A criminal gang in Zhejiang was arrested for cashing out over 200,000 yuan using digital renminbi
ChainCatcher news, according to the Zhejiang Procuratorate public account, recently a criminal gang in Shaoxing City, Zhejiang Province illegally cashed out over 200,000 yuan within four days using digital RMB accounts. Several individuals lured merchants with digital RMB accounts through shopping and casual conversations. After the merchants agreed to cash out, they first converted a certain amount of their own money into virtual currency as a deposit to transfer to the upper-level operator, and then sent the digital RMB payment code to the upper-level operator. Once the fraudulent funds entered the merchant's digital RMB account, the merchant deducted a handling fee ranging from 1% to 1.5% and cashed out the corresponding amount. The Yuecheng District Procuratorate filed a public prosecution, and the court sentenced Yuan, Zhang, and Kou to fixed-term imprisonment ranging from one year and four months to seven months for the crime of concealing and disguising criminal proceeds, along with fines.Prosecutors remind the public to enhance their understanding of digital RMB, pay attention to protecting personal information, and report any suspicious situations promptly to safeguard their property security.