Xiangcheng Police captured 4 cross -border online gambling "agents"

Jimu Journalist Zhou Pingying

Correspondent Yang Ziyuan Li Chencan

Recently, the police of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of Xiangcheng Public Security Branch of Xiangyang City, Hubei received clues from superiors. Some people in the area participated in cross -border online gambling and also developed offline gamblers. Based on the clues, the police quickly locked the suspect's identity information and successfully captured the four people involved.

In February 2021, when the suspect Cheng Mou played his mobile phone at home, he found that Fan Mou, a friend circle friend, posted a QR code picture, and was equipped with text saying that as long as you scan this QR code and go to play cards, you can also go to work at home. Earn money. Cheng Mou felt itchy. After scanning the QR code, she downloaded an app software called "Big Fortune" as required. After clicking, I found that there is a gambling platform inside. There are several gambling items to choose from. After Cheng chose the "God of Wealth" game, he began to buy points to participate in gambling. At the beginning, I won a few times. Later, Cheng Mou made more and more, and he lost more and more. At this time, Cheng accidentally discovered that this platform wrote that the development of offline has become a gambling "agent" to draw commissions from it. Cheng thought that since he was going to play, why not build a trumpet to become his own agent? So Cheng re -applied on the platform to apply for a trumpet, while taking his commission, he also developed his offline.

Interrogation suspect (correspondent Li Chencan's picture)

On June 17, 2022, Xiangcheng police arrested the suspect Cheng. On the 20th, through the interrogation, Cheng Mou's online Fan Mou was captured. On the 27th, through investigation, the police arrested two other Xiangcheng gambling "agents" Zhang and Zhao. At present, the four were criminally detained by Xiangcheng Police for suspected opening of the casino.

It is understood that the server address of the gambling webpage is abroad. In order to attract a large number of domestic people to participate in the gambling, they recruit the so -called "agent" with various seductive conditions and let them mobilize the surrounding relatives and friends to participate in the gambling Come, gradually dyed "gambling addiction". And these online gambling platforms are a scam. Criminal gangs can modify the winning rate through the background operation and determine the winning or losing of gamblers. Even if the gambler won the money, it may not be able to successfully withdraw. The platform often sets up the withdrawal quota, requiring the gambler to reach a certain amount to withdraw, thereby extending the gambling time, increasing the number of gambling times, and eventually losing all its funds.

Police reminded: Cross -border online gambling is an illegal act. Gambling funds are not protected by law. If you are an agent for gambling websites and accept betting from gambling, you can determine that it is a casino. According to Article 303 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, if a casino is opened, it will be sentenced to imprisonment, detention or control, and a fine of less than three years. And fine.

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