"Thanks to your timely interception, or else my 50,000 yuan would have been lost!" On December 19, a grateful citizen repeatedly thanked the police while shaking their hands. That day, relying on the city and county anti-fraud coordination mechanism, the Chenggu County Public Security Bureau successfully intercepted 47 grams of gold concealed in a shipped milk powder tin, accurately thwarting a scam combining "online fraud and offline transportation," thereby recovering 50,000 yuan in economic losses for the victim.
At around 10:00 a.m. on December 19, the Chenggu County Anti-Fraud Center received an urgent warning from the municipal anti-fraud center: during security screening at a local courier outlet, a suspicious package containing gold-like items hidden in a milk powder tin was detected, suspected to be linked to fraud. Treating the alert as a command, the county anti-fraud center immediately activated an emergency interception plan, directing officers from the Bowang Police Station to rush to the courier outlet for verification.
Upon arrival, officers carefully inspected the package and discovered hidden gold inside the milk powder tin—two 20-gram gold bars, one 5-gram gold bar, and two 1-gram gold nuggets, totaling 47 grams with an estimated value of 50,000 yuan. Based on the shipping method and concealment technique, the police identified this as a classic "online investment scam + offline gold shipment" fraud scheme.
To quickly verify the situation and alert the victim, officers promptly contacted the sender, Ms. Li, requesting her presence at the scene. Initially, Ms. Li insisted she was merely "helping a friend purchase and ship gold," denying any involvement in fraud. Drawing on extensive anti-fraud experience, the officers concluded that Ms. Li had been brainwashed by scammers and brought her to the police station for further anti-fraud awareness efforts.
At the station, officers and supervisors presented Ms. Li with real-life cases and educational videos compiled by the county anti-fraud center, meticulously explaining the deceptive tactics of "fake investment scams"—from initial small-profit lures to later demands to convert funds into gold or cash for physical shipment. After repeated explanations and warnings, Ms. Li finally realized she had been deceived, admitting she had trusted an online stranger’s "high-return investment" scheme. Under step-by-step manipulation, she used her 50,000 yuan savings to purchase gold and hid it in the milk powder tin as instructed, preparing to ship it to a designated location.
Thanks to the efficient coordination between city and county anti-fraud centers and the swift response of the local police station, the fraudulent shipment was successfully intercepted. The 47 grams of gold were returned to Ms. Li’s family, recovering the 50,000 yuan loss. The case remains under further investigation.
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