With the rapid development of network live stream economy, a large number of online celebrity have entered the public’s field of vision and gained attention and love. Some lawless elements, however, took advantage of the fans’ trust in online celebrity and started thinking wrongly. The reporter learned on the 3rd that Rugao court issued a public verdict on a case of impersonating online celebrity to defraud other people’s money. The defendant Liu was convicted of fraud, sentenced to three years’ imprisonment and fined 10,000 yuan.
Liu usually likes to kill time by brushing short videos. One day, he swiped a online celebrity named "Zhang San" on a short video platform, and found that this online celebrity has nearly 3 million fans. Usually, he posted videos showing off his wealth and helping others. Seeing that "Zhang San" was ready to help others, Liu also wanted to seek the help of "Zhang San", so he praised him and sent a private message. After that, a person who claimed to be "Zhang San" contacted Liu and said that he could help him, and sent him many videos of Zhang San’s personal life, videos of driving a luxury car and transfer records of helping others. After gaining Liu’s trust, the other party defrauded Liu of more than 1,000 yuan on the grounds of having to pay handling fees, deposits, taxes and fees.
After being cheated, Liu not only did not call the police, but also had a flash of light, thinking that this was a good way to make quick money. So, he packaged himself as online celebrity’s "Zhang San", searched for "prey" on the short video platform, and cheated others by the means of the fake "Zhang San". Through the "flexible use" of the words learned from the scammers, Liu defrauded the victims Li and Dai for 30,900 yuan, and was later arrested by the public security organs.
Correspondent Fang Nan Reporter Wang Yuli
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