Odaily Planet Daily News: Recently, the Anning Branch of the Lanzhou Public Security Bureau followed the line and launched an operation across provinces, destroying a criminal gang that used virtual currency to defraud and launder money, arresting 15 suspects and solving 15 cases. In one of the cases, the victim, Ms. Liao, met her military officer "boyfriend" online. Faced with his request to open an account for investment and the temptation of high returns, Ms. Liao transferred 150,000 yuan of "account opening fee" to her friend's account. After the "boyfriend" repeatedly showed that his friend's account managed on his behalf had made a lot of money, Ms. Liao withdrew 1 million yuan on May 1 and converted it into U coins for investment, and then added another 1 million yuan on May 3, but later found that she could not transfer the funds out. After preliminary investigation, the case was identified as a new type of telecommunications network fraud. The fraud gang contacted potential victims through social platforms, dating websites and other channels to build trust, and then used emotional induction, investment temptation and other means to induce victims to register on the designated virtual digital platform and use virtual currency for recharge. According to the police in charge of the case, the fraud gang traded through the virtual currency platform, laundered the U coins received, and converted them into other forms of funds or currencies. The process may involve multiple accounts and trading platforms to cover up the flow of funds and evade police tracking. At present, the case is still under further investigation. (Daily Gansu Network)