With little savings and a mortgage, Fangfang (a pseudonym) was constantly hoping for someone to advise her on how to make some 'quick money'. Just at this time, a WeChat friend enthusiastically introduced her to trading virtual currency. She invested 100,000 yuan to try it out, and within an hour, she made 3,000 yuan. The huge temptation of a daily profit of 6% made her unable to resist. Borrowing over 600,000 yuan from friends and relatives to continue investing, she prepared to withdraw after making 50,000 yuan in a day, only to realize that she had fallen into a trap.
Could it be that such a high-density anti-fraud publicity did not reach her? On May 18th, police in Wuhan told reporters that Fangfang had received anti-fraud publicity but still wanted to make some quick money.
On the afternoon of April 12th, a 'new friend' appeared in her WeChat contacts, identified as 'Jiu Zhan', requesting to add her as a friend. Fangfang didn’t think much of it and accepted. The other party said they wanted to buy furniture, and Fangfang quickly told them, 'You've got the wrong person, I'm not selling furniture!' The other party changed the topic, discussing work and life pressures, and as they chatted, Fangfang found that the other party was around her age, being three years younger, and 'Jiu Zhan' took the initiative to call her sister.
From life to houses, from mortgage to making money, the two quickly talked about investments. 'Sister, let me take you to invest in digital currency. Currently, operations yield a daily profit of 6%-8%, it's very lucrative.'
Fangfang clicked on the platform link sent by 'Jiu Zhan' and entered a digital currency trading platform called 'Kaifu International'. The platform had four sections, divided by different transaction amounts: under 100,000 yuan, under 1 million yuan, over 1 million yuan, and over 5 million yuan. 'Just operate according to my instructions every day, and you can make money,' 'Jiu Zhan' assured her.
Fangfang contemplated for several days, while 'Jiu Zhan' continuously urged and encouraged her, until April 28th, when she finally decided to take the plunge. That night around 9 PM, Fangfang followed the methods and instructions given by 'Jiu Zhan' and transferred 100,000 yuan to a designated account via mobile banking. On the platform, her account showed a balance of 100,000 yuan. The next evening, following the opposing party's codes for buying and selling, she operated directly on her phone and made over 6,300 yuan. The other party also taught her how to redeem, and indeed, the money was transferred to her bank card within two hours through online banking.
Earning over 6,000 yuan in just one hour was something Fangfang had never considered. Unable to resist the 'persuasion' of 'Jiu Zhan', she decided to seize the 'opportunity' and invest heavily for big profits. Fangfang borrowed over 600,000 yuan from friends and relatives to inject into the platform, and that night she made more than 50,000 yuan, with her balance once reaching over 760,000 yuan. 'Jiu Zhan' advised Fangfang not to redeem everything immediately and to earn a bit more before redeeming together, claiming that there was nothing to worry about with a legitimate platform.
Until the early morning of May 2nd, when Fangfang wanted to redeem all her investments, she found that she could not successfully operate it. Could it be that over 700,000 yuan had gone down the drain? Fangfang was extremely anxious, and she could no longer contact 'Jiu Zhan', who had blocked her. Early on the 2nd, she chose to report to the police.
The police station of the Dajie Street Public Security Branch in Caidian District immediately intervened in the investigation upon receiving the report, discovering that the account receiving the transferred funds was in Jinan, Shandong. During the holiday period, the police quickly traveled to the area, retrieved account opening information and other important details, and further conducted interviews and investigations, finding that the account owner, Liu, had long since gone to Lanzhou, Gansu. On May 4th, the police seized the opportunity to rush to Lanzhou, rented a car to Jingtai County, and, with the cooperation of local public security agencies, arrested Liu at his home.
Faced with the sudden arrival of the police, Liu quickly admitted the fact that she had handed over her bank card to her boyfriend, Qiao, for sale and profit. The police traced the line to areas such as Liaocheng, Weifang, and Zibo in Shandong, capturing Qiao and four others, including his superior Zhang and Zhang's other subordinates.
Recently, there have been many cases of virtual currency investment fraud. Citizens must not believe in fake investment platforms and must not transfer money to strangers.
