PFC Chapter 549: Unveiling the Trap
Chapter 549: Unveiling the Trap
"Sir, do you have any financial plans recently?"
In the chat window, the other party asked enthusiastically.
Qi Tongwei sneered in his heart. He decided to take advantage of the situation and continue the conversation along the lines of the other party so as to thoroughly understand their fraudulent routines.
So, he replied calmly: "I'm not interested, just taking a look."
"Sir, you're right. We do need to be cautious with financial products. However, many opportunities are fleeting. Not all products offer such high returns."
The other party seemed to have been prepared and responded quickly to Qi Tongwei's words. It was obvious that his skillful words had been rehearsed many times.
Qi Tongwei looked at the screen with his eyes slightly narrowed. He knew that the other party would not give up so easily and there would definitely be more tricks next.
Sure enough, the other party randomly sent a link with a very tempting message: "Sir, please take a look at this link."
"This is a special event launched by our platform to give back to our potential customers."
"You can take a credit test on this link without spending a penny."
"This test is very simple. It's just some meaningless, random information you can fill in, such as your name, age, occupation, etc. It's not complicated at all."
"Also, once you click submit, you'll get 10,000 yuan in your account cash."
"This is real money that can be invested or withdrawn on our platform."
Qi Tongwei thought to himself that this was another trap set by scammers.
The so-called credit test is nothing more than a cover for collecting user information, and the so-called 10,000 yuan in cash in the account is definitely to further lure victims into their scam.
He calmly clicked the link and entered the so-called credit test page.
The page was simply designed, just as he expected, with only some basic information fields listed on it.
Qi Tongwei made up some information and filled it in, then clicked Submit.
Soon, a prompt box popped up on the page: "Congratulations, you have successfully obtained 10,000 yuan in account cash! You can invest it immediately to get more returns."
"Or you can choose to withdraw cash, but withdrawing cash requires you to complete some account information, such as binding a bank card, etc."
Qi Tongwei snorted in his heart, this is their routine.
Once the bank card is bound, they can obtain the bank card information through various means and then steal the victim's funds.
He replied: "You still need to bind your bank card to withdraw cash, which is a bit troublesome. I'll think about it."
The other party seemed to sense Qi Tongwei's hesitation and began a new round of persuasion: "Sir, this is just a simple process to ensure the safety of your funds."
"Think about it, with such a large sum of money, we definitely want to make sure it's you who's handling it."
"Our platform is very formal and has strict security measures, so you don't have to worry about your information being leaked."
"Many customers were hesitant at first, just like you, but later found that our platform is really reliable and regretted not linking their bank cards to invest earlier."
Qi Tongwei continued to negotiate with the other party: "I'm still a little worried. How exactly does your virtual currency work?"
"Why do I feel a little mysterious?"
The other party immediately replied: "Sir, your concern is normal."
“Our virtual currency is based on the most advanced encryption technology and is processed and traded through multiple server nodes around the world.”
"This is a brand new financial model, just like when Bitcoin first appeared, many people didn't understand it, but now everyone sees its value."
"Our virtual currency, like Bitcoin, has huge potential."
“And we also have a professional customer service team ready to answer any questions you may have.”
While chatting with the other party, Qi Tongwei quietly saved the chat history and page information.
He knew that these were important evidence to expose this fraud gang.
He had to obtain as much information as possible without exposing himself in order to find Mengyao's whereabouts and prepare to smash this fraud gang.
The moment the money arrived, Qi Tongwei saw the other party in the chat window couldn't wait to send a message: "Sir, you can use the money in your account for financial management, and the money and income can be directly transferred to your account."
The anxious tone seemed as if he was afraid that Qi Tongwei would miss this "excellent" opportunity.
Immediately afterwards, as Qi Tongwei expected, a link requiring bank card binding was sent.
Qi Tongwei sneered in his heart. The tricks of these scammers were really one after another, interconnected.
He knew that many people would let down their guard because of the seemingly unexpected 10,000 yuan in wealth, and would unknowingly bind their bank cards, and then step by step fall into the trap carefully set by the scammers.
Qi Tongwei decided to take advantage of the situation and clicked on the link to bind the bank card as required.
He seemed to enter a bank card number casually, but in fact he had prepared this card carefully.
This is not an ordinary bank card. Qi Tongwei had anticipated such a situation and locked the card himself using a program.
This lock acts like a solid line of defense, isolating the information in the card from the outside world.
When the fraud gang saw Qi Tongwei enter the bank card number, they thought they had caught another big fish and immediately launched a hacker attack, trying to break through the bank card's defense system, obtain the information in the card and transfer the money away.
Their hackers skillfully use various means to try to crack bank card passwords and invade bank systems.
However, after attacking for a long time, they found that Qi Tongwei's card was like an indestructible fortress, and no matter how hard they tried, they could not break through.
All their cracking tools were useless in front of this card, just like waves crashing against rocks, and they could only return empty-handed.
Qi Tongwei sat in front of the computer, looking at the prompt message on the screen that the other party was still trying, with a slight smile on his face.
He knew that he had successfully lured the fraud gang into the trap he had set.
While he continued to deal with the scammers, he pretended to be confused and asked, "What's going on?"
"There seems to be a problem with my bank card binding. It keeps showing as unsuccessful."
The other party was still trying to comfort him: "Sir, don't worry, there may be a delay in the network. Just try again."
Qi Tongwei smiled inwardly and replied, "Okay, I'll try again."
As he said this, he quietly used his own technical means to reverse trace the IP addresses of the scammers, trying to find their hiding place.
He knew that this was the key clue to finding Mengyao's whereabouts, and it was also an important step in catching this fraud gang in one fell swoop.
During this process, Qi Tongwei also deliberately revealed some information that he seemed to be very rich but did not know much about investment, making the scammers think that he was a "fat sheep" with great potential, and thus more eager to gain benefits from him, so that they would continue to expose more information and flaws.
It can almost be said that from those seemingly tempting promises of high returns to the chain of fraudulent schemes, everything was a trap they carefully set for Mengyao, like an invisible big net, insidiously waiting for Mengyao to jump in ignorantly.
He Zhijun looked at the data in the background, the false transaction figures, the forged user reviews, and the operating procedures that seemed regular but were actually full of loopholes. His eyes were full of anger and worry. Then he sighed deeply and became even more worried about Mengyao's situation.
"Could this silly girl have been tricked into going abroad by them?"
There was a slight tremor in his voice, and all kinds of bad images kept appearing in his mind.
Qi Tongwei quickly calmed down, knowing that every second was crucial.
He began to concentrate on using his superb hacking skills, his fingers tapping quickly on the keyboard, lines of code flashing across the screen. He dug deep into the website's program, not missing any corner that might hide clues.
He first broke through the website's first layer of protection, which was a seemingly complicated encryption program, but in Qi Tongwei's eyes it was just child's play.
Then, he followed the flow of data, like a hunter tracking his prey, keenly capturing every subtle trace.
After some complicated searching and analysis, he finally locked the other party's location.
When Qi Tongwei saw that the location displayed on the screen was a small border town in Mian Country, his brows furrowed slightly.
This result is both expected and somewhat tricky.
The border towns of Mian State are often lawless areas with chaotic public security and a mixed crowd, which undoubtedly makes the search for Meng Yao extremely difficult.
Qi Tongwei was silently thinking about how to deal with the situation. He knew that this place might be hiding a huge fraud gang. They did whatever they wanted there, taking advantage of the virtuality of the Internet and the uniqueness of the region to carry out fraud activities unscrupulously.
And Mengyao is likely to be trapped in that dangerous place.
He Zhijun leaned in front of the computer screen and looked at the location of a small border town in Mian State. His expression became more solemn.
"Mian Country... This place is not very good."
His voice was low and raspy, and his eyes were filled with worry.
Chen Ran also clenched his fists and said firmly, "No matter where she is, we must rescue Mengyao."
His eyes were full of determination. Although he knew that there were many difficulties ahead, as a special forces soldier, he would never back down.
Qi Tongwei nodded, his eyes showing coldness and decisiveness.
"We have to formulate a rescue plan as soon as possible. The situation in this place is complicated and we cannot act blindly."
As he spoke, he began to think of various possible plans in his mind, thinking about how to find Mengyao in that strange and dangerous place and bring her back safely.