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of old-age care uses the psychological "soft underbelly" of the elderly to deceive criminals and play "role-playing"

  [Real Challenge] Criminals pretend to be state officials, or even "relatives who haven't seen them for many years", and conduct targeted fraud against the elderly

  [Coping strategies] The elderly should not trust any person. For those who are not sure of their identity, ask the other party to show proof. When the other party asks for money, they should be cautious and analyze it carefully, and communicate with their relatives and children before making a decision.

  There are many scams targeting the elderly.

Among them, a group of criminals played "role-playing" and transformed themselves into state officials, or even "relatives who have not seen for many years", targeting the psychological "soft underbelly" of the elderly to conduct targeted fraud.

  The following typical cases remind the elderly to take more precautions and not to trust others, causing their "pension money" to be wasted.

  Case number one

  Many people cooperate with posing as police to set up a snares to ask for property

  The defendants Zeng Moumou, Zhang Moumou, Wang Moumou, and Huang Moumou conspired to impersonate the police in Longxian Town, Wengyuan County to “catch whoring” in order to defraud the victim of money. distribute.

  At about 8:00 a.m. on February 2, 2018, Huang Moumou lured an elderly man, Lai Mou, to a rental house on Nonglin East Road, Longxian Town by way of soliciting prostitutes.

When Huang XX pretended to be engaged in prostitution with Lai, Wang XX looked into the wind, Zeng XX and Zhang XX pretended to be the police to enter the house to "catch whoring", and threatened the victim Lai with the excuse of "prostitute fines", otherwise they would be charged. Lai was detained.

After Lai handed over the 2,000 yuan he carried with him, Zeng asked Lai to go home to withdraw the money, and Zhang accompanied Lai to go home to withdraw the money.

Later, because the victim Lai was aware of being deceived, it was unsuccessful.

Zeng Moumou, Zhang Moumou, Wang Moumou and Huang Moumou were arrested at the toll gate of Wengcheng Expressway on September 11, 2018.

  Deception

  1. Pretend to be a police officer and take advantage of the elderly's fear of their own wrongdoing.

2. Many people cooperate to deceive the elderly and defraud the elderly of their money.

3. Threats to demand property with false identity.

  Anti-fraud tips

  The elderly should not trust any person. When paying the fine, they need to verify the identity of the other party and ask the other party to show relevant documents and documents.

  The elderly should abide by the law and be a qualified citizen who can contribute to the society. They should not be used by criminals because of their illegal behavior, resulting in swindling and deception and defrauding property.

  When the elderly encounter a situation where the other party threatens to pay the fine, they should communicate more with their family members, listen to their opinions, and use legal weapons to protect their rights and interests to the greatest extent possible.

  Don't trust the words of others.

If the elderly fall into a scam set up by criminals for a while, they should pay attention to keeping relevant purchase documents, records, photos, etc., and at the same time, they can take photos, audio recordings, videos, etc. of criminals for future rights protection.

  In real life, if the elderly are threatened by others for breaking the law, they should take the initiative to surrender to the relevant departments, and should not take chances, thinking that the relevant penalties can be avoided by paying money.

  Case 2

  Pretending to be a civil affairs official to provide subsistence allowances to target the elderly in need

  From February 2010 to July 2014, the defendant, Chang Moumou, pretended to be a staff member of the Civil Affairs Bureau, and on the grounds of applying for minimum living allowances, successively asked the victims Xu Moumou, Wang Moumou, Qin Moumou, An Moumou, and Mu Moumou. , Yang Moumou and other six people defrauded a total of 29,550 yuan in cash.

The public prosecution agency believes that the defendant Chang Moumou, for the purpose of illegal possession, pretended to be a staff member of the state agency, and defrauded the property of the elderly orphans and widows in rural areas for many times. The amount was relatively large and the circumstances were serious.

It is recommended that the defendant Chang Moumou be sentenced within the range of fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than seven years.

  Deception

  1. Taking advantage of the trust of the elderly in the government, making up a title to deceive.

  2. Frauds are mostly found in rural areas and poor families, and more subsidies are given to agents, certificates, social security, etc.

  Anti-fraud tips

  When an elderly person who claims to be a government official comes to visit, they should verify their identity, ask them to show their work permit, and call their unit to verify if necessary.

  Don't believe in "pie in the sky".

Generally, government workers will not ask the common people to give money or other material things in exchange for legitimate and due related benefits, and the related benefits related to government policies generally require legal procedures to be handled by relevant institutions.

  The elderly should be vigilant at all times, and should be cautious about the situation of the other party asking for money, no matter what the purpose is, they should be cautious and analyze it carefully, and they should also communicate and discuss with their relatives and children before making a decision.

  Case 3

  Pretending to be relatives and friends to choose elderly people to "start"

  From January to May 2016, Huang went to the Xiangzi Market in Dongping Town, Anhua County, Anhua County People's Hospital and other places, and defrauded the elderly with a total of 31,100 yuan of money by pretending to be an acquaintance to borrow money.

The specific crime facts are as follows:

  On January 2, 2016, Huang Moumou fled to the vicinity of the Xiangzi Market in Dongping Town, Anhua County, pretended to be a relative of the victim Zhang Mouquan to talk to him, lied that he needed to buy cigarettes urgently when opening a shop in Dongping Town, and defrauded Zhang Mouquan in cash of 7,500. Yuan; at 11:00 on March 29, 2016, Huang Moumou was in the vicinity of the Xiangzi Market in Dongping Town, Anhua County. He pretended to be the relative of the victim Zhang Mouyun's niece and talked to him, falsely claiming that he was in urgent need of buying cigarettes when he opened a shop in Dongping Town. , defrauded Zhang Mouyun in cash of 5,000 yuan; at about 17:00 on May 30, 2016, Huang Moumou pretended to be a relative of the victim Ding Mouzheng at the entrance of the CT room of Anhua County People's Hospital, and lied that he was in urgent need of opening a shop in Dongping Town. Buying cigarettes, defrauding Ding of 2,600 yuan in cash; at 10:00 on May 25, 2016, Huang followed the victim Wu Mouhua and his wife who had withdrawn money from the bank at the gate of the Agricultural Bank of Xinjie, Dongping Town, Anhua County. After the road, relatives who pretended to be the son-in-law of the victim Wu Mouhua talked with him. When they reached the corner of the intersection of Dicos restaurant, they lied that they wanted to help others buy cigarettes and defrauded Wu Mouhua and his wife of 16,000 yuan in cash.

  Deception

  Criminals generally take advantage of the elderly's weak information and low vigilance, know the simple feelings of the elderly towards "relatives", and the loopholes that relatives do not contact frequently, pretend to be relatives of the elderly, and lie about their needs under various excuses. Use money to defraud old people of money.

  Anti-fraud tips

  For those claiming to be relatives, be sure to verify their identity first.

To verify whether they are indeed relatives of their relatives, but also to verify their own identity, to confirm whether the identity relationship stated by both parties is consistent.

  Property is not easily delivered.

After verifying that the identity is incorrect, the request for property should be declined politely.

Even if the identity is verified, due to estranged relatives, the property request should be refused. If there is a real need, a credible intermediary should be found to verify the situation, sign a loan contract, etc., and do not lend money rashly.

  After encountering the so-called relatives who have defrauded money, you should communicate with your family in time to discuss solutions to avoid missing time for recovery.

  Text/Fu Jia