What experiences have you had in your life of being deceived or harmed?

In our daily lives, we all may encounter various forms of fraud and scams that can cause damage to our property, emotional well-being, and even personal safety. In this article, we will explore some common fraud behaviors, including fraud, consumer fraud, emotional deception, health fraud, investment fraud, malicious deception, illegal pyramid schemes, and illegal crimes.

1. Fraud:

Fraud is a common form of fraud, usually with the purpose of defrauding victims of their property or personal information. The following is a typical fraud case:

Case 1: Being deceived by a stranger to gain trust and leak personal information. Mr. Li met a person who called himself "Xiao Wang" on social media, and the two had a good chat. Gradually, "Xiao Wang" gained Mr. Li's trust and obtained his personal information. Later, "Xiao Wang" claimed that he had internal channels that could help Mr. Li make a lot of money investing in stocks. Mr. Li believed it and invested a large amount of money into the account provided by the other party. However, he soon found his account had been wiped out and realized he had fallen victim to a scam.

2. Consumer fraud:

Consumer fraud refers to the behavior of merchants deceiving consumers to obtain benefits through false propaganda, false promises or selling fake and inferior products. The following is a case of consumer fraud:

Case 2: Encountered false travel information and purchased products from unscrupulous merchants but did not receive any travel services. Ms. Zhang booked a vacation package on a travel website, including hotels, air tickets and car rental services. However, when she arrived at her destination, she found that the hotel, air tickets and car rental services were not as described on the website, were of low quality and were overpriced. Ms. Zhang tried to contact the travel website customer service, but the other party was never able to provide an effective solution. In the end, she spent a lot of time and money to solve the problem, but she missed her original vacation plan.

3. Emotional deception:

Emotional deception refers to using emotional relationships to deceive others, usually involving false promises or concealing key information. The following is a case of emotional deception:

Case 3: Suffering malicious deception from relatives and friends, and suffering heavy mental pressure. Ms. Chen is an honest and kind-hearted person and has always regarded her colleague Zhang as a good friend. However, she gradually discovered that Zhang had been spreading rumors about her behind her back and even misappropriating her work results in order to gain promotion in the company. Ms. Chen felt deeply betrayed and under great mental pressure, which eventually led to serious psychological problems.

4. Health fraud:

Health fraud refers to the use of health topics to deceive consumers into purchasing false products or services. The following is a case of health fraud:

Case 4: Defrauded of tens of thousands of dollars by fake health lectures. Mr. Wang is a retired old man who pays attention to health. One day, while walking in the park, he received a flyer inviting him to attend a lecture on healthy eating and health regimen. Mr. Wang attended the lecture and was attracted by what the lecturer said. After the lecture, he purchased an expensive set of health products that he claimed would cure his chronic ailments. However, after using these products, Mr. Wang did not feel any improvement, but his condition worsened. He later learned that the lecture and the products sold were fake, and he wasted tens of thousands of dollars on a bunch of useless stuff.

5. Investment fraud:

Investment fraud refers to the behavior of luring investors into investing funds through false information or exaggerated return on investment. The following is a case of investment fraud:

Case 5: A large amount of property was defrauded by a virtual stock investment project. Mr. Zhao is a businessman who is keen on investing. At a business party, he met a stock investment expert who claimed to have inside information. The expert introduced a virtual stock investment project with a high rate of return to Mr. Zhao, claiming that he would make a sure profit without losing any money. Mr. Zhao believed it and invested a lot of money in the project. However, he soon discovered that his funds could not be withdrawn and the person in charge of the project had disappeared without a trace. Mr. Zhao finally realized that he had fallen into the trap of investment fraud and lost a large amount of property.

6. Malicious deception:

Malicious deception refers to the behavior of intentionally harming others through deception. The following is a case of malicious deception:

Case 6: A friend used trust to maliciously deceive.