The People's Court of the Economic Development Zone in Heze, Shandong, recently issued a final judgment on a transnational telecommunications network fraud case, sentencing 9 main culprits to 5 to 14 years and 9 months of fixed-term imprisonment and fines for carrying out "slaughter foreign disk" style financial fraud against India.
This case set a staggering record with an amount involved of 517 million Indian Rupees (equivalent to over 40 million RMB) and 66,800 victims, becoming a major case with typical warning significance in the field of cross-border telecom fraud in recent years.
As determined by the court, since May 2023, the primary member He Mou Tian established a fraud base in the Luxi New District of Heze, recruiting Wang Mou, Wu Mou Hua, and others to form a specialized criminal group. This group built the "SENEE" fake investment platform using overseas servers, meticulously designed the "slaughter pig disk" scam system, specifically targeting the Indian populace for precise fraud.
The criminal organization demonstrated highly professional fraud techniques: members disguised as "emotionally frustrated but successful Indian women," using social software to establish emotional connections with Indian men.
By forging life photos, travel records, company qualification documents, and even altering IP addresses to fake local attributes, they constructed a "high return, low risk" investment scam trap. Once the victims injected large sums of money, the platform immediately implemented a "close plate" operation, completely cutting off the fund withdrawal channel.
The group formed a tight organizational structure: He Mou Tian was responsible for liaising with Indian enterprises and supervising fund transfers; Wang Mou's team undertook personnel training and daily management; Wu Mou Hua designed the scam script and operation process; Chen Mou built the technical platform and maintained the payment channel. Each member obtained illegal gains according to their roles, forming a complete cross-border fraud industry chain.
The judgment explicitly stated that the gang caused significant financial losses to tens of thousands of Indian citizens within seven months, reaching the standard of organized crime. Presiding judge Liu Xi Lei specifically noted: "Although the victims in this case are mainly foreign citizens, such criminal methods also pose a great threat to domestic citizens."
He reminded the public to be wary of common scams such as "high return investment finance" and "virtual currency arbitrage," emphasizing that any financial behavior promising "sure win, no loss" should be approached with caution.
The court particularly pointed out during the sentencing that as international law enforcement cooperation deepens, the space for cross-border crime is continuously being compressed. The judge called on those still engaged in telecom fraud activities: "The mentality of using foreign targets to evade sanctions is no longer feasible, and voluntarily surrendering is the only way out." The severe judgment of this case not only demonstrates the firm determination of Chinese judicial authorities to combat telecommunications network fraud but also provides an important case reference for international cooperation in governing cross-border crime.
