Telecom scammers reach out online for new semester my teacher is "impersonated"
43-year-old Zhejiang Tiantai Zhang Yong (pseudonym) was cheated, and the liar was the child's "teacher."
Recently affected by the epidemic, Zhang Yong's children went online for lessons at home. Not long ago, the "class teacher" in the WeChat parent group issued a notice: the effect of the online course is limited, and a "late daycare class" will be held after the start of school to make up for tuition, and each parent will be required to transfer WeChat to 1,300 yuan. The school has previously stated that any request for parents to pay online is false, and any fees must be paid at the school.
To this end, Zhang Yong also made a phone call to the teacher for verification. Unfortunately, the teacher's phone was not answered that day, and no one in the parent group clarified. "The 1300 yuan wasn't too much, so I directly transferred the money." Later, Zhang Yong found himself cheated: This "class teacher" is not the child's real class teacher, but an "impersonation" by the criminals in the WeChat parent group.
Zhang Yong's experience is not a single case. During the epidemic, the education department required localities to "transfer offline courses to online" so as to "suspend classes without stopping school". Schools and educational institutions around the world have launched online teaching, and some criminals are also looking for opportunities. They searched for the keyword "parent group" through QQ and WeChat groups, and lurked into the class group as students' parents. Then they changed their nicknames and avatars to be the same as the teachers, posing as teachers, and by posting "pay tuition fees" and "paying materials fees" Wait for notice to cheat money.
"Can the teacher send a fake?"
"Can the teacher send a fake? Parents are very familiar with the teacher, and they can usually come across the children. In fairness, as long as it is related to the child, the teacher in the group said that he must pay the money, our parents must give it immediately. I handed it in, and I was in a hurry, so I had to hand it in. "Speaking of the experience of being deceived, Zhou Shu (a pseudonym) from Anhui said.
Zhou Shu works in Changzhou, Jiangsu, and his children attend kindergarten classes in Changzhou. On February 11, as usual, Zhou Shu was doing housework at home, and the children were watching cartoons. "At that time, two parents were newly added to the group, and no one cared. One of the parents was called 'Little Rain Mom'."
At around 4 pm, Mr. Liu reminded parents to pass the video of children's “lacing” to the group—this is the children's recent homework.
After 20 minutes, "Ms. Liu" released the message again: "Hello parents, everyone: after receiving the notice from the superiors, the kindergarten tuition fee is now starting to be 3820 yuan. After the unified QR code is paid, the screenshots will be sent to the group, and the teacher will register the payment screenshot Report your name! Thank you for your cooperation and support! "
Zhou Shu was a little puzzled at the time: schools used to send messages on WeChat, and clearly stated how much tuition and living expenses were for parents to pay at school. "However, due to the epidemic this year, the school reminded us not to gather. It is also possible to pay online fees." Zhou Shu said, "Last year, the tuition fee was 3,600 yuan. From the small class to the present, the tuition fee has increased every year, and 200 yuan more. normal."
The two notices that Mr. Liu asked his parents to hand in homework and that "Mr. Liu" asked their parents to pay are only 20 minutes apart. Zhou Shu thought: "WeChat group was built by the teacher and the teacher is in the group. If it is a liar, it must be immediately Found."
After scanning the code, Zhou Shu found that the payee was a merchant named "Yunlong Electronic Product Company in Jinshui District, Zhengzhou City". This Henan account once again caused Zhou Shu's suspicion. She talked to her husband and said, "Anyway, sooner or later, there will be no problem with the teacher."
Subsequently, in the WeChat group, several parents paid money one after another, and "Mr. Liu" sent several notices in succession, saying that they wanted statistics to allow parents to pay the money as soon as possible. Zhou Shu had to transfer money.
During the period, some parents were not assured of the Henan payee and called Mr. Liu directly to confirm. Mr. Liu said that he had never sent a notice. The parent immediately informed the other parents in the group: this is a liar, don't transfer any more.
At this time, the fake "Ms. Liu" continued to send messages saying "I am Mr. Liu."
"I still didn't believe it. The name was the teacher's name, and the group was also our class group. How could it be a liar?" Zhou Shu said. After a long time, Mr. Liu really came forward and said that she had been busy before, did not read the group news, and emphasized that the school did not send this notice.
Later, the parents traced back to each other and found out that the "Little Rain Mom" of the two parents who had entered the group soon changed the nickname to "Mr. Liu, a junior in class three", and the avatar was replaced with the real one.
"The scammer is very arrogant. If the report is made, let the police investigate."
On February 10th, in the kindergarten class group of 5-year-old daughter, 29-year-old Suzhou Wujiang person Li Qin (pseudonym) received a notice from the class teacher "Mr. Shen" and asked to pay 3,700 yuan for tuition. As soon as Li Qin saw that the avatar and nickname were familiar to Teacher Shen, he scanned the QR code directly. It is strange that "Ms. Shen" issued several notifications in a row.
Soon, some parents felt abnormal, and another teacher in Qunli Kindergarten also said that he had not received a notice from the kindergarten. However, "Mr. Shen" has always emphasized in the group that "the number has not been stolen", "you can pay the fees, and I will be responsible for anything". According to the transfer records provided by Li Qin, the payee was a merchant named “Guo Olympic Sports Store in Babu District, Hezhou City”.
Later, the parents who contacted the real class teacher and realized that they had been deceived called the police. The head teacher helped search for the specific information of the merchant and provided the phone numbers to the two parents. On the same day, a parent called. The other party was very arrogant, "saying 'Report the case, let the police come to check it', and then hung up the phone." Li Qin recalled.
On February 12, the day after the alarm, an unfamiliar number from Wuzhou, Guangxi contacted Li Qin voluntarily, saying that as long as she wrote a statement stating that it was due to personal operation, the 3700 yuan was mistakenly transferred to the company's account. , You can refund money.
According to the requirements, Li Qin wrote a statement and quickly got a "refund", so he had to go to the police station to drop the case. "The scammers are 'smart'. Let's write a statement so they don't have to take legal responsibility."
Lawyer Fan Guomin of Jiangsu Law Law Firm believes that the criminal actions of the criminal suspect in this case have been completed, and the criminal suspect should bear the corresponding criminal responsibility according to law. In non-violent property crimes, since the object of its violation is limited to property, returning stolen goods has a significant effect on restoring damaged social relations and making up for property losses. Therefore, the active return of stolen goods and the understanding of the victims will not affect the characterization, but will be treated with leniency in sentencing.
Despite being "surprisingly safe" in the end, Li Qin repeatedly told himself: "In the future, if you want to transfer money, you must see and ask clearly. You cannot transfer money casually."
Beware of black hands reaching parents in special times
Not long ago, the Jiangsu Procuratorate released news that, according to preliminary statistics, at present, Jiangsu Public Security Organs have filed 60 cases involving online class fraud crimes involving 256 victims, and the fraud amounted to more than 370,000 yuan.
Zhuang Jing, a prosecutor of the First Procuratorate of the People's Procuratorate of Wujiang District, Suzhou City, Jiangsu Province, said that such cases are a new type of telecommunication network fraud during a special epidemic, and they have the characteristics of high concealment of ordinary telecommunications fraud cases across the Internet through the Internet. In addition, the new characteristics of Guangzai sneaking into the class group and the parent group are easy to pretend to be teachers. The small amount of a single transaction and the small number of reported cases by the victim seriously affect the normal online teaching order during the epidemic prevention and control. "Because the amount of a single fraud is not high, some victims did not report the case because of the small amount of fraud and embarrassment after being cheated."
The director of Jiangsu Provincial People's Procuratorate, Wu Yi, director of the first and second senior prosecutors introduced that the criminals had changed their face, moved their positions, and reached out to the special group of students and parents at home. The number of such victims was large. A wide range of cases involved. "This is more serious and worse than usual fraud. It not only directly causes property damage, but also worsens the anxiety of students and parents during the epidemic prevention and control, disrupting the normal online teaching order and social order."
"During the epidemic prevention and control, parents and teachers need to be more vigilant and strengthen their awareness of prevention." Zhuang Jing suggested that for teaching institutions, all types of QQ groups and WeChat groups should be managed by special persons, set up group verification, and implement real-name system. , Clean up irrelevant group members at any time. For parents, usually pay more attention to the information on the official website of the local education department and school. Before paying the fees, you must verify the authenticity of the information through various methods, do not send money to stranger accounts at random, and pay special attention not to scan unknown 2D sources. Payment. If you encounter fraud information, you must keep electronic evidence such as chat records, transfer records, and report to the public security organs in a timely manner, and remind other members of the group as soon as possible.
Intern Gu Chengqi China Youth Daily · China Youth Daily reporter Li Chao Source: China Youth Daily