Fraudulent websites closed in crackdown
Source: Xinhua |
June 20, 2012, Wednesday
|
Print Edition
Print Edition
CHINESE authorities have closed down 89 websites for fraudulent activities in the name of government organs or charity groups, according to a statement by the State Internet Information Office yesterday.
Many of the sites, tackled in a spate of closures beginning in March, claimed to serve anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies. Their operators would fabricate negative news stories and threaten to post them online if the organizations or individuals targeted didn't pay hush money, the statement said.
In other cases, counterfeit media licenses and journalist certificates were on sale for thousands of yuan each in the name of administrative organs.
"Some of these websites even formed alliances to jointly demand ransoms from organizations, companies and individuals, causing severe damage," the statement said.
"The closure of these sites has won support from various social circles."
In one case, police shut down a fake police website and arrested four suspects.
The "China Internet supervision and investigation authority" site promised to help consumers who had "fallen victim to online fraud" and recover their losses, but asked for service fees or deposits.
Many of the sites, tackled in a spate of closures beginning in March, claimed to serve anti-corruption and law enforcement agencies. Their operators would fabricate negative news stories and threaten to post them online if the organizations or individuals targeted didn't pay hush money, the statement said.
In other cases, counterfeit media licenses and journalist certificates were on sale for thousands of yuan each in the name of administrative organs.
"Some of these websites even formed alliances to jointly demand ransoms from organizations, companies and individuals, causing severe damage," the statement said.
"The closure of these sites has won support from various social circles."
In one case, police shut down a fake police website and arrested four suspects.
The "China Internet supervision and investigation authority" site promised to help consumers who had "fallen victim to online fraud" and recover their losses, but asked for service fees or deposits.
- About Us
- |
- Terms of Use
- |
-
RSS - |
- Privacy Policy
- |
- Contact Us
- |
- Shanghai Call Center: 962288
- |
- Tip-off hotline: 52920043
- 沪ICP证：沪ICP备05050403号-1
- |
- 互联网新闻信息服务许可证：31120180004
- |
- 网络视听许可证：0909346
- |
- 广播电视节目制作许可证：沪字第354号
- |
- 增值电信业务经营许可证：沪B2-20120012
Copyright © 1999- Shanghai Daily. All rights reserved.Preferably viewed with Internet Explorer 8 or newer browsers.
