60-year-old woman poses as a 20-year-old girl in online romance, defrauding a young man of over 200,000 yuan for virtual currency investment that ended in total loss

Odaily Odaily News Recently, the Haidian District Court ruled on a fraud case. Retiree Meng, addicted to virtual currency trading and unwilling to use her own pension, pretended to be a young woman named Xiaohong, claiming to work for a central ministry in her 20s, on a short video platform. She established an online romantic relationship with a young man. Under the pretext of needing urgent surgery fees for a family member and preparing for overseas study exams, Meng defrauded the man of more than 200,000 yuan.

Meng invested all of the defrauded 200,000 yuan into virtual currency trading, opening a ten-times leverage position. Subsequently, due to a market downturn, her position was liquidated, resulting in a total loss of all funds. The Haidian District Procuratorate previously indicted Meng for fraud. Ultimately, the Haidian District Court sentenced Meng to four years in prison and imposed a fine, while also ordering her to compensate the victim for his economic losses. (Beijing Evening News)