"Sun Tzu" called his 71 year old grandfather and cheated 200000 the next day. What's the matter?

Information source: Shenzhen Public Security Bureau

Issued on: January 10, 2024

[Typical Case 1] On December 25, 2023, Grandpa Zhang came to the local police station in the area under his jurisdiction and said that he had sat at home on the phone on December 25 and received a phone call. His grandson's voice came from the phone, saying, "Grandpa, please add me WeChat," and "grandson" has added his WeChat. The name of WeChat is "Laughter is always open," so let him pass. Grandpa Zhang passed without much thought. On the morning of the 26th, Grandpa Zhang received a WeChat call during his morning exercise. It was the WeChat of his grandson who had just changed WeChat yesterday. He said that he had a fight last night, and his voice was the same as his grandson's. He always thought he was his grandson. He said that he needed to lose 200000 yuan in private with the other party and asked Grandpa Zhang to raise money quickly so that his studies would not be affected. Grandpa Zhang was at a loss and worried, so he hurried home to raise money. Grandpa Zhang hurriedly borrowed money from his friends, and his grandson asked them to keep it secret, otherwise this matter would affect their studies. Soon, Grandpa Zhang raised money and transferred the money at the bank counter according to the instructions of the "grandson" voice phone. But after the money was transferred, Grandpa Zhang told his daughter about it, and only after the phone call did he know that "grandson" was a liar.

[Typical Case 2] On the morning of November 6, a phone call was made to Grandpa Lin's landline, and the old landline could not display the phone number "Grandpa, come and save me!" Grandpa Lin, who was a little deaf, heard his "grandchild" cry, and his heart suddenly mentioned that he was really his grandson. "Grandchild" said that he was in the school toilet and accidentally pushed someone down and hurt him, Now it is detained by the police station, and you need to pay a deposit of 90000 yuan to leave the police station. You asked grandpa to transfer money immediately to guarantee your own exit, and asked the old man not to tell your parents. The old man was worried when he heard about it. He immediately went to the bank counter to transfer 90000 yuan into the bank card "Sun Tzu" said. After returning home, grandpa Lin received a call from "Sun Tzu", He said that he needed to pay 140000 yuan in advance to go home. Uncle Lin hurried to the bank again and transferred 140000 yuan to the designated account. During this period, "Sun Tzu" kept urging that if delayed, it would have a great impact on his future. Until the evening, Grandpa Lin estimated that "Sun Tzu" should leave the police station, and then dialed the grandson's mobile number stored in his mobile phone, Only then did I know that my grandson had been in the dormitory and had not gone anywhere.

[Routine analysis] First, pretend to be Sun Tzu for emergency help. Under the guise of a grandchild, the fraudster creates a tense atmosphere with emergencies such as "I hurt someone" and "being captured by the police", which makes the elderly become nervous and anxious and neglect to distinguish between the true and the false; The second is to require transfer and confidentiality. The fraudster made a request for transfer by "margin", "compensation" and other reasons, and made the elderly worried and afraid by "dropping out of school", "going to jail" and other serious consequences; At the same time, in order to avoid the relatives of the elderly finding clues and exposing the fraud, the fraudsters use the elderly's eagerness to love their grandchildren to ask the elderly to send money secretly for "fear of scolding" and other reasons. In order to respond to the bank staff's questions about the purpose of the funds, the fraudster will teach the elderly relevant scripts in advance to prevent the bank staff from detecting the fraud; Third, keep asking for money. The fraudster will ask the elderly to continue remitting money or fabricate more serious consequences, such as "facing a sentence" and "future affected", by using "margin", "bail money", "insufficient medical expenses for the injured" and other reasons, to continue creating tension to make the elderly panic; The fourth is the successful fraud, loss of connection and disappearance. Once the elderly stop remitting money or their relatives and friends find out that they have exposed the fraud, the fraudster will immediately cut off all connections and disappear. The elderly are likely to miss the opportunity to recover due to weak awareness of evidence, slow reaction speed, etc., or increase the difficulty of investigation and handling due to incomplete and insufficient information provided.

[Police Reminder]

1. Young people should popularize anti fraud knowledge to the elderly and remind the elderly to pay attention to the calls from strangers on the landline at home. If the elderly are found to have transferred money or behavior for the younger generation, they must understand the check, alarm and consultation. 2. Inform the elderly that if they can't identify the incoming call by voice, they can use private questions such as relatives and friends' nicknames and habits to verify. For all kinds of emergencies proposed by the other party, be sure to contact other relatives and friends for verification. Don't trust one side of the story. For the request for transfer and remittance put forward by the other party, a decision must be made after consultation with family members and friends. Direct transfer and remittance are not allowed. 3. It is also necessary to emphasize with the elderly that if they are cheated, they should call the police as soon as possible, and provide key information such as the other party's collection account.

Relevant attachments:
Share to: