In recent years, blockchain technology has been enthusiastically sought after by people, and virtual currency has become the object of investment for many people. In this wave of "coin speculation" craze, some "black platforms" for virtual currency transactions have emerged as the times require, and routines such as "killing pigs" and "cutting leek scams" are not uncommon.

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Case number one

Case number one

"I always feel that someone is watching me from behind when I'm trading. If I buy up, it immediately falls. If I buy down, it immediately rises." Mr. Li (pseudonym), who lives in Hangzhou, encountered a virtual currency platform scam.

In March 2019, Mr. Li received a call from "Ouyang" from an exchange. Although he knew it was a sales call, he thought that he had some spare money on hand. He heard that the prospect of virtual currency was very good, so he chatted with "Ouyang". Mr. Li downloaded the URL sent by "Ouyang" and registered an account.

case two

case two

In March last year, Mr. Wang (pseudonym) received a call from a stranger who called himself "Huobi.com" customer service and invited him to add WeChat to participate in investment. Later, Mr. Wang was drawn into a WeChat group, where he learned about a virtual currency investment platform called "Bermuda" through the introduction of the "teacher" in the group.

According to the "guidance" of the "teacher", he downloaded the "Bermuda" APP, and transferred 20,000 USDT from the "Huobi" platform to the "Bermuda" platform for virtual currency investment and wealth management, with a total price of more than 140,000 yuan.

case three

case three

In October last year, Mr. Liu (pseudonym), a citizen, saw a content about virtual currency investment posted by a friend in WeChat Moments. He was very moved and contacted the other party. The other party sent him a QR code. According to the tutorial provided by the other party, Mr. Liu scanned the code to download and complete the installation, and found that it was a virtual currency investment platform known as the world's leading blockchain project.

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case analysis

The above-mentioned victims of deception are nothing more than a few situations: First, when the victims searched for keywords such as bitcoin and virtual currency on the Internet, they inadvertently left their personal mobile phone numbers on the promotion interface; second, the scammers used WeChat, Social platforms such as QQ, Momo, Douyin, and Soul publish false information promoting investment and wealth management such as stocks, foreign exchange, futures, and virtual currencies. Victims are deceived when they see that the published content has huge profit potential; Get acquainted with liars on life apps and be deceived through their rhetoric.

Without exception, scammers always start with arrogance, fabricating a false impression to let victims see the huge "investment value" of virtual currency. Falsely claiming that Xiaobai can operate, get started with zero foundation, have inside information, and have website loopholes. Follow the "teacher" and you will only rise and not fall.

The more typical method is that the salesperson pulls the victim into the virtual currency investment group, and the teachers and students in the group are "babysitters". Then publish in the group how much a certain student has earned through the platform, and start investing when the victim is ready to move. First of all, let the victim taste a little sweetness first, and the teacher will call orders at will, causing the customer to lose money quickly and liquidate their positions. Then use people's psychological weakness of speculating and making money to induce them to continue to increase their positions, causing the victims to lose all their money.

If the victim wakes up and does not follow the "teacher" but operates on his own, the scammer will manually close the position and control the transaction by means of "data restoration" and "hacking" to prevent investors from profiting.

There are also scammers asking victims to download a fake link or fake app, falsely claiming that it is a financial artifact. People click to view out of curiosity, but there are actually risks hidden.

What's more, scammers will ask the victim to go to the formal trading platform to buy virtual currency with cash in the name of various investments, and then trick the other party to transfer the purchased virtual currency to the false platform or address designated by the scammer. But in fact, after the customer was "fooled" by the salesperson to invest, the funds flowed into the criminal's personal account, and the amount and profit and loss fluctuations on the platform's book that the customer saw were nothing more than numbers.

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safety reminder

The concept of "blockchain" has given birth to new technologies, and criminals have derived many new virtual currency fraud routines through the gimmick of "blockchain". So, how can the public quickly spot such scams?

Taiyuan Anti-Fraud Center and Zhifan Technology remind: investors should enhance risk awareness, not participate in virtual currency trading and speculation, and beware of property and rights damage. First, we must carefully identify the identity of the customer service of the exchange; second, there will be no pie in the sky, there is no "stable profit but no loss" investment and financial management, and it is deceptive to have inside information and the teacher's tape operation; third, We must rationally view concepts such as "blockchain" and "virtual currency", maintain a high degree of vigilance at all times, establish correct investment concepts, and never be fooled.

Specifically, first of all, don't easily try investment projects that you don't understand. The so-called "lecturer" can deceive the public by relying on "speaking skills", which shows that the public still does not know enough about virtual currency, and their understanding of "coin speculation" is still at the level of "huge profits" and "new investment". The lack of a comprehensive understanding of its underlying technical logic, business traps, and product laws allows criminals to take advantage of it. If you meet people with identities such as "customer service", "platform employees", "investment consultants" and "teachers" through online platforms, you must maintain a high degree of vigilance. Before investing, you can conduct project due diligence and multi-party verification to avoid losing everything!

The second is the safety of the platform and projects, and don't be tempted by high profits. From the perspective of capital, "high returns" are basically accompanied by "high risks", which is a law in economics. Even mature financial institutions such as banks have to follow such logic, let alone a new financial project. "Investors" are attracted to invest money by "stable profit without loss", but in fact, there are countless criminal cases of putting investment money into their own wallets. There are various investment and financial management methods and channels, but the most important thing is the security of the platform. At the same time, when investing in financial management, we must also consider our own ability to bear risks, and we must not blindly pursue high returns.

Again, you must be vigilant when making friends online, and don't be fooled by the sweet words of strangers. There may be a big scam behind the "insider information, stable profits and no losses". Do not provide sensitive information such as personal ID numbers, bank card numbers, passwords, and verification codes to strangers. Do not scan the "QR code" given by strangers, and do not easily click on web links of unknown origin. If you accidentally fall into a scam, try to collect evidence and report to the police.

Finally, generally black platforms do not operate for a long time, and run away after making a few pennies. If the platform freezes investors' funds under the pretext of maintenance and repairs, and continuously delays investors' time, resulting in serious losses of funds, inability to withdraw funds and loss of contact with the platform, it is generally a precursor to the "black platform" running away.

From a regulatory point of view, my country has always strictly prohibited the issuance, financing, trading, and speculation of virtual currency. It is worth noting that the virtual currency exchange is not a formal financial institution of the country, and the virtual currency is not issued by the currency issuing authority. It does not have the property of currency and does not have the same legal status as currency. Therefore, such transactions and investments are not protected by law.

The Zhifan Technology security team has been committed to researching new fraud methods and models of virtual currency. Beijing Zhifan Technology Co., Ltd. was established in 2017. It is one of the earliest security companies in China that focuses on blockchain big data analysis, and is also the first to provide virtual currency. A professional tracking service company that uses its core technical capabilities to analyze and mine blockchain data to help public security and other regulatory agencies solve the problem of verification of virtual currency-related cases. Zhifan Technology has established cooperation with hundreds of public security agencies across the country and has repeatedly provided The police provide technical support services.