A scammer transferred 500,000 yuan to a woman asking her to help with "investment." The woman tried to withdraw 40,000 yuan from the bank and discovered she could actually withdraw the money! Then she called her husband...

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Ms. Zhang from Lianyungang, Jiangsu, received 500,000 yuan transferred by an online acquaintance.

At first, she thought the other person was a scammer and wouldn’t really send money. Unexpectedly, she and her husband went to the bank to withdraw the money, and they actually managed to get it out.

Holding the freshly withdrawn money, her husband thought something was suspicious and believed the other person might really be a scammer.

They decided to report to the police. What exactly happened?

Ms. Zhang told the police that on December 15 of last year, she met an online friend while browsing the internet.

This friend claimed to be a soldier who had participated in flood relief efforts.

Because they got along well during their chat, he wanted to consider her as his older sister.

During their conversation, the other person asked Ms. Zhang to invest by downloading an app and buying something called “Peanut Coins.”

At that time, Ms. Zhang was cautious. After all, she had only known the person for a short while, and she thought it was better to be careful about spending money.

She refused, saying she had no money.

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To her surprise, the other person told her, “You don’t have money, but I do. Give me your account number, and I’ll transfer money to you.”

He still insisted that Ms. Zhang help him buy these Peanut Coins.

Curious, Ms. Zhang asked him, “Why don’t you buy them yourself?”

He explained that he was in the military and couldn’t register the app for investment, so he begged Ms. Zhang to help him invest.

After some hesitation, Ms. Zhang agreed.

On the third day of their acquaintance, he first transferred 200,000 yuan to Ms. Zhang, then another 300,000 yuan, totaling 500,000 yuan.

Although she received messages confirming the transfers, she didn’t believe it was real.

After all, the amount was too large.

She was very excited and wanted to see if it was true. Her husband saw her excitement and thought something was off.

She then told her husband what had happened, but he also didn’t believe it.

They went to the bank together and tried to withdraw 40,000 yuan, and surprisingly, it was real.

Both of them were very happy. However, soon after, Ms. Zhang’s husband realized that something was not right.

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No one would send you money without a reason, especially such a large amount. What if this was some scammer’s trick?

So they decided to report to the police. Due to the large amount involved, the police quickly investigated where the money came from.

Through investigation, it turned out that the money was not from the online friend Ms. Zhang knew, but was stolen from someone else by that friend.

The scammer tried to deposit the money into Ms. Zhang’s account by purchasing certain digital currencies to launder the money.

Currently, the police have recovered two transfers and are working to return the money to the victims.

Looking back, it’s fortunate that Ms. Zhang and her husband reported to the police; otherwise, they might have become accomplices to the scam.

Now, scammers are constantly upgrading their tricks. Sometimes they send money, other times they try to romance you. It’s really hard to guard against!

The key is that their scams are very hard to recognize. Falling for them is one thing, but some people not only lose money but even their lives.

It can only be said that scammers are truly despicable.

Always remember: if you notice something suspicious, don’t think it’s a gift from heaven. Report to the police promptly.