Overseas returnees recount the process of "pig killing plate" fraud: multiple victims seek out reputable and well-established personnel for gambling | online | process
In recent years, there has been a serious phenomenon of cross-border fraud and online gambling crimes. With the increasing crackdown within China, a large number of illegal criminal gangs have begun to relocate overseas. The leaders and backbone of criminal groups hide overseas, using the guise of high salary recruitment to lure young people with little experience into engaging in fraudulent activities or online gambling crimes overseas, causing great harm. How do these criminals use high salary recruitment to lure domestic personnel out of the country? What are your experiences when you go abroad? How to effectively combat cross-border gambling and fraud group crimes? Let's watch together ↓
Guangxi: Cross border smuggling gang successfully caught and cut off a smuggling channel
Recently, the Guangxi Fangchenggang Border Management Detachment spent a year dismantling a major organized smuggling gang case. In August 2022, the Fangchenggang Border Management Detachment discovered suspicious individuals operating near the border through border warning equipment and arrested six illegal immigrants on the spot. After a surprise interrogation, the police arrested 3 organizational transporters and 11 illegal immigrants in the surrounding area. Both groups of illegal immigrants claimed to be tempted by "high paying overseas work" and attempted to illegally cross the country under the arrangement of "snake heads".
In the subsequent in-depth investigation, the police arrested "Snake Head" Chen and 5 drivers responsible for organizing transportation, as well as 23 illegal immigrants. After the gang led by "Chen" was arrested, the task force continued to closely monitor important clues and found that behind "Chen" there were five clearly defined illegal immigration criminal gangs, involving both domestic and overseas activities.
The temptation of high paying overseas jobs and clear division of labor among gangs
The police officers of the task force introduced that these groups have specialized members who impersonate recruiters and post so-called "high paying recruitment" information on various social media platforms in China to attract others to contact them. Once someone is hooked, other members can remotely control these people to illegally cross the border.
Police officers from the Fangchenggang Border Management Detachment of Guangxi Border Inspection Station: These six gangs used phones, WeChat, and other means of communication with each other when committing crimes. They followed the instructions of overseas "snake heads" and, like a long-distance relay, transported illegal immigrants in segments, batches, and bypassing customs to evade police crackdowns.
Due to factors such as the large number of personnel involved, wide geographical range, and long organizational chain in the following five gangs, this series of gang cases has been upgraded to cases supervised by the National Immigration Administration, and has closely cooperated with the public security organs of Fujian Province. After six months of meticulous investigation, 10 network operations have been carried out, capturing 42 organized transporters, 103 illegal immigrants, 23 involved vehicles, 7 transit points, and 6 organized illegal immigration criminal gangs. The entire chain has cut off a cross-border illegal immigration channel, effectively deterring cross-border criminal activities.
Starting from February this year, the People's Court of Dongxing City, Guangxi Province, has successively announced the first instance verdict on the personnel involved in six gangs. As of now, the defendant Chen and 32 others have been sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 1 year to 3 years and 9 months, and have also been fined. 36 people have been sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 7 months to 11 months, and have also been fined, for the crime of organizing or transporting others to illegally cross the border. Another 60 people have been administratively punished by the public security organs.
Overseas fraudsters returning to China are caught and witness the process of fraud
Being lured by high salaries to sneak in and appear on camera, but is the high paying life overseas really so beautiful? In 2020, Hu was attracted by an advertisement claiming a monthly salary of 10000 yuan for typing work and subsequently contacted the other party to enter northern Myanmar. Unexpectedly, he fell into the trap of a scam company and became an accomplice to the criminals of the scam company. Every day, he had to search for the victims of the "pig killing plate" scam. Let's listen to Hu's personal account of the fraud process ↓
Overseas fraud returnees: "Pig Slaying Plate" targets divorced or single individuals around the age of 30, with certain financial capabilities, and it is best to find those with official positions, such as teachers, lawyers, and doctors, because these people have good credit records and can take out loans even if they do not have a certain amount of savings. Through various social media apps and dating websites, the company provides us with resources and accounts, packaging us as successful individuals. If the victim wants to investigate us, they can find it online.
International cooperation continues to strengthen and effectively combat cross-border crime
These young people who were deceived overseas were forced to commit criminal acts and also suffered harm themselves. There are still many difficulties and obstacles in combating cross-border telecommunications fraud and online gambling crimes. Experts believe that safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens and strengthening international judicial assistance are important measures to effectively combat cross-border crimes.
Liao Fan, Deputy Director of the International Cooperation Bureau of the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences: If you really want to effectively participate in this case and protect the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese citizens overseas, then you need to cooperate with the local government, the police, and others. It is necessary to exercise our jurisdiction and participate in the investigation process of this case through this cooperation.
With the continuous strengthening of international cooperation, even if criminal gangs are located overseas, they will be more effectively targeted.
Professor Peng Xinlin from the Law School of Beijing Normal University: In our criminal law, there is an important principle of criminal jurisdiction called personal jurisdiction. If the maximum sentence is three years or less, it can be disregarded. However, our Chinese criminal law is applicable to such behavior of Chinese citizens who are harmed overseas. Although the criminal is overseas, we are temporarily unable to take any corresponding coercive measures against him. However, as long as he enters China, we can immediately take corresponding investigation measures against him. Even if he is overseas, we can hold him criminally responsible by strengthening international law enforcement and judicial cooperation.
