Scammers targeted firms’ accountants
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TEN suspected scammers who allegedly targeted company accountants via social networking sites have been detained, police said yesterday, adding that three more are still at large.
The suspects allegedly created fake WeChat accounts in the names of the targeted accountants’ bosses and sent them messages telling them to transfer cash to certain bank accounts.
The suspects were based in Binyang county of Nanning city in Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, where police believe 70 to 80 percent of scams of this type originate.
An accountant surnamed Deng fell victim to the scam in late April when she was asked to transfer 910,000 yuan (US$140,000) to an account by a scammer pretending to be the general manager of her company. Police said the scammers usually glean information about company executives and administrative staff from the internet.
Meanwhile, police have warned about the rising number of telecom scams targeting drivers who have made insurance claims after road accidents.
“They received calls from scammers after submitting their claims to the insurance companies and were asked to transfer money using ATMs,” said Wei Jian, a Shanghai police official.
According to police, the number of telecom scams in which phone messages are sent from fake base stations fell by over 90 percent from March to June compared with the same period last year.
Since the beginning of the year, 141 suspects have been detained in relation to telecom scam investigations.
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