Is it dangerous to answer fraudulent phone calls?

Just answering fraudulent phone calls has no adverse consequences, but if you trust and call back, it will cause economic losses. Telephone fraud, that is, the use of telephone fraud activities. Telephone fraud has now spread all over the country. Common fraud methods include impersonating an acquaintance, threatening by phone, impersonating the public security law, winning short messages, consuming short messages, etc.

Legal basis: People's Republic of China (PRC) Criminal Law.

Article 266 Whoever defrauds public or private property in a relatively large amount shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; If the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years and shall also be fined; If the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or confiscated. Where there are other provisions in this Law, such provisions shall prevail.

Opinions on several issues concerning the application of law in handling criminal cases such as telecommunication network fraud.

Second, severely punish telecommunication network fraud crimes according to law.

(two) the implementation of telecommunication network fraud crime, reaching the corresponding amount standard, one of the following circumstances, as appropriate, a heavier punishment:

1. Causing serious consequences such as suicide, death or mental disorder of the victim or his close relatives;

2. Pretending to be the staff of state organs such as judicial organs to commit fraud;

3. Organizing and directing criminal gangs that commit telecommunication network fraud;

4. Implementing telecommunication network fraud overseas;

5. Having received criminal punishment or administrative punishment for telecommunication network fraud within two years;

6. defrauding the property of the disabled, the elderly, minors, students at school, people who have lost their ability to work, or defrauding the property of seriously ill patients and their relatives;

7. defrauding disaster relief, emergency rescue, flood control, special care, poverty alleviation, immigration, relief, medical care and other funds and materials;

8. Fraud in the name of social welfare and charity such as disaster relief and fund-raising;

9 using telephone call system and other technical means to seriously interfere with the work of public security organs and other departments;

10. Use hidden technical means such as "phishing website" link, "Trojan horse" program link, and network penetration to commit fraud.