The futures market is an important investment venue for global asset allocation and wealth management, expanding residents' investment channels and sources of property income. In recent years, with the vigorous development of China's futures market, more and more individual investors have also shown more attention and investment interest in the futures market. However, at the same time, many criminals have committed crimes through the Internet, causing economic losses to investors. This issue's "Guanzhong Ecological Investor Protection" promotional column will help raise awareness of fraud prevention through real cases.
Real case: "Officer"+Futures Trading+Internal Channels=Fraud
On September 21, 2023, the Changzhou Anti Fraud Center received a report from Ms. Tang that she had met a "military officer" claiming to be from Kunming, Yunnan on a short video platform. The other party then voluntarily added Ms. Tang's QQ, and the two got to know each other for a period of time. During this time, the "military officer" cared for and cared for Ms. Tang, and soon she developed a good impression of her.
This' officer 'claimed to have an internal channel for trading futures, and asked Ms. Tang to help operate his account, citing the inconvenience of operating accounts in the military. Ms. Tang followed the other party's "guidance" and entered the futures investment platform, and after several operations, she helped the other party earn a lot. Ms. Tang saw that her income was good and she also registered an account. She took out all her savings of 700000 yuan and transferred it to the unfamiliar account as requested by the customer service. After successfully withdrawing a small amount in the early stage, the platform customer service stated that taxes needed to be paid in order to continue withdrawing. Ms. Tang asked the "officer" and found that he had been blocked by the other party, and the futures platform could not log in. Ms. Tang suddenly realized that she had been deceived and immediately called 110 to report to the police.
Ms. Tang encountered a pig killing scam. This type of fraud, where criminals first search for single female groups on short video platforms, and then package their identities in all aspects to create the image of military officers. Subsequently, she cared for Ms. Tang until she confirmed her romantic relationship and falsely claimed to have insider information, encouraging her to invest on a self-made platform. The other party manipulated the backend and successfully profited from a small trial before enticing her to make a large investment. Eventually, she disappeared without a trace, achieving the purpose of fraud.
How to quickly identify scams?
Fraudulent investment and financial management often involve a significant amount of funds, and once scammed, it can result in a substantial loss of funds. Therefore, before investing in financial management, it is best to ask ourselves:
1. Where did you learn about investment and financial information?
False advertisements on WeChat official account and online search engine;
"Insider news" mixed in comment areas such as Weibo, Tiktok, Kwai and so on drain information;
The gossip that happened to be told by a newly met romantic partner online.
2. Where can I download the investment and wealth management app?
Financial apps that are listed on the app store must undergo strict review, so those apps downloaded through website links or scanning QR codes are mostly fake investment and wealth management platforms.
What is the channel for recharging and receiving funds?
Be careful when transferring funds to personal or corporate accounts that do not match the name of the investment and wealth management platform!
Is there any restriction on the transaction process?
Fake platforms will impose various restrictions, including restrictions on trading content based on individual qualifications on non trading days (holidays, etc.) as stipulated by the state, as well as restrictions on trading time, trading volume, withdrawal amount, etc.
Whenever one of the 'questions'
Let you have doubts,
Just be careful,
You may have been targeted by scammers,
Stop the operation quickly!
End of article prompt
Be vigilant about online dating
Make friends online, be vigilant, don't trust others easily, don't blindly join investment and wealth management groups, don't trust so-called "experts", "masters", "big Vs", "big names" and other sweet words and impulsively follow investment.
Don't be tempted by so-called high returns
The investment projects shaped by criminals are all highly annualized and profitable without exception. Any online investment and financial management that promises "insider information," "high returns," and "guaranteed profits" such as stock trading, futures trading, and gold trading is considered fraud.
Do not provide personal information, do not download unknown software
Do not provide strangers with personal ID number number, bank card number, password, verification code and other information. Do not scan the "QR code" sent by strangers, do not click on web links of unknown origin, and do not trust and install investment apps recommended by others of unknown origin.
Invest through legitimate channels
Investment and financial management should go to legitimate platforms, do not trust financial products recommended by strangers, and do not easily click on unknown links.
