if you take it. I can also open an injury assessment here. I can drive you more seriously."
A reporter searched on the China Judgment Documents Network and found that some civil disputes did revolve around falsification of the injury appraisal. Some litigants complained that the injured did not touch certain parts, but their injury appraisal documents showed different results. result.
Distinguish the authenticity
Medical practitioners: Partially proved "fake at first glance"
Is the "fake death" certificate provided by the above-mentioned merchants reliable?
The reporter consulted the staff of two tertiary hospitals. The other party said that some death certificates did not even indicate the deceased's ID number and other information, which was a "fake at first glance."
Speak the law
lawyer:
Apply for a false death certificate
Is a crime
The search found that there are not a few oolongs caused by forged death certificates in recent years.
In 2020, a man in Jiangsu was released on bail awaiting trial for defrauding RMB 1.9 million, attempting to evade trial by applying for a false death certificate, cremation certificate and household registration cancellation certificate for himself.
In the end, the man was charged with one grade for crimes such as forging official documents and seals of state organs.
"Regular judicial authentication documents are often from judicial authentication centers, and their qualifications need to be checked. For casually issued injury identifications, death certificates, etc., if they are used for dispute settlement, the courts also need to investigate their authenticity." Shandong Zhengtang Law Firm Attorney Yuan Qian said that acts such as a man applying for a false death certificate to escape crime are very bad in nature and are already criminal acts.
The reporter learned that, according to the Criminal Law of the People’s Republic of China, forging, altering, trading, or stealing, robbing, or destroying official documents, certificates, and seals of state organs is sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, criminal detention, surveillance, or deprivation of political rights; the circumstances are serious. If they are sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 3 years but not more than 10 years.
Whoever forges the seals of companies, enterprises, institutions, or people’s organizations shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than 3 years, criminal detention, surveillance, or deprivation of political rights.
According to the New Yellow River Client
You can "fake death" for 130 yuan
How can the platform be really blind
Reporters can find these counterfeit shops through keyword search and other methods. If the platform that has more information and data really needs to manage it, it is impossible not to manage it.
The critical illness notice and death certificate are very serious medical documents related to the life and death of a person.
However, such documents can be sold at will on the Internet. It only costs more than 100 yuan to provide ID number, address, and time of death. You can choose death certificates from hospitals across the country.
From the convenience of purchase and the low cost of counterfeiting, it can be seen how mature the "gray production chain" behind the proof has reached.
The dangers of falsification of critical illness notices and death certificates are obvious.
In 2020, a man in Jiangsu was released on bail awaiting trial for defrauding 1.9 million yuan, attempting to evade trial by applying for a false death certificate, cremation certificate and household registration cancellation certificate for himself.
In addition, by issuing certificates to help oneself defend their rights, news such as fraudulent insurance will appear from time to time.
It is conceivable that false proofs of "grey production" will not only undermine social credibility, but will also inevitably encourage a large number of illegal and criminal activities and bring unpredictable risks to society.
Similar to the production of fake certificates, both buyers and sellers have violated the law.
Merchants who forge such certificates to a certain amount or number of times, or cause serious harmful consequences, will be suspected of forging, altering, or buying and selling official documents, certificates, and seals of state organs.
The Public Security Administration Punishment Law also has corresponding penalties for “trading or using forged or altered official documents, certificates, or certification documents of state agencies, people’s organizations, enterprises, institutions, or other organizations”.
However, why is the underground chain behind this still rampant?
Among them, the indulgence of related platforms is probably a key factor.
In fact, the issue of falsification of critical illness notices and death certificates has long been nothing new. Over the years, there have been constant media reports.
But often, as soon as the media intervenes, the relevant platforms pay attention to it. For example, last year, a man in Jiangsu bought a fake death certificate and tried to evade the trial and was exposed, and related online shops were cleaned up.
Once the news is over, the daily management of the platform becomes lax, similar proof that "ash production" will make a comeback.
It must be admitted that transactions with forged certificates have a certain degree of concealment. For example, from reporters’ interviews, some shops drain traffic through online platforms, and then negotiate and trade through WeChat. This will indeed bring certain difficulties to the supervision of the platform.
However, if you make full use of big data, it is not difficult to identify these illegal shops.
Reporters can find these counterfeit shops through keyword search and other methods. If the platform that has more information and data really needs to manage it, it is impossible not to manage it.
Of course, the supervision of transactions similar to forged certificates should not only rely on the self-consciousness of the platform.
As the relevant regulatory department, it is also responsible for supervision and supervision, and to compact the main responsibilities of each platform. For network platforms that indulge in proving "gray production", not only self-examination and correction, but also penalties in accordance with the law.
In this way, the platform can be forced to "observe the soil and have a responsibility" and do its utmost to break the transaction chain that proves "grey production".
Chengdu Commercial Daily-Red Star News Special Commentator Yu Ping