Millions of social accounts become electronic fraud tools! Bottom account "processing plant"
2021-12-31
In journey to the west, Monkey King's hair "can change from root to root, and things can follow". In real life, more than 10 suspect in Shandong Zibo Zhoucun district used a software called "Dasheng Bao (alias)" to reset the second-hand mobile phone repeatedly, then automatically registered social accounts with the program of "self research and development", and even changed about 3000000 WeChat accounts in two years. These accounts were sold to telecom network fraud and cross-border online gambling platforms, and then became tools for blackmailers to deceive victims with false identities and engage in crooked ways such as "naked chat", "pig killing", "investment fraud" and "bill swiping fraud". This shocking "sell" case was recently cracked by Shandong police, and the suspect will be severely punished by law. How can such a large number of wechat accounts be involved in the black and gray industry chain of telecom network fraud with strict division of labor? Main dens batch production of more than 3000 mobile phones wechat account A community in Zhoucun District. Dozens of square meters of room, computer screen constantly flashing the suspect "sell number" chat transactions; Hundreds of mobile phones are placed on six metal frames in the house, which can quickly and automatically register wechat accounts under program control; There are also boxes of second-hand mobile phones on the ground. According to rough statistics, there are more than 3000... If it was not seen with your own eyes, the police handling the case can hardly believe the scene in front of you. Metal shelves and mobile phone in the suspect's dens. Photo provided by Zhoucun branch of Zibo Public Security Bureau "It's a wechat account 'processing plant'!" Lu Huashun, commander of the second squadron of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Zhoucun branch of Zibo Public Security Bureau, recalled the scene of the on-site arrest and said with emotion, "the ground is full of purchased second-hand mobile phones, which can be charged and worked 24 hours a day." A large number of mobile phones purchased at a low price are constantly re brushed and reset on the metal frame, and then automatically apply for the registration of wechat account under the control of the program. In the main dens of this "number selling" Gang, the police also found more than 20 computers, more than 40 bank cards and other crime tools. "As long as there is no problem with the program, it takes only a few minutes to register a wechat account." According to the suspect's statement, from 2019 to the recent incident, the gang registered a total of about 3000000 WeChat accounts. October to November 2020 is the "most productive" period of the gang. In more than 30 days, more than 400000 wechat accounts were registered and sold. How was this huge criminal gang that illegally registered and sold wechat accounts taken away by the police? Back in September this year, Zhoucun branch learned that the legal representative of a company in Shandong used technical means to register wechat accounts in large quantities and sell them abroad. Zhoucun branch immediately organized the police to arrest the crime dens. The police first arrested the main suspect in Zibo, and arrested some suspect in Hangzhou and Shenzhen. "High tech" concocted wechat account "black market" The reporter learned that from technology development to operation and maintenance sales, this case exposed a black and gray industrial chain of malicious registration of social accounts with all links and elements. —— Professional division of labor is hierarchical. Suspect mobile phone mobile phone mobile phone computer. After investigation, the suspect set up a leather bag company, modified its parameters on the Internet after bulk acquisition of second-hand smart phones, and bought a large number of mobile phone numbers, and automatically sold the WeChat account to sell, thus realizing the computer operation of a number of mobile phone registration accounts and selling the whole crime process. Criminal suspects used mobile phone, computer, bank card and other suspect tools. Photo provided by Zhoucun branch of Zibo Public Security Bureau —— Virtual currency evades supervision. When the police were involved in sorting out the funds involved in the gang, the suspect found that the suspects were hiding their identities and avoiding supervision. Most of them paid and settled funds through virtual currency transactions. —— Contact through overseas software. "The gang used an overseas social software to avoid the attack." Wang Geng, the fourth level Sheriff of the network security brigade of Zhoucun branch, introduced that "customers" who buy wechat accounts have strong demand. In addition to "retail investors", there are more than 10 fixed internal transaction groups. Malicious registration of social accounts contributes to the high incidence of e-fraud According to the Zhoucun branch, 8 suspect suspect was arrested for being suspected of helping information network crime. The remaining 7 suspects were taken coercive measures according to law. In recent years, telecommunications network fraud cases occur frequently. In the process of fraud, e-fraudsters need to use a large number of social accounts. The police said that as the country increased the crackdown on the telecommunications network fraud, the suspect's use of social accounts to implement illegal activities is becoming more and more difficult. Therefore, criminals made the idea of maliciously registering false social accounts. At present, the police are still investigating the fraud cases involved in these accounts and the source of related mobile phone numbers, and a number of related cases have been found. "Registering a large number of social accounts, providing them to blackmailers in the form of sale and rental, and being used as a criminal tool is actually equivalent to providing technical and tool support to blackmailers." Li Huaisheng, associate professor of the school of criminal justice of China University of political science and law, said that according to the contact with blackmailers, those who maliciously register social accounts may constitute a joint crime of fraud or the crime of helping information network criminal activities. Over 2 years, more than 10 suspect and 300 million WeChat accounts have become tools for criminals to commit crimes. How should the brush software be supervised? Where does the mobile phone number associated with the social account come from? How to crack down on the "grey space" of using virtual currency? Relevant regulatory authorities need to actively fulfill their responsibilities and always be vigilant against telecom network fraud and its black and gray industry. (outlook new era)
Edit：Luo yu Responsible editor：Wang xiao jing
Source：xinhuaNet
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