What's behind the $10,000 therapy blanket
Ms. Liu, the victim, recalled that she heard a friend say that there were free eggs in the store for health classes, so she went to the health club with the mentality of trying. Did not expect the store is very many old people, the salesman is also very enthusiastic, not only to introduce them to some basic health knowledge, but also for everyone to do a free physical examination, which makes the old people present are very happy, the atmosphere of the scene is also very lively.
After finishing the physical examination, the physical examination report came out soon. The free physical examination report showed that Ms. Liu had some health problems and needed to take good care of herself. Later, the salesman warmly introduced to her the special physical therapy products in the store, namely the physical therapy blanket of 10,000 yuan, saying that this blanket has a miracle effect on the conditioning of Ms. Liu's body. In addition, the clerk also told Ms. Liu, after the purchase of the product she can become a member of the store, later will be eligible to often come to the store for eggs, rice noodles and other gifts. Under the enthusiastic recommendation of the salesman, Ms. Liu bought the physiotherapy blanket of more than 10,000 pieces with a hot head.
That night, liu's family members were all very surprised when they saw the so-called physiotherapy blanket liu bought. They couldn't believe that such an ordinary blanket was worth more than 10,000 yuan. They all thought liu must have been cheated and accompanied her to report the case to the police. Later, the police launched an in-depth investigation, and soon a fraud ring emerged under the guise of selling health care products. On May 6 this year, nanshan Police in Shenzhen dispatched more than 50 police officers to arrest the gang. Nine suspects were arrested on the spot, and a large number of crime tools such as talking books were seized at the scene.
According to the police, in order to win the trust of the elderly, the gang would often invite so-called "authoritative experts" to give health classes to the elderly, provide free physical examination, and sell health care products and health food with magical curative effects to the elderly present.
Deng Liguo, Police Officer, Nantou Police Station, Nanshan Branch of Shenzhen Public Security Bureau:
The people we have arrested now, with an average education level of junior high school, pretend to be so-called experts, such as the so-called director of an eye hospital in Guangzhou, and show some videos. In fact, they are talking about different things, but they are just approaching each other and changing concepts.
The police commissioned the relevant departments to identify the health care products sold by this fraud gang. The results showed that these health care products did not have the curative effect as advertised, but were just ordinary daily necessities and food. The physiotherapy blanket bought by Ms. Liu was the same, and did not have the so-called physiotherapy health care function.
According to a preliminary police investigation, the fraud ring involved more than 9 million yuan and more than 400 victims since March 2021. At present, nine suspects have been detained in accordance with the law, and the case is being further handled.
Diet pills "eat can not stop" fabricated reason alarmist
In May 2022, Hu, who lives in Fuling district of Chongqing Municipality, reported to the police that she had been swindled. Thinking of their own more than a month since the experience, Ms. Hu physically and mentally exhausted.
The victim, Ms. Hu:
I couldn't sleep. I couldn't sleep for several days. We wanted to lose weight, but we ended up buying our lives with money.
Ms. Hu said she has been gaining weight as she gets older and suffers from three heights. In early April, When hu was looking at her phone at home, she was moved by a weight-loss advertisement and added the wechat account of a customer service worker through the QR code on the advertisement.
The victim, Ms. Hu:
Customer service and I contact, said their products are national certification, do not diet do not exercise can lose weight, more than 700 dollars is not too expensive, can lose weight is also very good.
Below the recommendation of customer service, Madam Hu bought the value of 799 yuan "meal body fiber tea" set meal reducing weight.
The victim, Ms. Hu:
But after the product came, she (customer service) on no matter, quit, call a consultant and I contact, ask me to eat first, eat not two days, a bag did not finish, on the introduction of the doctor.
Citing the lack of specificity of the products, the sales consultant advised Ms. Hu to undergo professional evaluation and choose a product package suitable for her physical condition. He also asked Ms. Hu to add a doctor named Mr. Huang as a friend.
The victim, Ms. Hu:
Swapping with me, and said, I can lose 50 jins, it product price is not expensive, 4180, I put the money made, then in the second when Mr Huang this product, routine again, said Mr. Huang, going to the meeting, because he promised me 50 jins, thin products to the two days I haven't take, just changed a person again.
After the so-called doctor, the sales consultant introduced another person who claimed to be a "senior nutritionist" to Ms. Hu.
The victim, Ms. Hu:
This one he said is a senior dietitian, said in this respect you rest assured, how how, the product did not eat a few days, said I cooperate very well, visceral fat, blood fat with very good, are (decomposition) out, want to drain this fat, let me pay money.
Later, the senior dietitian recommended Ms. Hu to buy a number of weight-loss nutritional package products on the grounds of "product upgrading" and the risk of amputation if the product is not taken as planned.
In just one month, Hu spent more than 90,000 yuan on the so-called weight-reducing products.
The victim, Ms. Hu:
799 for the first time, 4180 for the second, 45,000 for the third and fourth. She said to me, you have no money, can not borrow money, you are incompetent, I was struck by her very deep.
After receiving Hu's report, Chongqing police conducted a comprehensive analysis of similar police situations across the city and found a number of similar cases.
The police immediately launched an in-depth investigation of the case, and found that the gang suspects established two companies, respectively named some food body fiber e-commerce Limited company and some food Kang Li health technology Limited company, the main operator is he mou and GUI Mou. After more than 20 days of careful investigation, the police fully mastered the fraud gang conclusive evidence. On June 10, 2022, the task force mobilized more than 300 police officers and launched a centralized net collection, capturing 399 persons involved in the case headed by He mou and GUI Mou and destroying 5 nests involved in the case.
Zha Yu, Deputy head of The Criminal Police Detachment of Fuling Branch of Chongqing Public Security Bureau:
These are all the products the suspect sold to our victims, just some ordinary food and drinks, some products factory price is dozens of yuan, they through a series of packaging, layer upon layer routine, sold to the hands of the victims is thousands of thousands, some even hundreds of thousands of yuan.
Investigation shows, this defraud gang is put through advertisement first, telephone sells wait for means, attract the old people that has intention of keeping healthy reducing weight to go up hook, undertake contact by clerk next.
Uncover the scam
First of all, the first-line suspects are the first to get in touch with the victim, selling some cheap products at a high price to the victim. The key is to emphasize that when taking weight loss products, they cannot take them independently, which is actually paving the way for second-line fraud. Second-line suspects pretend to be so-called "senior dietitians" and "physical planners", and boast ordinary food and health food with extremely low cost as weight-loss and lipid-lowering products with magical efficacy, so as to induce the elderly to continue to buy more products with higher prices. Fake nutritionists guide you to take their products, control your mind, and lie to you that if you don't trust the nutritionist, it can lead to very serious consequences.
According to statistics, the victims of the case throughout the country, the number of tens of thousands of people, the largest one of the victims was cheated out of more than 1 million yuan. At present, Chongqing police have taken compulsory criminal measures against 218 suspects, and the case is being further investigated.
Concocting magic drug scams for $7,000 a pill
Recently, guangzhou police received a call from a man who said his father, Mr. He, had been cheated out of 270,000 yuan over a period of more than two years.
Xiao Yue, Deputy Director of Tangxia Police Station, Tianhe District Branch of Guangzhou Public Security Bureau:
When (the victim) was taken to the bank by the swindler to withdraw money, the bank staff found that the old man was very old and took a large amount of cash to feel suspicious, so they took the initiative to contact his family. Then the family said not to give him the money, immediately come to understand what the situation, come to find that the old man should be cheated.
According to the victim Mr He said, he went to the bank to take money is to buy a named "zhbaodan" health medicine, so this is called "Zhbaodan" health medicine what effect, Mr He spent 270,000 yuan before and after? It all started two years ago.
Originally, two years ago, Mr. He as usual in the neighborhood, walking was a brochure with a salesman stopped, said their company in a promotional activities, 3.8 yuan can buy 30 eggs. In addition, the salesman also told Mr. He that their company has many other activities, are dedicated to serving the elderly.
Mr. He thought a person to go home to sit is also boring, someone with chat is very good, so follow this salesman to their company. After going to the company, the salesman warmly greeted the old man, concerned about his physical condition, and recommended several health care drugs. But He didn't buy them. He just bought 30 eggs for 3.80 yuan. The 30 eggs are required to be collected in two times, and only 15 eggs can be collected at one time. In this way, customers repeatedly come to their company for brainwashing.
With the experience of buying eggs for the first time, Mr. He had a good impression of the company, so he often came to the company to learn about the relevant preferential activities. After obtaining the trust of the old people, they will launch the so-called expert professor to carry out a special diagnosis and treatment for the old people. Because they have mastered the situation of the old people in advance, the expert professor can tell the old man what disease he has, the old people will be very confident.
The so-called expert face diagnosis, coupled with the meticulous care of the salesman, Mr. He has believed that these health care drugs are really effective from the psychological. Until these experts said, want to recover completely, as long as take an exclusive medicine named "Zhbaodan", the price of each pill up to nearly 7000 yuan, because of the belief, Mr. He did not hesitate to go to the bank to withdraw money. After understanding the situation, the police quickly launched an investigation.
Through the suspect Xie mou tracking investigation, the police quickly found the location of the company. After combing through, the police found that more than 200 elderly people were victims of the gang's fraud. On May 12 this year, guangzhou police immediately carried out the arrest of the suspects, in Guangzhou and Maoming two places arrested including Xie, 18 suspects. During the search, police seized a large number of items including eggs, rice and health instruments.
Old people bring the company, in addition to 3.80 yuan to buy 30 eggs and can spend one yuan or directly experience these pedicures, or as he calls them, buttocks. In the course of the treatment, the suspect would ask the subject for personal information, including medical conditions.
In a leaflet named "Perfect activity package", only 321 yuan can buy the 10 items listed on the leaflet, seemingly preferential, but in fact hidden mystery. Because to receive these ten things must attend his lecture, and only one thing can be received in one lecture, it means that the customer who buys this package must attend 10 classes before taking away all the things. In the course of the lecture, the so-called expert professor will brainwash the customer, so as to carry out fraud.
At present, the case is still under further investigation.
Ministry of Public Security criminal investigation bureau authority prompt
When the public security organs combed the relevant cases, they found that most of the cheated old people were living alone. Because their children were not around, these old people generally had problems of lack of care and emotional communication, and the fraudsters seized this point.
Wang Hua, Second-level investigator of criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security:
They have less contact with the society and their families, and have a strong sense of loneliness. Some lawbreakers win the trust of the elderly emotionally through long-term communication with them, chatting, gathering, traveling and so on, and reduce the awareness of vigilance and prevention of the elderly.
In order to succeed in the implementation of fraud, these criminals will often take a step-by-step approach to the crime, step by step to the elderly into the trap of fraud. In order to obtain the trust of the old man, criminals will first with free gifts, free physical examination, free travel, such as a cover, the old man's good will, be caring and attentive and then by means of further closer relations with the old man, finally to care for the old man's health, through the way of false advertising, exaggerated effect, to the elderly, and the price is selling health care products.
Wang Hua, Second-level investigator of criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security:
Have a plenty of disguise to attract free lectures, free physical examination the elderly, either by giving eggs, rice, edible oil and other small mercies over to the old, and so reduce the alertness of the elderly, and even some still can give a massage in the elderly, to recognize dopted mother this way, is the family moved to selling health care products.
In addition to the emotional offensive, make full use of the psychological needs of the elderly to pursue health, is also one of the reasons for fraud elements often successful. In order to capture the old people's psychology, fraudsters often play an expert to see a doctor.
Wang Hua, Second-level investigator of criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security:
Some criminals will pretend to be is to be old Chinese medicine experts, most elderly people more or less have some chronic diseases, and they use in old people pay close attention to the psychology of preserve one's health, through the way of physician visits due cause, making false propaganda said his health food can cure, etc., to sell cheap health care products, and the price to the elderly.
So how can you avoid being scammed? The public security organs suggested that it is not difficult to detect such health care products scam, first of all, we should be alert to all kinds of health care products promotion activities in the name of free, do not believe, do not buy; Secondly, we should develop the correct habit of seeing a doctor. We should not believe the exaggerated propaganda and magical curative effect of the so-called experts, nor the panacea that can cure all diseases.
In addition, the public security organs also special hint, children's care is also very important to prevent health care products scam, if the children can often visit, communicate with their parents, fraudsters will not have an opportunity.