AI guarantees getting rich are fake! Fraud syndicate used this trick to defraud 55 million yuan

Fake investment fraud syndicates pretend to be well-known stock market celebrities and investment companies, and use the AI ​​industry's high profits as a rallying cry to engage in "hunger marketing" to lure people into investing heavily. (Photo by reporter Huang Jialin)

The Southern Fraud Investigation Center of the Criminal Bureau received a report recently. There was a fake investment scam group impersonating well-known stock market celebrities and investment companies. They used the AI industry to make huge profits and engaged in "hunger marketing" to trick people into investing heavily. When collecting money, the riders of the fraud group even actively asked for photos to gain trust. After three waves of powerful investigations, the prosecutors successfully arrested 20 people, including the cadre surnamed Huang and the rider surnamed Sun.

Nanda pointed out that the fraud group’s tactics were cunning. They first contacted victims through social media and messaging software, pretending to be well-known stock market celebrities and phony investment companies to let their guard down, and then lured the victims to join fake investment groups and log in to fake platforms. They also took advantage of the most powerful "AI industry" to promote "hunger marketing" and brag to the victims that they would miss out on huge rewards if they did not invest in AI research and development first.

In order to win the trust of the victim, the driver who collects the money will take the initiative to take a photo with the victim during the interview, creating the illusion of safety and reliability, thereby increasing trust and inducing the victim to continue to increase the amount of money. It is not until the victim cannot withdraw the money that he realizes that he has fallen into the trap. The prosecutors have found that there are currently about 14 victims and more than 55 million yuan in financial losses.

After in-depth investigation and three waves of powerful search operations, the task force led by the Xiong Procuratorate launched compulsory sanctions in Taoyuan, Kaohsiung, Pingtung and other places in August this year. A total of 20 suspects, including the water collection cadre surnamed Huang and the driver surnamed Sun, were successfully arrested and brought to justice. A batch of evidence such as mobile phones, SIM cards, debit cards, cash, passbooks and receipts were also seized. The entire case is still under investigation.

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