Up to 3000 yuan may constitute a crime of fraud.
The Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Some Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Fraud stipulates that those who defraud public or private property with a value of more than 3000 yuan to 10000 yuan, 30000 yuan to 100000 yuan or more, and 500000 yuan or more should be recognized as "large amount", "huge amount" "The amount is particularly huge".
Article 266 of the Criminal Law stipulates that anyone who swindles public or private property, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or if there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined or sentenced to confiscation of property. Where this Law provides otherwise, such provisions shall prevail.
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Legal basis
Article 266 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China [Crime of Fraud] Whoever swindles public or private property, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or if there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined or sentenced to confiscation of property. Where this Law provides otherwise, such provisions shall prevail.
