Ministry of Public Security: Do not be greedy for small gains and become an accomplice to telecom fraud.

The Ministry of Public Security held a press conference today to report on the latest situation and characteristics of telecommunications network fraud crimes. An official from the Criminal Investigation Division of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau introduced that currently, telecommunications fraud crimes involve multiple links and long chains, with fraudsters hiding in overseas hideouts, inducing and remotely controlling a large number of domestic personnel to engage in various fraudulent activities such as flow diversion, money laundering, and behind-the-scenes technical development in the black and gray industries related to fraud. In terms of roles, there are resellers, data traders, number traders, card traders, line providers, drivers, cashiers, operators, observers, etc., forming a large criminal ecosystem in the telecommunications fraud black and gray industries. Some individuals have weak legal awareness, are greedy for small gains, and are induced to become accomplices of fraudsters, lose their moral compass after tasting the benefits, and gradually evolve into active participants in telecommunications fraud crimes. Among these individuals, some voluntarily rent or lend personal bank cards, mobile phone cards, internet accounts; some easily believe in online part-time jobs, act as errand runners for overseas fraudsters, send out mass messages, invite people to join groups, unwittingly becoming "tools" for telecommunications network fraud; some knowingly engage in illegal activities by helping fraudsters transport cash, gold, or laundering large quantities of valuable items such as computers, laptops, livestock, grains, etc.; some directly use personal bank cards to help fraudsters launder money; some register companies and open numerous corporate accounts to provide channels for transferring fraud-related funds; others use the identities of their minor children or seriously ill patients to help fraudsters withdraw cash or gold, committing crimes repeatedly nationwide in an attempt to evade investigation and crackdown by public security agencies. These acts of assisting telecommunications network fraud are suspected of violating the law, and depending on the circumstances, offenders may face administrative penalties, joint disciplinary measures, or criminal charges.