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China moves to protect seniors from fraud
    2022-11-16  08:53    Shenzhen Daily

ZHANG SIQI’S mother received a cash-on-delivery package for him when he wasn’t home and paid 138 yuan (US$19.6). Not until Zhang opened it later and only saw a T-shirt he did not order did he realize it was a scam.

When the mother and son thought they could never take back the money, the anti-fraud app launched by the public security authorities popped up in his head. Using the reporting system in the app, Zhang soon received calls from the delivery company and the e-commerce platform, which had frozen the sender’s account, and the money was returned in full.

The anti-fraud app is one of the moves taken by Chinese authorities to prevent residents, especially the elderly, from falling prey to various scams that have risen in the digital age.

Zhao Wei, an officer with the crime investigation unit of the Beijing Municipal Public Security Bureau, said the app has a comprehensive alert platform filled with a fraud-related database built by public security authorities. Promoting the app is part of broader efforts to protect the country’s elderly population from crimes of this kind.

China launched a six-month nationwide campaign in April, in which over 7,500 individuals have been arrested for fraud targeting the elderly. The crimes varied in form, but most involved illegal fundraising or fake or substandard products.

(Xinhua)

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