The Ministry of Public Security and four other departments jointly issued the "Joint Disciplinary Measures for Telecommunications Network Fraud and Related Illegal Crimes" (hereinafter referred to as the "Disciplinary Measures"). This disciplinary measure will be officially implemented from December 1, 2024. The world has been suffering from electricity fraud for a long time! In recent years, telecommunications fraud cases have occurred frequently, becoming one of the fastest-growing and most hated illegal and criminal activities by the public. Various scams and new technologies are constantly emerging, making it difficult for people to guard against them. Many people have been stripped of their wallets by electronic fraudsters, and some have even been deceived overseas by criminals, illegally detained, and become part of electronic fraud crimes. China has always been committed to cracking down on telecommunications fraud. On December 1, 2022, the Anti Telecommunications Network Fraud Law of the People's Republic of China came into effect, providing strong legal protection for preventing and combating telecommunications network fraud. In 2023, public security organs across the country cracked 437000 cases of telecommunications fraud. Since September last year, the Ministry of Public Security has continued to carry out cross-border coordinated crackdowns, and thousands of electronic fraudsters who have fled abroad have been escorted back to their home countries. All large-scale electronic fraud parks in northern Myanmar have been eradicated. Strict laws and heavy punches have effectively cracked down on the arrogance of electronic fraud criminals and protected the property safety of the people. The "Disciplinary Measures" are an important supporting document to ensure the implementation of the Anti Telecommunications Network Fraud Law. They clarify the targets and measures of punishment, comprehensively manage telecommunications network fraud crimes from multiple aspects and levels, and give appropriate punishment to practitioners of fraudulent black and gray industries such as "card farmers" and "number merchants". This will help eradicate the breeding ground for fraudulent black and gray industries. This further demonstrates China's firm determination to combat electronic fraud, which will help to continuously reduce the survival space of electronic fraud and effectively intercept and control illegal activities from the source. Take the initiative to address the root cause. Strike a snake and hit seven inches. It is not difficult to see from the anti fraud practice in recent years that the most common and high incidence of telecommunications network fraud is precisely the illegal criminal behavior involving "two cards" (telephone card and bank card). The launch of the Punishment Measures will not only punish those who are subject to criminal punishment for engaging in telecommunications network fraud and related crimes, but also punish those who illegally trade, rent, lend phone cards, bank cards, network accounts, Internet accounts, payment accounts, etc., but do not constitute criminal crimes. This has once again sounded the alarm for the illegal lending and buying of "two cards", increased their illegal costs, strengthened deterrence, and cut off the supply chain and ecological chain of telecommunications network fraud crimes from the source. Make a good combination of comprehensive governance. The main reason why telecom fraud is difficult to crack down on and treat is that it not only involves diverse and covert methods, but also involves multiple links and a wide range of industries. To achieve effective governance, it is necessary for various regions, departments, and industries to cooperate with each other, interact positively, and form a joint force. Financial punishment, telecommunications network punishment, and credit punishment together constitute a "combination punch" to punish online telecommunications fraud. We need to work together, open up data exchange channels, and use information technology to collect, organize, report, and share joint punishment information, in order to improve the intensity and efficiency of the crackdown. The technological means of anti fraud also need to keep up with the times, iterate and upgrade, and stay ahead of criminals, so that fraud has nowhere to hide. Fight a battle of prevention education and propaganda. It's better to take preventive measures than to mend the fold after the sheep are lost. We need to establish a comprehensive and widely covered anti fraud propaganda and education system, so that knowledge of preventing telecommunications network fraud and illegal crimes can enter communities, families, schools, and enterprises, and make the provisions of the "Disciplinary Measures" known and taken seriously by everyone. This will enable the general public to have a clear understanding of the legal responsibilities that will be borne by the implementation of telecommunications network fraud and related illegal and criminal acts, thereby achieving the effect of warning education and crime prevention. The law alone is not enough. We look forward to the implementation and refinement of the 'Disciplinary Measures', building a strong defense against electronic fraud, and ensuring that' no fraud in the world 'brings a sense of security to the people. (New Society)