The truth turns out to be... Can you earn 100 yuan a day from an idle WeChat account? Many people have been fooled

"High-priced account rental, 100 yuan/day, daily payment, long-term validity" "Real-name idle WeChat account, rent 1,500 yuan/month; non-real-name account 900 yuan/month, used to update wallpapers, avatars, emoticons, will not be used "Illegal"...are you excited when you see this type of advertisement? Never! Because renting or transferring WeChat ID to strangers will not only reveal personal information, but also involve you in illegal activities.

The WeChat Security Center recently exposed a group of accounts that posted similar advertisements or illegally rented and sold WeChat accounts. Police in many places have also issued reminders that renting or transferring WeChat accounts is extremely risky. If the borrower is involved in illegal crimes, the original account owner will also May face legal liability.

What’s behind “idle WeChat ID rental”?

"Originally I just wanted to make some pocket money, but I didn't make any money and there were risks. Now I think about it and I'm still scared. I hope I can tell more people about this experience." Xiao Liu is a student at school. Collecting avatars and emoticons, she added some unfamiliar WeChat "friends". Last year, a "friend" who shared her avatar contacted her through WeChat and expressed her willingness to rent her idle WeChat account for a fee, "1,200 yuan/month for real-name ones, 800 yuan/month for non-real-name ones." She also said that she would pay a deposit of 30 yuan first and borrow the money. After 20 days, another 600 yuan will be paid for those with real names and 300 yuan for those without real names, and the balance will be paid at the end of the month. The requirement is that during the rental period, you cannot log in to the account that has been rented out, but you do not have to renew it after one month.

The other party also said that the purpose of borrowing the account was to divert traffic to some public accounts with which we have cooperative relationships. "Using real accounts will make the data look more real." Xiaoliu's idle WeChat ID had neither real-name authentication nor a bank card bound to it. She felt there was no risk, so she agreed to lend it to the other party. The other party readily paid the 30 yuan deposit, and Xiao Liu also provided his account name and login password.

Twenty days passed by and the other party failed to pay the 300 yuan "rent" as agreed. When Xiaoliu tried to contact the other party, he found that he had been blocked; when he tried to log in to his rented account, he found that he could no longer log in.

She searched for "WeChat ID rental" on social platforms and found that many netizens had similar experiences. Under the guidance of netizens, she could only call WeChat customer service to freeze her account.

An investigation by the Shanghai Rumor Refuting Platform found that many netizens who had rented out their accounts had experiences similar to Xiaoliu’s, with some differences in details: Some people seemed to have signed a "lease contract", but also failed to get the rent on time, and finally found out that the contract was fake; The rented out account was set to "youth mode", the account guardian became a stranger, and the original account owner was unable to activate all functions; someone finally got the account back, only to find that during the "renting" period, the account became a pornographic, "Likers" of gambling-related content...

What worries the original account owner the most is that when chasing the "rent", they discovered that renting out an account is very risky and may even violate the criminal law and is suspected of "helping information network criminal activities." According to the criminal law, establishing communication groups for the purpose of committing fraud and other illegal and criminal activities, publishing information for the purpose of committing fraud and other illegal and criminal activities, etc., are all crimes of "helping and trusting".

Therefore, after discovering that they have been deceived, many people who rent out their accounts choose to freeze or cancel their accounts, just like Xiaoliu, for fear that they will be involved in criminal acts. Of course, from beginning to end, they never got the high rent promised by the renter.

The reason for renting seems simple, but illegal activities occur one after another.

According to relevant victims, most of the people who rent out WeChat accounts are students and retired people. According to WeChat rules, one mobile phone number can register one WeChat ID, and at the same time, the same person's ID card can be used for real-name authentication of up to 5 WeChat IDs. Therefore, users with multiple mobile phone numbers may have multiple WeChat IDs, including real-name authenticated accounts. Some renters believe that as long as no bank cards are bound and no money is involved, they can earn some "pocket money" and "small money" by renting out idle accounts without suffering any loss.

As everyone knows, these accounts have become a "protective shield" for criminals. In order to make the trap look reasonable, criminals put in layers of packaging.

First of all, "idle WeChat account for rent" advertisements not only appear in the "moments", chat conversations or public account content on the WeChat platform, but also appear on various social platforms and short video platforms. Some advertisements not only ask for renting WeChat accounts, but also ask for renting short video accounts.

It should be noted that when publishing such advertisements, criminals often use homophones, variant characters, etc. to evade platform supervision. For example, "WeChat account" is also called "V letter", "V account", "Weixiao account", "Wei signal", etc.; some criminals' short videos only have the title "Who has extra WeChat ID", and the rental behavior is hidden in the comments.

Secondly, the reasons for "renting" are different, but the purpose is the same.

When it comes to the reasons for renting accounts, criminals have various explanations, including "increasing fans", "increasing views", "getting good reviews", "liking the merchant", "canvassing votes for children", etc., and promise that "it will not interfere with the normal life of users" "It will not be used for illegal purposes", and some also write these in the so-called "contract".

In order to dispel the vigilance of the original account owner, some criminals will even "kindly" remind the original account owner to check the account balance, withdraw money, unbind the bank card, etc. before renting.

All the above are designed to make the original account owner think that "renting a WeChat account" is just lending his account to others and will not involve any illegal behavior.

As everyone knows, once the account is in the hands of criminals, the purpose is not as fair as they say.

The official WeChat account of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, "Police-Citizen Express Shanghai", has exposed the illegal activities behind "renting an account", including fraud, malicious marketing, rumors and slander, soliciting prostitution, soliciting gambling, etc.; some accounts have become illegal An illegal tool for money laundering and transfer of stolen goods.

All in all, the fundamental purpose of criminals renting other people's accounts is to use other people's accounts to conceal their true identities. They not only want to bypass the security protection of the platform, but also want to evade supervision and engage in illegal activities.

In fact, no matter what the borrower does with his account, as long as the original account owner hands over his personal account name, password, etc., it means that he has brought risks to himself.

The WeChat security team pointed out that when renting out an account, whether you give the account password or scan the code to let the other party log in to the original account owner's account, it means that the original account owner's personal privacy has been out of protection, and chat records and other content may be stolen.

If the original account owner does not notify, then the original account owner's social circle will not know about the rented account. At this time, criminals may fake the identity of the original account owner to borrow money from friends, apply for loans, etc.

At the same time, real-name accounts have payment functions and generally have no abnormal transaction records. They are easily targeted by illegal gangs and used to split and "launder" the stolen money in their hands to avoid tracking by regulatory authorities and the police. If the WeChat account rented by the original owner is involved in "money laundering", the account will no longer be "innocent" and the original owner may also be held accountable.

Because of this, police in many places have reminded that advertisements for "renting a code or renting an account" posted online are scams, and you must never transfer your personal account. The so-called "transfer" includes various forms such as leasing, lending, and selling.

In addition, according to a survey conducted by the Shanghai Rumor Refuting Platform, it can be found that it is necessary for various social platforms to increase the supervision and crackdown on various "rent-seeking" advertisements, especially those "rent-seeking" messages that are carefully packaged or deliberately deceptive.

For the public, as long as they see those "advertisements" with variant characters, typos, and a "stop talking" attitude, they can basically judge that there is something wrong with the relevant information, so don't believe it.