Selling "collectibles" to scam the elderly more than 2,400 million Beijing criminal gangs to be sentenced to sentence

Cover news reporter Su Yu

More than 160 victims reported the case, with a total economic loss of more than RMB 24 million, and more than 140 victims were elderly people over 60 years old. On August 5, the cover reporter learned from the Beijing Chaoyang Court that the court recently sentenced the fraud case involving the elderly. The 14 -member fraud gangs led by the defendant Feng Moumou and Jin Moumou deceived huge money on the grounds of selling collections, and were sentenced to sentences ranging from 12 to 6 months to 2 years and 6 months.

Trial scene. Picture of Beijing Chaoyang Court

According to reports, from January 2016 to March 2019, Feng Moumou, Jin Moumou and others set up Yiyuan International (Beijing) Culture Co., Ltd. and Four Seas Culture Culture in two office buildings in Chaoyang District, Beijing. Exchange Center (Beijing) Co., Ltd.. After the company was established, Feng Moumou, with Jin Moumou, Lian Moumou and other company employees, used dialing calls to organize exchanges and exhibitions to invite the victims, and then collected membership fees, deposits, exhibition cabinets on the grounds of helping the victims to sell collections. Rental, service fee and other fees.

Among them, Feng Moumou, Jin Moumou, Lian Moumou, etc. also seduce Li Moumou and Han Moumou and other four victims such as the investing company to obtain dividends. Housing transfer, transfer and other procedures to deceive the fourth victims loans to invest in the company, and lead to the victim's loss of house ownership. By the incident, more than 160 victims reported the case, with a total economic loss of more than 2,400 million yuan, and more than 140 victims were elderly people over 60 years old.

The Chaoyang Court tried that the defendant Feng Moumou, Jin Moumou, and others used the method of fictional facts and concealing the truth to deceive the money of others. His behavior has constituted a crime of fraud and should be punished according to law. And most of the victims in this case are over 60 years old, so the court punished the defendants from the defendant according to law.

In the end, the court comprehensively considered the role of the defendants in the criminal act, the number of cheating money, the income from the income from the law, and the attitude of pleading. The sentence ranging from a month to six months, and a fine ranging from RMB 130,000 to 30,000.

The judge reminds:

How can the elderly avoid the "collection trap"?

The case of the judge of the case, Shang Dengyu, specially reminded that for elderly friends who like antiques collection, before buying or selling collections, we must learn more about the relevant knowledge and procedures of the auction. The company's qualifications are verified with the help of children, and transactions can only be traded after confirming it as a regular company.

At the same time, when selling collectibles, if you encounter the request to pay deposits and service fees in advance, you must be vigilant. Do not easily hand over the collection to such companies. Pay the relevant expenses to avoid "the property is empty."

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