Minnan network news on April 7 yesterday, Fuzhou police disclosed five recently cracked telecom network fraud cases. Among them, a group purchased a large number of 170 and 171 mobile phone cards for SMS and voice phishing. According to CCTV reports, more than 40% of the telecom fraud cases in various places come from sections 170 and 171, and these two sections are the “exclusive” of virtual operators “.
According to data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, at present, there are more than 2,400 million users in sections 170 and 171. Due to the low use cost and many illegal purchase channels, this segment has become the “hardest hit area” of telecom fraud “. According to the reporter’s investigation, the mobile phone cards of virtual operators are in large circulation in Fuzhou market, and can be purchased without providing ID cards, and “How much do you want”. In addition, such mobile phone cards can also be purchased in batches through the network, and real-name authentication is useless.
Case
170, 171 recommended stock fraud million yuan
Yesterday, Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau disclosed a typical case of telecom fraud using sections 170 and 171. Some time ago, an investment company was moved to an office building in East Second Ring Road. But the police found that this seemingly normal company has a lot of “tricks”.
“Employees are changing almost every day.” The police said that this anomaly also attracted the attention of the surrounding citizens. In early March, the police received clues that the company was engaged in fraud of “telephone stock recommendation” under the guise of investment. Yuefeng police station immediately joined the criminal investigation brigade of Jin’an branch to investigate. On March 11, the police destroyed the gang and arrested 45 suspects.
The police said that the suspect purchased a large number of mobile phone cards in 170 and 171 segments through the Internet to commit crimes. “These mobile phone cards of virtual operators can be purchased without ID cards. They change a batch of numbers every once in a while, after the citizens found that they were cheated, they could not find the suspect at all”. According to reports, the gang received a total of millions of stolen goods.
Investigation by Haidu Reporter
Free to buy a large number of cards, real-name system failed
At noon yesterday, Haidu reporter came to Fuzhou Dali Jiacheng. Outside the gate of the mall, there were many stalls selling mobile phone cards. The reporter came forward to buy a card of section 170 and 171, but the stall owner refused on the grounds that “you only buy one or two cards from the warehouse, which is not cost-effective. The stall owner said that they are all bought in batches, and it is rare to buy only one or two pieces.
In Dalijia city, such mobile phone cards are also popular. In front of a merchant’s counter, the salesperson took out more than 170 and 171 mobile phone cards to promote to the reporter that these are Zhejiang’s numbers, each card is 60 yuan, no ID card is needed, “How much is it, the more you buy, the more favorable you get”.
The salesman said that there would be three or four business orders per month, and each order was usually dozens of hundreds.
In addition to physical stores, it is almost “zero threshold” to purchase mobile phone cards of 170 and 171 segments in batches through the Internet “. Yesterday, the reporter logged on to the websites of many virtual operators such as Tianyin mobile, Suzhou Snail, Aisidi, etc. Although the front and back photos of the ID card need to be provided during the purchase process, such photos can be found freely on the Internet.
A website called “zebra virtual business” claims to cooperate with more than 40 virtual operators and can purchase more than 100 at a time. The person in charge told the reporter that as long as a contract is signed and a personal ID number is provided, they will express their mobile phone card after payment.
Data
170 used to account for 50% of fraud calls and 171 became a new favorite
The reporter learned from the police that the situation of telecom fraud in our province is relatively serious. Take Xiamen as an example. From January this year to March, the anti-fraud center of the city received fraud warnings about section 170 and 171, accounting for 23.94%, 30.97% and 32.73% of the total respectively, showing an upward trend. According to police statistics, among all telecom frauds, the proportion of 170 segments was as high as 50%.
In January this year, segment 171 began to be put into use. The already “notorious” 170 was abandoned by swindling gang and began to use segment 171. According to the big data quarterly report on anti-telecom network fraud released by Tencent, since the beginning of March, the activity of fraud in segment 171 has risen sharply. On the peak day, nearly 5 million people across the country received fraudulent phone calls and text messages starting with 171.
More than Jiacheng merchants in Italy also said that the 170th segment had been sold too much before. Everyone knew it was a liar as soon as they saw it. “The most popular segment now is 171, and many customers have designated to buy it”.
Industry statement
Weak real-name management for virtual operators
Since December 26, 2013, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has issued a license for virtual enterprise operators, which has passed sections 170 and 171 successively. According to industry analysis, the purpose of this move is to break the monopoly of the three major operators and promote healthy competition in the communication industry. However, why does the virtual operator segment become a “safe haven” for swindlers “?
A communications insider who did not want to be named said that virtual operators are like “sub-Lessor”, which is very weak in real-name management through the equipment and lines of the three major operators. “selling mobile phone cards online, consumers only need to upload ID photos. Even if the ‘real-name authentication’ is completed, merchants will not carefully distinguish the authenticity for the maximum benefit.” At the same time, at the legal level, sections 170 and 171 are the sovereign products of virtual operators. The three major operators find problems and have no actual supervision right.
The reporter learned that the two-year pilot period of virtual operators has ended, and relevant policies and commercial rules may be introduced in the near future. Among them, one of the core issues is the implementation of real-name management. At that time, whether relevant rules are issued to curb the high incidence of fraud will attract much attention.
5 telecom network fraud cases
● on March 28, 2016, Fuzhou Gulou Public Security Bureau destroyed a “cattle stock recommendation” fraud criminal gang in Jianying, arresting 35 suspects.
● on March 11, 2016, Jin’an public security bureau took off a swindling gang who was engaged in telephone recommendation in the name of an investment company near Fuzhou East Second Ring Road and arrested 45 suspects.
● on March 2, 2016, Fuqing municipal public security bureau knocked out a credit card swindling gang in Quanzhou and arrested four suspects.
● on March 1, 2016, the Criminal Investigation Detachment of Fuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau and Cangshan public security bureau jointly destroyed a super recommended “bull stock” swindling gang in Hefei, Anhui province, and arrested 67 suspects.
● On December 9, 2015, Changle Municipal Public Security Bureau destroyed swindling gang posing as public security organs in Tianhu city, Xiamen and other places, and arrested 15 suspects. (Haidu reporter Li Wei Wu Zhenwen/picture)