Chen Man suspected of being exposed to virtual currency in the "CEO Class" and investing millions but unable to withdraw cash

Original title: "Chen Man was cheated after investing millions in OneCoin?" Tracking

A plate of twice-cooked pork opens up a conversation: Chen Man comes to Chengdu today to listen to his benefactor's advice

At 10 am on February 25, 24 hours had passed since the news broke that Chen Man was suspected of being involved in a OneCoin investment scam. Many people came to his home, including reporters and friends who came to persuade Chen Man. The usually amiable Chen Man became a little irritable and unwilling to talk much. When someone talked about investment, he still insisted that he had not been fooled, and then fell into a long silence.

After confirming that Chen Man had invested millions, his mother Wang Zhongyi did not sleep well all night. The eldest brother Chen Yi had always advocated calling the police, but his mother saw Chen Man's attitude and considered that her son had always been stubborn. She was afraid of pushing him too hard and wanted to give Chen Man some time to think about it.

That afternoon, the family found that Chen Man’s six OneCoin accounts could not be cashed out, with more than 1 million yuan in funds. Lawyer Wang Wanqiong, who helped Chen Man escape from wrongful imprisonment, and Beijing Institute of Technology law professor Xu Xin (Weibo) both said they would continue to help Chen Man. Luo Kaiyou, who was also wrongfully convicted and received state compensation, asked a reporter from West China Metropolis Daily-Cover News to pass on a message to Chen Man: “Call the police as soon as possible, don’t invest recklessly, start a small business, and live a stable life.”

During dinner, a plate of twice-cooked pork got the stubborn Chen Man talking to others. He said he would go to Chengdu today to talk to Professor Xu.

A day at Chen Man's house

10 a.m.

Classmates are helpless

Chen Man still didn't want to call the police, so his classmate left in anger.

Hearing that Chen Man invested millions in OneCoin, his former classmate Yao Jun felt sad and a little angry. "I told him many times not to invest, but he didn't listen and secretly invested millions." During Chen Man's unjust imprisonment, Yao Jun has been accompanying Chen Man's family. After 10 o'clock in the morning, Yao Jun came to Chen Man's home and wanted to persuade Chen Man to wake up and call the police.

Yao Jun said that during last year's class reunion, Chen Man would also talk to his classmates about entrepreneurship and investment. He mentioned two projects, one was OneCoin and the other was daily chemical detergents. For these two projects, classmates thought that they were unreliable, just like his participation in the CEO training.

Chen Man's elder brother Chen Yi said that when he went to the class, everyone initially thought it was a good thing, "Go and learn, broaden your horizons and thinking. Who knew that you would be brainwashed in the class."

When Yao Jun and Chen Man talked about investment, Chen Man was reluctant to talk more and only said that his investment was fine. The conversation would fall into silence from time to time. During the nearly one-hour persuasion, he still insisted on his opinion and was unwilling to call the police.

Seeing that his persuasion had no effect, Yao Jun left reluctantly, saying as he left: "I feel like giving him a beating."

4 p.m.

Silence again and again

Chen Man became even more silent as the OneCoins in 6 accounts could not be withdrawn

That afternoon, in order to find out the capital flow and investment transactions of Chen Man’s investment, Chen Yi greeted a friend who worked in a bank and asked her to come over and help take a look.

A friend opened Chen Man’s computer and found that Chen Man had multiple accounts on the OneCoin investment and trading platform.

"Brother Man, you don't even know how to use a computer, but you're already playing with this kind of online virtual currency. What are you thinking?" a bank friend asked Chen Man.

Chen Man said that he had been explained to him and that he had a strong ability to learn new things, so he learned it quickly and had no problem operating it. Chen Yi was still worried, so he asked Chen Man to operate it to see if the money was still there.

Chen Yi said that he did see money in Chen Man’s account, including a lot of OneCoins. There were a total of 6 accounts with more than 1 million in funds.

After 4 p.m., with the help of Chen Man, the bank friend tried to sell the OneCoin and withdraw cash. The operation could be performed on every account, but the last step of "withdrawal" could not be performed.

"Maybe your money has been used by others." Hearing his elder brother's words, Chen Man muttered, "There is definitely no problem."

Afterwards, Chen Man became even more silent.

6 p.m.

Big Brother is sad

The eldest brother walked out of the house quietly with tears in his eyes

That afternoon, more and more people came to the house, and Chen Yi walked out of the house, wanting to find a place to be quiet.

In a teahouse in the city, Chen Yi talked about what happened on the night of the 24th, tears welling up in his eyes.

After 9 p.m. on the 24th, Chen Man returned home. His mother and Chen Yi kept urging him to call the police. Chen Man refused to reveal the details of his investment, so Chen Yi criticized him harshly. Not wanting to let her blood pressure rise suddenly, she could only walk into the bedroom alone. "I almost didn't sleep all night. I had nightmares every time I closed my eyes."

Chen Yi was very sad when talking about Chen Man's stubbornness. "The price of this money was my brother's freedom for more than 20 years. My family never asked about it and believed that he could handle it. Who would have thought that he would still be stubborn after investing more than 1 million yuan?" After sighing, Chen Yi fell asleep on the sofa in the teahouse because he was too tired.

At 6 p.m. on the 25th, Chen Man's sister-in-law also rushed back from Mianyang. "I thought our family could live a peaceful life, but I didn't expect Chen Man to have such an incident again."

In the sister-in-law's impression, Chen Man's change occurred after he attended the CEO class in Chengdu. Every day when he returned home, he talked about investment and entrepreneurship. His family didn't understand much, so Chen Man became less talkative. "After he received the state compensation, his father told him not to invest or do business with the money. Before his death, his father told him again not to do business, but he still forgot."

7 p.m.

The atmosphere is relaxed

A plate of twice-cooked pork made Chen Man speak up, and two benefactors said they would continue to help

At 7pm, Chen Man had dinner with the reporter. Chen Man basically didn't say a word at the table until a plate of twice-cooked pork was served.

A plate of Lianshan twice-cooked pork, each piece of meat was the size of a palm, and he asked everyone to try it.

Everyone started talking about the time when he was released from prison, and he said that what he wanted to eat most was the twice-cooked pork from his hometown.

At the dinner table, no one mentioned his investment and he spoke very little. Chen Man ate very quickly and stood up to pay the bill after finishing his meal.

After dinner, Chen Man said that he was going to Chengdu today to meet Xu Xin, a law professor at Beijing Institute of Technology, and wanted to hear Professor Xu's advice. Professor Xu was one of the main initiators of the "clearing wrongs" campaign after Chen Man was wrongfully imprisoned. In Chen Man's eyes, Professor Xu and lawyer Wang Wanqiong were both benefactors.

On the 25th, the reporter contacted Professor Xu, who said he would meet with Chen Man and was willing to coordinate with legal professionals to help Chen Man defend his rights. He suggested that Chen Man call the police as soon as possible. Lawyer Wang Wanqiong also said that he would continue to pay attention to the matter and find ways to continue to help Chen Man.

Reporter investigation/

The doors of the company invested by Chen Man are closed

On the 25th, the reporter visited the registered address and office of Sichuan Kaijian Network Technology Co., Ltd., which was invested by Chen Man. An apartment at the registered address was sold in mid-July last year, and the door of the office in Sansheng Township was closed. It is understood that the Sansheng Township Police Station of the Jinjiang District Public Security Bureau of Chengdu City has intervened to understand the matter, but the police said that they must receive a report before they can officially intervene in the investigation.

According to the information, the reporter called the legal representative Tian. The man on the phone said "wrong number" and hung up. No one answered the call afterwards.

The lease is for 5 years and I don't know what the tenant is doing

Afterwards, the reporter went to the registered address on Ximianqiao Street. The owner had long since changed hands. The owner, Ms. Chen, said that she bought the house from a man named Shao in mid-July last year. "It seemed to have been rented to a decorator before." Ms. Chen said that she did not know Tian.

On the afternoon of the 25th, the door of a small white villa in Fuma Village, Sansheng Township, was closed. This is the office location of Sichuan Kaijian Network Technology Co., Ltd. The villa has two floors and there is an open space in front of it. The open space is surrounded by a fence and a wooden door is bolted.

Ms. He, who claimed to be the owner of the villa, said that in October last year, the other party rented the two-story villa together, with a five-year contract and an annual rent of 65,000 yuan. "After the contract was signed, the house was fenced off, and it is unclear what the tenant is doing."

Chen Man suspected of coming into contact with OneCoin in the CEO class

The reporter found out that the "CEO training class" Chen Man attended in Chengdu divided registered users into two types: students needed to register their school, enrollment date, and graduation date; adults needed to register their personal position and company. After successful registration, the official website would recommend more than 10 "connections", all of which were labeled "CEO, Manager, Director".

The reporter entered the name of Tian, ​​the legal representative of Sichuan Kaijian Network Technology Co., Ltd., and found that Tian was a member of the website. In the self-introduction on his homepage, he wrote "President - Sichuan Kaijian Network Technology Co., Ltd." and the location was "Chengdu, Sichuan, China", but there was no headshot. From these circumstances, it seems that Chen Manyi was exposed to OneCoin during the "President Class" training.

A person in the training industry said that the fees for CEO training courses are relatively high, generally 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, because many of the lecturers are invited by famous schools. Free training courses will be mixed with advertisements, so investors should be very cautious.

Industry Secrets/

It is only a matter of time before OneCoin is regarded as a pyramid scheme and collapses

What is OneCoin? This virtual currency, which was created in 2014 and is known as the "second generation of Bitcoin", has received a lot of negative reviews. Industry insiders revealed that OneCoin has been defaulted to being a pyramid scheme among virtual currencies.

Ms. Liu, a resident of Guangzhou, said that she bought nearly 40,000 yuan worth of OneCoin in 2014 on the recommendation of a friend. The trading platform has been closed and will not be reopened until next year. "It is equivalent to freezing the money."

Wang Long (pseudonym), a veteran Bitcoin player, said that OneCoin uses publicity and overseas activities to pretend to be "high-end", and then uses high returns and acquaintances to win over people, which actually constitutes a huge pyramid scheme.

Although OneCoin claims to be the second generation of Bitcoin, there are many differences in its practices. Bitcoin does not require membership fees, the mining source code is public, and there is no "recruiting" marketing, but OneCoin has not achieved these three points. Among them, OneCoin has always been mysterious and unwilling to disclose the most critical mining source code, which has also made investors lose confidence. "The Bitcoin code is public, and the total number is only 21 million, but OneCoin can issue as many as the platform wants, so in the end it can only find the next buyer in a drum-passing style."

In fact, after the emergence of Bitcoin in 2009, hundreds of "virtual currencies" have emerged in China, including Baichuan Coin, Morgan Coin, Beta Coin, Mark Coin, Dark Coin, Carat Coin, Huaqiang Coin, etc. These so-called "virtual currencies" all have a significant feature, which is that they are all under the guise of innovation, promising users high returns, but in fact they are pyramid schemes.

Liu Lu, associate professor at the School of Economics of Southwestern University of Finance and Economics, said that this type of virtual currency reminds him of the game "Legend" that was popular in mainland China at the beginning of this century. "The game was very popular at that time, and the money in the game even formed a stable exchange rate system with the real currency. Later, private servers appeared, and the money in the game could be issued at will, and the original "exchange rate system" collapsed. These virtual currencies that can be issued at will are like the private servers in the game back then. They have no value and will collapse sooner or later.

How to spend state compensation?

Qian Renfeng: If the expenditure exceeds 10,000, my nephew and lawyer will evaluate it.

The news that Chen Man was suspected of being cheated attracted the attention of many netizens, including Luo Kaiyou and Qian Renfeng who had similar experiences.

In 1989, Luo Kaiyou's ex-wife went missing. When he returned home from the army to visit his family, he was accused of killing Li Peixiang. He was detained by the police for 21 months and released due to insufficient evidence. He then received 1.47 million yuan in compensation. "After receiving the money, I made a detailed plan. I used part of it to pay off debts and made a small investment in the pharmacy and clinic. Now the clinic is doing well."

Another victim of a wrongful conviction, Qian Renfeng, told reporters that after receiving 1.723 million yuan in compensation, he repaid more than 700,000 yuan in foreign debts and is currently considering buying a house with the remaining 1 million yuan. "Now I have deposited it all in the bank. As long as the expenditure exceeds 10,000 yuan, I will call my nephew and lawyer and ask them to evaluate it." (Reporter Tang Jinlong, Liu Hu, Xiao Rudan, Li Zhi, Yang Shangzhi)