Clean Internet 2019 Criminals invest in fake platforms under the banner of "blockchain technology", please be vigilant!

Recently, "blockchain" has been mentioned frequently and has become a hot topic among the public. Blockchain is a new application model of computer technologies such as distributed data storage, peer-to-peer transmission, consensus mechanism, encryption algorithm, etc. It is an important concept of Bitcoin and is essentially a decentralized database. However, criminals have also spotted the "business opportunity" and used the name of blockchain technology to cheat people, especially various scams using virtual currencies, which are hard to guard against.
On November 12, Ms. Zhao, who lives in Yantai, met "Si Nian" in a WeChat group and added him on WeChat. The other party called himself "Brother Ma" and spoke sweet words to Ms. Zhao every day, asking about her well-being, which made Ms. Zhao relax her vigilance. Taking advantage of the popularity of blockchain technology, "Brother Ma" recommended an investment platform to Ms. Zhao, advocating that investing in "blockchain" can make money, and promised low investment and high returns. Ms. Zhao lost money in previous investment and financial management, and she was eager to get her money back, so she believed it and scanned the QR code sent by the other party to enter the platform.
In fact, this so-called investment platform is online gambling, where winning or losing is determined by betting on the size of the bets, and the ultimate loser is bound to be the "bettor", because your every move is under the control of the manipulator behind the scenes. At the beginning, Ms. Zhao invested 3,000 yuan and earned several hundred yuan, but was unable to withdraw cash. "Brother Ma" explained that this was because Ms. Zhao's account balance was insufficient. Under the other party's persuasion, Ms. Zhao remitted a total of 50,000 yuan to the designated account according to the customer service prompts, and finally found that she was still unable to withdraw cash and realized that she was cheated.
Yantai Internet Police reminds the public to invest rationally and be careful to prevent risks. Do not blindly follow the crowd, especially be vigilant against strangers who pull you into WeChat and QQ groups for stock investment. If you find that you have been deceived, please call 110 to report it immediately.

Source: Yantai Internet Police Patrol and Law Enforcement