Design a blackmail storybook to uncover the tricks behind the "peach trap": high salaries lure domestic youth to illegally cross Myanmar and commit crimes by Lai Mouhua | Organization | Youth

If a so-called "beauty" actively approaches you on social media and occasionally makes hints that can further "naked chat", you must be vigilant at this time. This is likely a "peach trap" designed by criminals.

Recently, the Ministry of Public Security announced five typical cases of the special action to crack down on and punish cybercrime. One typical case is a cross-border "naked chat" extortion case successfully uncovered by the Anhui police in May 2022. In this case, more than 60 suspect were captured, and more than 310 related criminal cases involving multiple regions of the country were uncovered.

According to the police investigation, the case carried out by the cross-border "naked chat" extortion criminal organization with Lai and Yang as the core involves multiple parts of the country, with nearly a thousand victims and a total amount of over 70 million yuan involved.

At the beginning of 2021, the police in Yingshang County, Anhui Province received a report from local resident Zhang, who claimed that he was extorted a large amount of money in just 3 hours while chatting with someone online, some of which was borrowed through online loans.

Chen Xiaobin, captain of the Serious Crime Squadron of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Yingshang County Public Security Bureau: Zhang added a nearby person, and the other person had a female avatar, chatting with him. Then the other party teased the victim verbally and asked them to download an app.

According to the police, the victim Zhang installed an app under the guidance of the other party, and later requested to have a video chat with Zhang for convenience.

Cai Zhenggao, captain of the Mobile Squadron of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Yingshang County Public Security Bureau: They obtained the victim's contact information through Trojan software, including the time of obtaining the victim's contact list, the model and number of the victim's phone, some notes in the phone's contact list, as well as SMS, contact list, and photo album.

Chen Xiaobin, the captain of the Serious Case Squadron of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Yingshang County Public Security Bureau, had a "naked chat" with the victim and recorded a nude video of the victim. Tell the victim that we now have access to your video and your address book. If you do not cooperate with us, the video will be sent out according to the person in the address book.

Faced with various threats and threats from the other party, Zhang, who was worried about his personal privacy being disclosed, could only transfer money to the other party as required time and time again.

Chen Xiaobin, the captain of the Serious Case Squadron of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Yingshang County Public Security Bureau: At that time, by sorting out the victim's transfer records, we found that in addition to their own savings, the victim had borrowed a lot of money from multiple online lending platforms, and even spent nearly 100000 yuan on his credit card.

According to the police, Zhang transferred a total of over 285000 yuan to a designated account through bank card remittance, online lending, credit card consumption, and other means within just over 3 hours on the night of the incident.

Investigate the flow of funds

Lock in the main members of the extortion gang

After more than three hours of being scammed for over 280000 yuan, Zhang was extremely frustrated and ultimately chose to report to the police. After careful investigation, the police in Yingshang County, Anhui Province discovered that this was a cross-border criminal organization, and the victims were far more than just Zhang. After unraveling the details, the police started with a bank account and successfully identified the main members of the criminal organization that used "naked chat" for extortion.

After receiving the report, the Yingshang County police quickly established a special task force to investigate the flow of funds to the victim Zhang. The police found that during the process of fund transfer, Peng's personal account in Poyang County, Jiangxi Province was very suspicious. The transfer amount to the account reached nearly 5 million yuan within a month, and the transfer time was almost always in the early morning.

Chen Xiaobin, the captain of the Serious Crime Squadron of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Yingshang County Public Security Bureau: It has been discovered that Peng has not had any activity in China in recent years, and it has been discovered that the actual use of the bank card is in Myanmar. One day, we discovered that this person had already returned to China, so we organized police forces to go to Jiangxi and arrest the suspect.

According to Peng's account, he once illegally crossed the border from Yunnan and was responsible for money laundering in a "naked chat" extortion company in Myanmar, along with Hubei man Zhu and others. Although he has dealings with these people, he does not know their true identities.

Chen Xiaobin, the captain of the Serious Crime Squadron of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Yingshang County Public Security Bureau: Criminal gang companies stipulate that each person is not allowed to use their real name within the company. Identifying more suspects is a very difficult problem. We also search for clues step by step based on the details confessed by other suspects.

During the investigation, the police found that this criminal organization mainly participated in the crime through introductions from fellow villagers, and the regional composition of the gang members is very strong. The police have finally figured out the personnel structure of the criminal organization by sorting out the relationships between suspects. Two unified arrests have been carried out in Jiangxi, Hubei, Hunan, Guizhou and other places. At present, 62 members of the criminal organization have been arrested, including core personnel Lai Mouhua and Yang Moumou.

According to the confession of the suspect, they search for adult males in China through illegal websites every day as the target of the crime. According to police investigation, the final confirmed victims of the case reached 994, covering multiple provinces and cities across the country.

It is understood that among these victims, the least loss is tens of thousands of yuan, and the most is as high as over 700000 yuan. Due to the victim's concern that their personal privacy may be exposed by criminal organizations and they choose not to report the case, they can only be repeatedly extorted. Some people even need to rely on borrowing to make a living, which has led to significant changes in their lives.

High salary lures recruitment of members

Design extortion script script

The police investigation found that since 2020, the criminal organization has committed nearly a thousand acts of extortion in less than two years. It is understood that the core members of the criminal organization, such as Lai Mouhua, recruited a large number of gang members within the country through high salary deception, and established a detailed division of labor and strict management of the criminal organization. They carried out extortion on domestic victims through "assembly line operations".

According to the police, in March 2020, the suspect Lai Mouhua and Lai Mouwu originally carried out a "pig killing dish" telecommunications fraud in northern Myanmar. In May of that year, the two met Yang and Zhang, who had a previous record of "naked chat" extortion. Subsequently, the two sides decided to cooperate in carrying out the "naked chat" extortion crime of "receiving money faster".

Cai Zhenggao, the captain of the Mobile Squadron of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Yingshang County Public Security Bureau: Set up a hideout in a rented area in northern Myanmar, and use high salaries as bait to lure some young men in China to illegally cross the border and join this gang, constantly carrying out illegal and criminal activities.

The organization quickly recruited dozens of gang members through deception, seduction, and other means, most of whom were around 20 years old, and even a small number of minors. When sorting out the members of the gang, the police found that the criminal organization had established strict management systems and clear division of labor among personnel at all levels.

Chen Xiaobin, the captain of the Serious Case Squadron of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Yingshang County Public Security Bureau: There are three bosses at the top, with a supervisor below the boss, a team leader below the supervisor, and then ordinary team members below the team leader. Everyone's division of labor is very clear, including the members of the business group at the bottom, the finance group, and the money laundering group.

In addition, the criminal organization not only carefully designed the script for "naked chat" extortion, but also developed detailed and complex dialogue techniques for each link.

Cai Zhenggao, the captain of the Mobile Squadron of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Yingshang County Public Security Bureau: Firstly, the character design is to disguise oneself as a woman with a special identity online. In the second step of implementing naked chat extortion, each step has a corresponding script. For example, this basic step and routine, process and precautions, including how to induce victims to take out loans, each step is supported by corresponding language.

Domestic "drainage" to steal contacts through Trojan viruses

According to the police, the "naked chat" criminal organization collaborates with domestic "traffic diversion" groups to lure victims into adding friends through various social media platforms, using information such as "soliciting prostitution and online dating". After stealing personal information from victims through Trojan viruses, they then use recorded indecent videos of the victims to carry out extortion. Some of the victims become accomplices to the other party under the coercion of the criminal organization.

With just a mobile phone or computer, a member of a "naked chat" extortion gang can chat with more than ten victims at the same time. They usually cast a wide net at night to target the perpetrator, then use their language to gradually lure the victim into a trap, and then carry out extortion.

Suspect: Ask the victim if the video should be disposed of. If you don't pay for it, send it to your relatives to see it, which will ruin your reputation.

In order to facilitate the implementation of extortion, the criminal organization has also established a specialized "little brother account". When the victim refuses to transfer money, they will send their indecent videos to the victim and their relatives through the domestic "little brother account", which was originally the victim.

If the victim is extorted and completes the first transfer, the criminal organization will take turns to extort the victim for various reasons such as video deletion fees and confidentiality fees.

According to the police investigation, the cross-border "naked chat" extortion criminal organization led by Lai and Yang involved nearly a thousand victims in multiple parts of the country, with a total amount of over 70 million yuan.

At present, the procuratorial organs have prosecuted the criminal acts committed by the criminal organization in accordance with the law, and the case is under further trial.

Stay Clean and Stay Away from Internet Misconduct

Keep clean and stay away from negative online behavior. When chatting with strangers online, one should be cautious and stick to the bottom line, and not easily download unknown software. Encountering such extortion, if one holds the mentality of "spending money to get things done", they may end up "losing everything". The correct operation should be to remain calm and not transfer funds, report to the police immediately, and provide clues to the case.