Online shopping for USDT was scammed, and the Hunan police in China helped recover and return all involved funds.

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Mars Finance News, on May 20, according to "Hunan Daily" report, at around 8 p.m. on February 9, the Baoding Public Security Bureau in Hunan Province received a report from a victim named Mr. Liu from another province that he had been scammed. He claimed that he was defrauded while purchasing virtual currency USDT online, with a total loss of 100k yuan. After receiving the report, the Baoding County Public Security Bureau dispatched elite police officers to establish a special task force and conducted a case investigation overnight.
The investigating police combined multiple investigative methods to ultimately identify the suspect as Shi. Upon investigation, the suspect Shi had no fixed income and did not have the qualifications for virtual currency trading. To scam money, he collected screenshots of others trading cryptocurrencies online, forged false profit records, and impersonated an experienced "coin trader" to gain trust.
Victim Mr. Liu believed it and transferred 100k yuan into a designated account of Shi. After receiving the money, Shi did not deliver the virtual currency but instead used part of the funds for gambling and extravagance, while the remaining funds were split, transferred, and hidden.
The police, through precise analysis of the fund flow and comprehensive collection of evidence related to the case, quickly identified Shi’s identity and activity trajectory. On the night of the report, they decisively launched an operation and successfully arrested Shi. The next day, the case was officially filed for investigation according to law.
After solving the case, the police adhered to the principle of "solving the case and recovering the stolen funds," patiently conducted legal and policy education, actively mobilized the suspect’s family to cooperate in compensation, and ultimately recovered the full amount of 100k yuan involved in the case.
On the morning of May 14, the recovered 100k yuan of scam funds was fully returned to the victim, Mr. Liu. Currently, suspect Shi has been taken into criminal detention for suspected fraud, and the case is under further investigation.
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YieldTuningFork
· 05-23 04:17
There are indeed few cases of cryptocurrency scam victims getting full restitution, but the police are doing a great job.
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TheProphetOfToast
· 05-22 16:17
Police catch people overnight—high praise, crypto scammers should be dealt with like this
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ChillBlock
· 05-22 10:12
Shi Mou, who has no qualifications, still dares to call himself a senior—what a bold move.
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StopRaisingGasFees.
· 05-21 05:56
100,000 fully refunded back; the victims’ luck is not bad—many people can’t get their money back despite trying.
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ReminderOfWavesCrashingAgainst
· 05-20 10:50
This scammer's tricks are so old, yet they still managed to scam 100k yuan, which shows that anti-fraud education still needs to be stepped up.
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PerpPulse
· 05-20 10:40
This case is so typical it could be included in teaching materials: fake identity + fake records + real scam.
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StakingLibrarian
· 05-20 10:34
Having no steady income but still pretending to be wealthy, using stolen money to fill your own gaps.
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Paper-SculptedOctopusPool
· 05-20 10:34
Some funds were gambled away, some transferred; a veteran gambler with a dual identity as a scammer.
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AncientKeysUnlockNewChains
· 05-20 10:31
It's too easy to fake a crypto dealer's identity; just edit a few pictures to pretend you're a big shot.
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GoldfishUnderTheIce
· 05-20 10:28
Liu also has a big heart, transferring 100k just like that, without verifying credentials.
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