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Last year, several investors in Tianjin came into contact with a financial management project that invested in virtual currency. It was said that this virtual currency was called China's first virtual currency and the Chinese version of Bitcoin. They thought it was a good opportunity to get rich. However, they did not expect that it was a trap.
Claiming to be "China's first virtual currency", the game rules are complicated but the promised returns are high
When the reporter searches for "China's first virtual currency" on the Internet, a large number of web pages introducing FC Coin pop up. In these articles, there are quite eye-catching slogans such as "China's first virtual currency" and "Building a middle class of 20 million people". So how does this FC Coin make people rich?
The game rules of FC virtual currency are very complicated. To put it simply, after purchasing this virtual currency, it will slowly increase in value every day. After a specified number of days, the background will reward a portion of FC coins, and then investors can withdraw all the increased value and principal.
According to the victim, Ms. Wang, 8,420 yuan is an activation code that can be used to buy 1,400 virtual currencies. Then the price will increase by 8 coins every day until it reaches 2,000 coins, after which you can withdraw cash from the company. According to this rule, if you invest 8,000 yuan, you will receive a return of 16,000 yuan after 250 days, more than doubling your profit.
Frequent withdrawal failures The official website and the movie download website share the same domain name
After finally getting through 250 days, Ms. Wang was worried when she was about to exchange the 16,000 yuan. According to Ms. Wang, the backend of the webpage always showed that it was being upgraded, and she could only place orders but not withdraw cash. This made her suspicious. Another Mr. Zhang also reported the same problem.
The reporter saw that the official website of FC virtual currency has changed its domain name many times: the first official website has become a foreign pornographic website after it was opened, and now what is seen on the screen is the new official website of FC currency, but what is puzzling is that there are many unsightly film and television pictures on the official website page. It turns out that the official website of this virtual currency that claims to create 20 million middle-class people actually shares the same domain name with a movie download website.
The cash withdrawal function was closed and the company changed the rules to require "recruiting people" to get money
It is understood that the company that operates the FC virtual currency is Zhejiang Xinfu Network Technology Co., Ltd. Xinfu Company was established in July 2015. In the video of the establishment site, we saw the slogan "Create 20 million middle-class people".
Ms. Wang said that everyone invested in this virtual currency with the idea of getting rich, but now not only has she not been built into the middle class, but she can't even withdraw the money she invested.
Ms. Wang said that the company later said that the system had changed and there was no cash withdrawal function, and that she needed to sell her currency to others before she could turn her virtual currency into cash. Ms. Wang realized that this was actually what is commonly known as "recruiting people."
Reporter's on-site visit: The industrial and commercial registration address is actually a machinery factory
Ms. Wang said that they did not sign a paper contract for their investment, and all operations were carried out in the FC coin trading system. Usually, communication and training were conducted on social platforms such as WeChat and QQ. According to the industrial and commercial registration, the company is located at No. 9 Guangyuan Road, Xiepu Town, Zhenhai District, Ningbo City. However, when the reporter arrived at No. 9 Guangyuan Road, he found that it was actually a machinery factory.
According to industrial and commercial registration, the company was established in July last year, but staff from the government of Xiapu Town, Zhenhai District, Ningbo City said that Zhejiang Xinfu Network Technology Co., Ltd. was only registered here through an intermediary, but it does not have a specific office address and has never done business here.
The company involved: The business has been transformed and it is no longer dealing in virtual currency
According to an insider, Xinfu Company is currently operating in an office building in Hangzhou. The reporter rushed to Xiasha, Hangzhou to learn about the situation on the spot.
The vice president of Xinfu Company said that although virtual currency is not illegal, the country currently does not encourage or support it, so they have long stopped engaging in virtual currency and have transformed into online finance, that is, issuing stocks, bonds, and funds.
Purchased virtual currency can only be exchanged for unlisted stocks. The company involved: Adults should be responsible for their investment behavior.
The reporter saw that FC coins have been renamed FC points, and investors have been renamed players. Several victims said that their virtual currency was forced to be converted into virtual points, which cannot be exchanged for money, but can only be exchanged for stocks of unlisted companies. The victims said that these stocks are all stocks of unlisted companies, and it is unclear how much they are worth.
Several victims disagree with Xinfu's practice. How can the favorable conditions promised when they bought the products be changed so easily?
The vice president of Xinfu Company argued that investment is risky and adults should take responsibility for their own decisions. Xinfu Group has some responsibility, but it has never intended to harm anyone.
Investors with opinions were labeled as "malicious elements" and the company involved said it was "building a listing"
Several investors said that they expressed their dissatisfaction privately, but when the company found out, they were labeled as "malicious elements" and their accounts were locked. In response, another vice president of Xinfu said that this was because "malicious elements" had a lot of negative impact on the company, so these accounts were locked.
Another vice president of Xinfu Company also said that they are currently preparing for the listing and are just waiting for the order to ring the bell. At that time, these "virtual points" will appreciate reasonably and legally, and the benefits may be as high as dozens of times.
The former vice president was suspected of other pyramid schemes and has been taken into custody by the police
According to the latest information obtained by the reporter, Ding, the former vice president of Xinfu Company, has been placed under criminal control by the police for being involved in another pyramid scheme case.
It is understood that Ding used the FC virtual currency operation model to start a new project called "Fumin Business Circle", which has been identified as a pyramid scheme by the Ningbo market supervision department. Huang Jun from the Ningbo Public Security Bureau Yinzhou Branch said that the police conducted preliminary investigations in November 2016 and then detained Ding and his mother on November 23 on suspicion of leading and organizing a pyramid scheme.
The victim was threatened to give up the principal
Several victims of FC virtual currency told the reporter that they have given up the idea of getting their principal back. The victims did not directly tell the reason, but the reporter found an insider who told them the reason.
Insiders revealed that the founder Wen would mobilize the victims to threaten a certain person, that is, to publish the reporter's information in the WeChat group and let all victims go to this person to seek compensation.
Experts: Don't be tempted by high profits online to avoid financial losses
Experts say that virtual currency and virtual points are the main methods of new online pyramid schemes. They use online social platforms to carry out false propaganda, promise high returns, and deceive netizens. At the same time, because the victims come from all over the country, it also brings many difficulties for law enforcement agencies to collect evidence. Here is also a reminder: Don't be tempted by unrealistic high profits on the Internet to avoid property losses. (The original title is "Investigation | What is the "Chinese version of Bitcoin"? Can you really become a member of the "20 million middle class" after buying it? ")
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