How much amount of fraud is required for the public prosecution bureau to open a case?

Generally, the crime of fraud should amount to 3,000 to constitute a crime of fraud. However, if the victim reports the case to the Public Security Bureau, the Public Security Bureau shall file the case. If it does not constitute a crime, public security management penalties may be imposed depending on the circumstances.

According to 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" (effective from April 8, 2011): Fraudulent public or private property worth 3,000 yuan to Those exceeding 10,000 yuan and 30,000 yuan to more than 100,000 yuan and 500,000 yuan shall be deemed as “relatively large amount”, “huge amount” and “especially huge amount” as stipulated in Article 266 of the Criminal Law respectively. ".

Anyone who defrauds public or private property up to the above-mentioned amounts and meets any of the following circumstances may be severely punished in accordance with the provisions of Article 266 of the Criminal Law:

(1) ) To defraud an unspecified majority of people by sending text messages and making phone calls, or using the Internet, radio and television, newspapers and magazines, etc. to publish false information;

(2) Fraud in disaster relief and emergency rescue, flood prevention, special care, and poverty alleviation , immigration, relief, and medical funds;

(3) Fraud in the name of raising donations for disaster relief;

(4) Fraud against disabled people, the elderly, or people who have lost the ability to work Property;

(5) Causing suicide, mental disorder or other serious consequences to the victim.

If the amount of fraud is close to the standards of "huge amount" or "particularly huge amount" stipulated above, and falls under one of the circumstances specified in the preceding paragraph or is the leading member of a fraud group, it shall be deemed as a second-tier crime in the criminal law respectively. "Other serious circumstances" and "other particularly serious circumstances" stipulated in Article 166.

Article 266 of the "Criminal Law" (2015) Who commits the crime of fraud by defrauding public or private property, and the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention or surveillance, and shall also or solely be fined; the amount shall be: 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 particularly huge or there are other particularly serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or his property shall be confiscated. If this law provides otherwise, the provisions shall prevail.

Article 49 of the "Public Security Administration Punishment Law" Whoever steals, defrauds, robs, robs, extorts or intentionally damages public or private property shall be detained for not less than five days but not more than ten days, and may also be fined RMB 500. A fine of not more than 1,000 yuan; if the circumstances are serious, he or she shall be detained for not less than 10 days but not more than 15 days, and may also be fined not more than 1,000 yuan.