Recently, the topic of a wealthy woman who was deceived and had 300 Chinese Yuan (RMB, same below) transferred away while wintering in Sanya, Hainan, has made it to the hot search list on Weibo on January 20.
According to the Sanya Radio and Television Station, the wealthy woman received a text message stating that she had activated a certain live streaming membership, with automatic monthly deductions of 1300 yuan. Failure to pay on time would adversely affect her credit rating.
The wealthy woman promptly called the “customer service” number provided in the text. During the communication, she added a supposed UnionPay staff member through QQ. Following the instructions from the scammer, all the fixed deposits in the wealthy woman’s account were converted to current deposits, and the 3 million yuan under her name was transferred out.
The wealthy woman also asked the scammer how she would live now without money, to which the scammer suggested transferring 10,000 yuan to her WeChat wallet as living expenses. The intention was to pacify the wealthy woman temporarily so that they could quickly move the funds.
The next day, feeling increasingly uneasy, the wealthy woman decided to report the incident to the authorities.
The incident has sparked discussions online. Some netizens exclaimed, “Oh my, can this money be recovered? Scammers really come up with endless tricks, nowadays one must be vigilant against fire, theft, and fraudsters.” “Even someone with 3 million in savings worries about membership fees.”
Some netizens also questioned, “The daily self-transfer limit is 5,000 yuan, how could the scammer transfer 3 million directly?” “Where did the bank’s transfer limit go at that moment?” “Can fixed deposits be converted to current without the person physically going to the bank?” “With such a large transfer amount, wouldn’t the bank immediately call to verify?”
One netizen expressed, “These losses should be taken up with the bank! With the individual transfer limit, letting scammers transfer millions in a day is a complete collaboration in committing a crime!”