Shanghai police crack down severely on "recruitment and transfer training" fraud
2025-07-23
I never thought the money I was scammed could be refunded. "Not long ago, police officers from the Songjiang Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau received a phone call from a victim in a" recruitment and transfer training "case that the bureau had previously handled under the guidance of the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau. They were very happy to receive the refunded money from the court. In the job market, "recruitment transfer training" fraud activities that use "high salary recruitment" and "guaranteed job" as bait to actually defraud victims of training fees occur from time to time. In the case investigated by the Songjiang Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, the criminal gang used online part-time jobs as a pretext to advertise on short video platforms and social media, targeting groups such as college students for fraud, and was eventually caught by the public security organs. Falsifying successful cases and inducing job seekers to buy courses. In August 2023, college student Zhang Qing (pseudonym) saw an advertisement in a WeChat group claiming to be able to work part-time in image editing and video editing. With the idea of learning skills and making money, he added the WeChat account of the advertiser and then contacted a "Teacher Tingting". She promised to have channels to learn skills and then be able to take orders to earn money, and also said she would be able to recoup her investment soon. ”Zhang Qing said, but there is a prerequisite that training courses must be purchased, and the course fee is 5000 yuan. There is also 20-year-old college student Li Li (pseudonym) who has a similar experience as Zhang Qing. After seeing the advertisement in the WeChat group and expressing interest, a "Teacher Xiao Ai" contacted her. Teacher Xiao Ai told Li Li that there are channels to learn image editing and video editing. Starting from scratch, she can take orders within a month and earn 30-200 yuan per order. But it is also necessary to buy training courses first, and the course fee is around 5000 yuan. In order to make the victims believe that they can have a stable income, the criminal gang also provided screenshots of 'successful case' chats. ”Introduction by Zhou Jida, the captain of the Anti Fraud Special Team of Songjiang Branch of Shanghai Public Security Bureau. The reporter saw that in the screenshots of "successful cases" provided by the criminal gang, there were mainly recruitment notices posted in the name of well-known e-commerce platform leaders: "I still need 30 stable students, preferably college students. There is not enough manpower now, and there are still 5 stores that have not been connected." "I have 17 new stores to launch, and I need 20 graphic designers who are proficient in image editing skills." "Arrange 10 students for me. My offline store is going to do e-commerce operations, and I will take the 15000 yuan deposit first. If it is done well, there will be bonuses." In addition, "Teacher Tingting" and "Teacher Xiaoai" also sent a large number of WeChat communication group screenshots, student income screenshots and other content, showing that the trained students have all received training. No worries about taking orders, high income. Seeing these 'successful cases', Zhang Qing and Li Li were very excited and quickly paid the training fee according to the instructions, and then were added to the training group. Zhou Jida introduced that these screenshots of "successful cases" are all forged and fabricated by criminal gangs to gain the trust of victims. The training content released is very basic, and I feel like I can learn for free just by searching online. ”After paying the training fee, Zhang Qingli immediately felt the "teacher" attitude change from hot to cold, and after learning from the training video, he couldn't even receive the order. Zhang Qing and Li Li realized that they might have been deceived. Fictitiously creating part-time job positions to attract job seekers' attention. Traditional 'recruitment and transfer training' scams mainly involve collecting training fees under the guise of offline training after posting job information, but now cases mainly occur online. ”Li Hui, a police officer from the Anti Fraud Special Team of the Songjiang Branch of the Shanghai Public Security Bureau, has been on the front line of cracking down on "recruitment and training" cases for many years. In his opinion, the case involving Zhang Qing and Li Li is very typical. The criminal gang used online platforms to publish false recruitment and part-time job information, and fraudulently obtained funds from victims under the guise of training, which is of a very malicious nature. After receiving the victim's report, the Songjiang police immediately launched an investigation. After analysis, it was found that a certain education company located in another province has significant suspicion. The company uses short videos and social media platforms to publish a large number of part-time job advertisements, using zero foundation learning and stable income as bait. The fictional company can provide long-term stable part-time jobs such as graphic design and video editing, attracting the attention of college students and other groups. After several months of investigation, the Songjiang police found that the gang had a large number of members, a tight organizational structure, and dispersed work locations. From the end of 2023 to February 2024, the Songjiang police and the local police carried out the network arrest in batches and captured 225 suspect. The reporter saw that on the "script book" intercepted by the police, the criminal gang designed various language expressions that were very confusing: "We provide all the resources, you don't need to go out and find them yourself, it's very convenient" "Busy at the end of the year, businesses need to design comprehensive abilities, work from home for a monthly salary of 15000 yuan" "Hello classmate, do you still plan to do part-time orders? The Double Twelve part-time side job class that I personally led, the more you work, the more you get, with a minimum monthly income of 3000+"... Why does this "recruitment and transfer training" gang recruit from outside under the name of "part-time"? The investigating police told reporters that this is mainly an attempt to evade legal responsibility and create the illusion that "the inability to find a part-time job is due to the victim's personal reasons, not fraud". The criminal gang has a strong anti investigation awareness and emphasizes internally that "it is not allowed to sell courses that are not available, it is not allowed to promise basic salary and employment opportunities such as the five insurances and one fund, and it is not allowed to teach anything except for part-time jobs". After realizing that the Shanghai public security organs may be investigating related cases, they also specifically notified that "Shanghai students are not allowed to sell, and if they cannot maintain it, they will be refunded immediately". But these methods did not allow the criminal gang to escape legal sanctions. The police verified that the amount involved in the criminal gang amounted to more than 20 million yuan, and more than 190 people, including suspect Jin, were transferred by the police for prosecution. Digging deep into the black and gray industry and cracking down on related crimes throughout the entire chain, Zhou Jida introduced that during the investigation, it was found that the goal of all the rhetoric and scams used by criminal gangs is to make victims pay "training fees", but regular jobs generally do not "pay first, then go to work". "Whether online or offline, the model of requiring paid training before work to" recoup costs "may involve fraud. Due to the involvement of numerous criminals and their large scale, the criminal gang has been prosecuted in batches. In one of the cases involving the gang, the People's Court of Songjiang District, Shanghai, stated that after trial and investigation, it was found that the members of the gang used the language provided by the company on the internet to falsely claim that they could provide stable part-time jobs through cooperation with platforms such as JD.com and Taobao. By sending false pictures and other means, they fabricated content such as being able to earn money while learning, easily covering tuition fees, and having a fixed part-time income every month, deceiving victims into paying money to purchase online courses. The members of this gang used telecommunications network technology to defraud others of their property with the purpose of illegal possession, and their actions have constituted the crime of fraud. The court imposes corresponding penalties based on the circumstances of each individual's involvement in the case. Part time job fraud may not result in a large amount of money being defrauded by each victim, but the total number of victims is often significant. ”Fang Suping, Deputy Chief Judge of the Criminal Trial Division of the People's Court of Songjiang District, Shanghai, introduced that many victims choose to bear the burden silently after being deceived due to the small amount, which also increases the difficulty of case investigation and judgment. In recent years, the Shanghai public security organs have maintained a "zero tolerance" attitude towards "recruitment and transfer training" fraud crimes, delving deep into the black and gray industries behind the crimes, cracking down on the entire chain of "recruitment and transfer training" fraud activities, and continuously squeezing the survival space of such crimes. At the same time, we will strengthen cooperation and cooperation with market supervision, human resources, and social security departments, and focus on cracking down on prominent issues such as false advertising and false promotion in the recruitment market through regular inspections and centralized rectification. We will also crack down on more than 40 criminal gangs. How to prevent "recruitment and transfer training"? In response to the recent occurrence of "recruitment and transfer training" fraud crimes, Shanghai public security organs have summarized some characteristics. In the case of "recruitment transfer training" fraud, most of the lawbreakers published false advertising information such as "high salary recruitment" and "stable part-time job" on the Internet. Through forged chat records, successful cases and other information, job seekers gradually mistakenly believed that employment "paid high salaries" and part-time job "received orders". Subsequently, criminals will require job seekers to participate in offline training courses or purchase online training courses, but these so-called 'professional courses' are mostly information that can be found online. During the training period, criminals may distribute small reward task orders irregularly in the group, or forge false orders for "job seekers who have completed the training" to obtain rewards, in order to "stabilize" job seekers. After job seekers complete the training, criminals will use various excuses to evade, and job seekers have no opportunity to take on part-time jobs. In response, the Shanghai police have warned that recruitment information that allows for direct interviews with "zero threshold" and offers exceptionally high salaries and benefits may be involved in fraudulent traps such as false job postings; Job seekers can consult the employer, recruitment positions, and salary and benefits through the contact information published by the employer's official channels. During the job application process, caution should be exercised when dealing with employers' requests to pay various fees such as "training fees" in advance; During the job search process, it is important to maintain communication with schools, family, and friends, make rational judgments, and make cautious choices. Once fraud is discovered, report it to the police in a timely manner. (New Society)
Edit:Wang Xinran Responsible editor:Wang Minhui
Source:People's Daily
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