A man wanted to mine Bitcoin and bought a "mining machine" but was defrauded of 175,000 yuan

Not long ago, Nanjing citizen Xiao Lu came to the Bancang Police Station to report that he was defrauded of 175,000 yuan. Xiao Lu told the police that he had seen someone post information about selling Bitcoin mining machines in a Bitcoin trading exchange group, and then Xiao Lu added the information publisher, a person named "Bo Ge", as a friend, but he didn't expect to be defrauded.

The police learned that in the Bitcoin trading circle, "mining" Bitcoin like digging gold is called "mining", people who mine Bitcoin are called "miners", and computers used to "mine" Bitcoin are called "mining machines". The Bitcoin mining machine that Xiao Lu bought this time is a computer used to earn Bitcoin. After Xiao Lu paid 175,000 yuan, he contacted "Bo Ge" but found that he had been blocked by the other party. When he called, it showed that the phone was turned off. Only then did he realize that he had been cheated.

After receiving the report, the Xuanwu Branch of the Nanjing Public Security Bureau immediately organized police forces to investigate the case. Under pressure from the police, Wu took the initiative to surrender to the Xuanwu police. After investigation, Wu confessed that he did not have a Bitcoin mining machine. At present, the suspect Wu has been detained by the police in accordance with the law.