Recently, the Hangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau discovered and urgently exposed a new type of telecommunications fraud. Fraudsters use the names of well-known communication operators such as China Telecom and China Unicom to sell the so-called "free door-to-door installation of landline anti-fraud systems or anti-fraud equipment" to citizens.
After in-depth investigation, it was found that these so-called "benefits" were actually hidden "VOIP" (Voice over Internet Protocol) devices, which became an important tool for overseas fraud gangs to carry out remote fraud.
"VOIP", as an advanced voice communication technology, was originally intended to achieve low-cost and efficient call services through the Internet, but in the hands of criminals, it has become a weapon for committing fraud.
They use this technology to remotely control "VOIP" devices in remote locations, disguise themselves as local landline numbers to make calls or send text messages, thereby defrauding victims of their trust and then committing fraud. This method brings new challenges to prevention work due to its high degree of concealment and deception.
The police specifically pointed out that such fraud cases often target groups who still use landline phones at home, especially middle-aged and elderly friends who have relatively little information and weak awareness of prevention. Scammers take advantage of these specific groups' lack of understanding of modern communication technologies to devise elaborate scams in an attempt to succeed.