An 80-year-old man in Tongling, Anhui, wanted to invest 80,000 yuan in virtual currency. The bank staff called the police

Recently, an 80-year-old man in Yi'an District, Tongling City, wanted to invest 80,000 yuan of retirement money in virtual currency under the guidance of a "mentor". The bank worker was worried that the old man had fallen into a scam and called the police. After the police from Wusong Police Station of Tongling Public Security Bureau arrived at the scene, they patiently persuaded the old man and finally helped him escape from the investment scam.

At about 16:00 on November 25, Wusong Police Station received a report that an elderly man might have fallen into an online scam at the Construction Bank in the area and was preparing to remit money. After receiving the report, the police quickly rushed to the scene. According to the bank staff, just over 10 minutes ago, the elderly man came to the bank in a panic and asked the counter to help him apply for a debit card and activate the mobile banking function. He planned to transfer 80,000 yuan in cash to others through the bank card. The bank staff immediately became alert and called the police.

The police immediately found the old lady and learned from her that her surname was Zhang and she was 85 years old. According to Grandma Zhang, a while ago, a stranger added her as a friend on WeChat. Since Grandma Zhang lived alone and her family was away from home, she had nothing to do and agreed to the request.

After that, the other party sent some messages from time to time to show concern for the elderly. During the chat, the other party claimed to be engaged in investment and financial management, specializing in helping to manage the business and getting returns from it. Two days ago, the other party told Grandma Zhang that he was now investing in virtual currency, that he was a mentor, and that he could only make money and not lose money. He hoped that Grandma Zhang would invest and make money with him. Grandma Zhang was a little hesitant at first, but the other party sent some information about his own money from time to time, and gradually, Grandma Zhang believed the other party. On that day, Grandma Zhang was going to transfer her 80,000 yuan pension to the other party for investment, but she didn't expect to alarm the police when she arrived at the bank.

After understanding the situation, the police checked the WeChat chat records between Grandma Zhang and the other party and found that the other party had been boasting about the high returns of the virtual currency, but did not mention the investment risks. The police concluded that this was a very typical "virtual currency" investment scam. The police then patiently introduced to Grandma Zhang the means and harms of such fraud cases. Under the painstaking persuasion of the police, Grandma Zhang began to be vigilant. Since Grandma Zhang lives alone and her children are working in other places. For safety reasons, the police also called her relatives in Tong to come and told them to take good care of the elderly.

The police reminded the public that there are a lot of false information scams on the Internet today. On the one hand, they take advantage of investors' greed; on the other hand, they pretend to be various formal investment institutions to deceive investors' trust. Therefore, citizens should not add strangers to WeChat or join strange WeChat groups at will, and should not trust the so-called investment and financial management "mentors" and "experts" on the Internet. Don't invest easily on the Internet to avoid being deceived. (Anhui.com)