How to report a scam online

Legal Analysis

There are usually the following ways to report online fraud: 1. Report the case to the public security agency. 2. Report to the People’s Procuratorate and court. If there is certain evidence, relevant evidence can be provided to facilitate the investigation of the public security organs. Any unit or individual who discovers criminal facts or criminal suspects has the right and obligation to report the case or report to the public security organ, the People's Procuratorate or the People's Court.

Legal basis

"Opinions on Several Issues Concerning the Application of Laws in the Handling of Telecommunications Network Fraud and Other Criminal Cases"

2. Strictly Punish Telecommunications Network Fraud Crimes in accordance with the Law

(1) According to the provisions of Article 1 of the "Interpretations of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Laws in Handling Criminal Cases of Fraud", telecommunications network technical means were used to commit fraud, defrauding public and private property worth 3,000 yuan. Those exceeding RMB 30,000, RMB 30,000 and RMB 500,000 shall be deemed as “relatively large amounts”, “huge amounts” and “especially huge amounts” as stipulated in Article 266 of the Criminal Law respectively.

If multiple telecom network frauds are committed within two years without being dealt with, and the cumulative amount of the fraud constitutes a crime, the offender shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the law.

(2) If the crime of telecommunications network fraud is committed, reaching the corresponding amount standard, and any of the following circumstances occurs, he shall be severely punished as appropriate:

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

2. Pretending to be a staff member of a judicial or other state agency to commit fraud;

3. Organizing and directing a telecommunications network fraud criminal gang;

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4. Those who commit telecommunications network fraud overseas;

5. Those who have received criminal punishment for telecommunications network fraud or have received administrative penalties for telecommunications network fraud within two years;

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

7. Defrauding disaster relief and emergency rescue , flood prevention, special care, poverty alleviation, immigration, relief, medical treatment, etc.;

8. Committing fraud in the name of social welfare and charity such as disaster relief and fundraising;

9. Taking advantage of Technical means such as phone call systems seriously interfere with the work of public security organs and other departments;

10. Use "phishing website" links, "Trojan horse" program links, network penetration and other covert technical means to commit fraud.