How many members are involved in the trial of a network pyramid scheme in Guangxi?

Recently, the People's Court of Youjiang District, Baise City, Guangxi Province held a trial in the first instance to hear 40 people suspected of organizing and leading pyramid schemes. The defendants, Ye Rennian and others, were suspected of covering up and concealing the crime. As of 20 18, 1 1, the MLM organization has developed 500,000 members.

When the public security organs smashed the pyramid scheme dens, they seized more than 47 million yuan in cash involved. The seized cash was piled up in a whole bed, and the police handling the case borrowed seven money counters from the bank, which took six hours to complete the counting.

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The manifestations of network pyramid selling:

One is pyramid selling in the name of "national and government projects"

Mainly based on slogans such as "state support, * * * the country enriches the people and strengthens the country", "national pilot" and "government projects", they fabricated government background, forged documents of state organs, used the patriotic psychology of the masses, distorted state policies and deceived consumers into investing in partnerships.

Second, pyramid selling in the name of "all kinds of investment and financial management"

This kind of Internet pyramid scheme mainly adopts capital modes such as listing financing, equity crowdfunding, investment and wealth management, and uses lending platforms for investment pyramid schemes.

Third, pyramid selling in the name of "poverty alleviation charity"

This kind of pyramid selling is all under the guise of "charity, mutual assistance", "precise poverty alleviation, and * * * common prosperity" to trick consumers into joining development members with high interest returns.

4. MLM in the name of "providing for the aged, preventing diseases and providing for the aged"

This pyramid scheme is aimed at the elderly, designing "health care+tourism+products", developing members in the name of investing in pension apartments and housing for the elderly, and defrauding the elderly of their money.

5. MLM in the name of "network franchise agent"

By opening an online shopping mall, we will use WeChat friends circle, online games, website forums and other development agents and franchisees to trick consumers into "returning consumption" and "making money while spending", and cheat money if they don't meet.

6. MLM in the name of "Happy Freedom"

Mainly claiming to join the free travel. Deceiving consumers to "make money while traveling" and "travel for free" to develop members has spread very fast.

Seven, pyramid selling in the name of "job introduction and recruitment"

Taking advantage of college students' eagerness to find jobs, we can induce people to go to other places for pyramid schemes, control their personal lives, and coerce or induce them to participate in pyramid schemes through job introduction, high-paying recruitment, employment expansion, work-study programs, and even invitations from fellow villagers.

Eight, pyramid selling in the name of "virtual currency"

This kind of pyramid scheme is a new type of financial pyramid scheme, which lures investors to become members by listing and circulating in many countries in the future. This is just a kind of network virtual currency "circulating" among these members. After the introduction of new members, everyone has a free small "mining machine". After logging on to the website and paying to activate the mining machine, they can produce a virtual coin.

Xiaoxiang morning herald-The cash involved was counted by 7 cash counters for 6 hours, and the number of members involved reached 500,000! A network pyramid scheme case in Guangxi opened.