Mr. 63, who had been divorced for many years, used a dating platform to find a girlfriend. Unexpectedly, he gave a reward of several thousand yuan, but he didn't even get the other person's phone number. He was safely cut off with a wave of leeks.
Mr. Ren, who lives in Luoyang, is 63 years old and has been living alone in his old house since he divorced his wife more than 10 years ago. Recently, as he grows older, his life has become increasingly empty, especially when he cannot sleep at night. He feels extremely lonely.
When bored, Uncle Ren would also swipe his phone videos and watch funny jokes, but the more he watched, the more energetic he became and unable to sleep soundly. Therefore, he opened a dating app on a certain platform.
Through this software, I met a woman in her 40s who claimed to have come to Luoyang from another city to do business. I felt like I had a very good conversation with Mr. Ren and even chatted through video every day.
The woman claimed to want to find a sense of belonging in the local area and is interested in meeting a confidant of the opposite sex who can take care of herself. The conversation with Mr. Ren was also very bold, directly addressing him as her husband and praising words such as' dear, you are too handsome '.
The sweet voice and sweet words instantly made Ren feel like he had encountered love, as if he had a second spring, and people became more energetic and even began to pay special attention to their appearance. Even when they went out, they had to carefully groom themselves.
After several days of communication, Mr. Ren finally wanted to arrange an offline meeting with the woman for a chat. The other party also agreed and requested Mr. Ren to send his phone number. However, after Mr. Ren sent the number, the other party claimed that he couldn't see it. Only the "..." display showed that the platform had covered up the phone number and needed to swipe a gift on the platform to see the complete number.
Unclear about the reason, Mr. Ren undoubtedly had a fake gift. According to the woman's request, he first received a small gift of 69 yuan. However, the woman coquettishly told Mr. Ren that the gift was not enough and he had to continue to receive it.
So, Grandpa Ren swiped gifts of different amounts, such as 699 yuan and 1314 yuan. After calculation, there were thousands of yuan in gifts, and until the end, the woman still claimed that she had not seen Grandpa Ren's phone number.
The woman suggested that Mr. Ren go to another platform to try again. It may be due to the limit that the full phone number cannot be displayed that day, but Mr. Ren suddenly realized that it was not correct and sought help from the reporter.
When the reporter contacted the woman through the platform using Mr. Ren's phone, the initial communication was normal. However, when Mr. Ren made a request to meet, the other person would use lip language without making any sound. At the same time, the phone interface of Mr. Ren popped up a recharge interface, which costs 4 yuan per minute. After recharging, the conversation can continue.
Uncle Ren wanted to continue recharging, but he was too anxious to help the reporter. The reporter called it a scam at first sight and never recharge again. However, Uncle Ren was very persistent and took it seriously, saying that he also accepted the scam, as the money was not much anyway.
Immediately, Mr. Ren charged another 69.9 yuan, but when he called the woman for a video chat, he was mercilessly rejected. At this point, Mr. Ren was deceived and helped the reporter contact the platform. The platform staff responded that the platform will not block the phone number information in the chat, and will verify the woman's account and other information. At the same time, he suggested that Mr. Ren report to the police for handling.
At present, with the help of reporters, Mr. Ren has come to the local police station to report the case, and the relevant investigation is handled by the police.
After the occurrence of this case, netizens have been discussing it one after another, some claiming that this man is too headstrong. Can a woman in her 40s have a crush on a man in her 60s? This is clearly a scam, but the master was deceived by his clever words.
Some people also say that the current scammers are too hateful. They specialize in deceiving elderly people who live alone and use their lonely psychological characteristics to deceive them through online means. The country should increase its crackdown on this.
So, how should we analyze it from a legal perspective?
1. The act of a woman deceiving Mr. Ren into recharging and giving gifts on the platform for the purpose of illegal possession is considered fraudulent behavior, but the punishment still needs to be determined based on the specific amount.
According to the Criminal Law of our country, if the amount of fraud is less than 4000 yuan, a fine will be imposed. If the amount of fraud is more than 4000 yuan but less than 5000 yuan, it will be a public surveillance penalty. If the amount of fraud is 5000 yuan, it will be sentenced to 3 months of detention. For every increase in the amount of fraud of 1670 yuan, the sentence will be correspondingly increased by 1 month. If the amount of fraud is 10000 yuan, it will be sentenced to 6 months of imprisonment, and for every increase of 1000 yuan, the sentence will be increased by 1 month.
Specifically, in this case, the woman defrauded Mr. Ren by offering a reward. The amount of the fraud should be calculated based on the total amount of Mr. Ren's actual recharge reward, rather than the amount she actually received from the platform. If Mr. Ren's total recharge amount is less than 4000 yuan, the woman will only be fined.
2. If the platform knows that a woman has registered an account and uses the resources provided by the platform to commit fraud, it should bear corresponding responsibilities.
According to the above regulations, the platform provides a channel for communication and communication for the woman to cheat Mr. Ren. If the platform divides the gifts given by Mr. Ren to the woman, it should be considered as aiding in online information crimes. After investigation by the public security organs, corresponding penalties can be imposed based on specific circumstances.
Finally, the author believes that the lack of care among the elderly and their ability to discern the truth and falsehood of emerging online affairs are the direct factors that trigger deception. Therefore, the occurrence of such incidents should be prevented from both positive and negative aspects. Firstly, the punishment for illegal platforms should be increased, and secondly, the level of care for the elderly should be increased from multiple perspectives.
