[Explanation] On December 24, the Ministry of Public Security held a press conference to report the country’s first “naked chat” blackmail case involving the top ten cases of cracking down on the use of information networks to commit underworld crimes.
[Explanation] Lu Kaiwang, head of the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Public Security Department of Guangxi Autonomous Region, introduced that at the beginning of 2020, the public security organs of Hezhou City, Guangxi District, discovered that criminal organizations headed by Chen Mouzhong and others had set up dens in Cambodia, Myanmar and other places, with high remuneration. It deceives and organizes a large number of Chinese citizens to illegally leave the country, and colludes with local armed forces to restrict personal freedom and coerce and lure people leaving the country to force them to engage in illegal and criminal activities such as "naked chat" and blackmail.
[Concurrent] Lu Kaiwang, Chief of Criminal Investigation Corps, Public Security Department of Guangxi Autonomous Region
The criminal organization blackmailed more than 700 victims in 28 provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities across the country.
Since May, the Hezhou Public Security Bureau task force has successfully captured 13 key personnel including Chen Mouzhong.
On September 28, the People's Court of Pinggui District, Hezhou City made a first-instance verdict on the case. The principal culprit, Chen Mouzhong, was sentenced to 25 years in prison for six crimes of organizing, leading a triad organization, and racketeering.
On November 18, the Hezhou Intermediate People's Court ruled to uphold the original judgment.
[Explanation] Kang Weizhong, head of the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Public Security Department of Gansu Province, also introduced the country's first pure online "routine loan" criminal case.
[Concurrent] Kang Weizhong, Chief of Criminal Investigation Corps of Gansu Provincial Public Security Department
Since March 2018, Wang Moutao and others have successively registered more than 20 shell companies, developed 24 online loan platforms such as "SweetTube.com", using "routine loans" as a means and "corporate operation" management forms, Recruit professionals to engage in online lending business, defraud victims to borrow money, and charge super high interest rates.
In the past year, the organization has illegally made more than 2.8 billion yuan in illegal profits, has not recovered more than 9.8 billion yuan in illegal debts, and has victimized more than 475,000 people.
In September 2020, the Lanzhou Intermediate People's Court issued a verdict on the case, and the principal culprit Wang Moutao was sentenced to life imprisonment for the crime of organizing and leading a triad organization, fraud, and provoking trouble.
[Explanation] In addition, in the face of new crimes such as "routine loans", victims frequently report fewer reports and fail to cooperate with investigations and evidence collection.
In this regard, the relevant person in charge of the Ministry of Public Security suggested that people should report to the police immediately and protect themselves with legal weapons when they are illegally infringed by cyber criminals.
At the same time, strengthen self-prevention and improve risk resistance.
[Concurrent] Tong Bishan, Deputy Director, Criminal Investigation Bureau, Ministry of Public Security
It is necessary to keep good electronic evidence such as chat records and transaction records, which are important basis for determining criminal facts; actively cooperate with the public security organs in the investigation and collection of evidence, accurately explain the situation, and provide the account number involved in the case, so that the public security organs can conduct in-depth investigations and recover the stolen goods as soon as possible. .
Do not add strangers to WeChat, and do not disclose personal identity, phone number, address, work, payment account and other private information at will.
Don't be greedy for small bargains, don't trust false advertisements such as "no collateral, low interest rates", and stay away from illegal lending online.
[Explanation] According to reports, the national public security organs’ special campaign to crack down and rectify the use of information networks to carry out underworld crimes has been carried out over the past year. A total of 1,759 criminal gangs using information networks to carry out underworld crimes have been eliminated, 17,000 criminal suspects have been arrested, and all There were 32,000 similar criminal cases, and 29.95 billion yuan of assets were seized.
Lang Jiahui reports from Beijing
Editor in charge: [Ji Xiang]