The police in Lengshuijiang, China, have cracked a series of robbery cases involving virtual currency, recovering over one million yuan in losses
ChainCatcher news reports that the Public Security Bureau of Lengshuijiang has cracked a case of organized and premeditated impersonation of "telecom fraud victims." They exploited the victims' fear of reporting to the police to engage in a black-on-black robbery scheme, repeatedly committing theft in a virtual currency "case within a case," recovering over one million yuan.According to confessions, the suspects learned that many virtual currency merchants were involved in laundering money for fraudsters. They believed that this group would not dare to alert the police if something went wrong, so they devised a risky plan to "earn quick money" by setting a trap to "eat" the virtual currency from the merchants. The female members of the gang typically pretended to be victims of fraud to gain the trust of the virtual currency merchants and complete transactions on the spot, while others posed as family members of the victims, rushing into the transaction site to intimidate and threaten once the virtual currency was received. Each member had clear roles and responsibilities, all waiting for the opportunity to seize the virtual currency.Upon investigation, it was found that the gang exchanged the stolen virtual currency for RMB to dispose of the loot, involving a significant amount of money. The Public Security Bureau of Lengshuijiang has arrested several suspects involved in robbery and illegal operation of virtual currency merchants, seizing over one million yuan in funds. The case is currently under further investigation.
