Why was a woman in Suzhou defrauded of 1.5 million by her "special forces boyfriend"?

It was reported on August 14, 2018 that Wang Qin from Taicang, Suzhou, had never met her “special forces boyfriend” Li Weiping for 10 years, but she continued to send him money. * A total of more than 1.5 million yuan, and he even did not hesitate to borrow money from the mobile app and use up his credit cards. Wang Qin never believed that she had been deceived, but her colleagues thought it was unusual and called the police.

Wang Qin, who is in her 40s, originally had a happy family and a prosperous life. However, one day 10 years ago, Li Weiping's appearance changed everything drastically.

In May 2007, Wang Qin accidentally met Li Weiping through QQ. During the chat, Li Weiping told Wang Qin that he was a special forces soldier and was on a mission to hunt down drug dealers abroad. He also included some photos of him on duty. Looking at the handsome face in the photo and listening to the stories in the army, Wang Qin developed a liking for Li Weiping, and the two secretly started dating online on QQ.

"Li Weiping was kidnapped by drug traffickers and was mistreated. We need travel expenses to go abroad to rescue him." In August 2008, Wang Qin received a message from someone claiming to be Li Weiping's comrade, accompanied by a message: After seeing a photo of Li Weiping's injured arm, she was so worried that she immediately transferred 10,000 yuan to the other party's account. That was her first time transferring money to the other party. Not long after, Li Weiping told Wang Qin that he had transferred from the army and returned to his hometown because of his injury, but it was difficult to find a job because of his injury. He hoped that Wang Qin could help him. From August 2008 to May 2017, Wang Qin sent Li Weiping living expenses ranging from 2,000 yuan to 5,000 yuan every month, with a total remittance of more than 300,000 yuan.

"I'm being hunted by my enemies, and I can't hold on anymore. The surgery will cost a lot of money. You must save me!" In May 2017, Wang Qin received a "message for help" from Li Weiping, But she had already spent all her savings and really couldn't come up with the money, so Li Weiping taught her to apply for a loan totaling more than 500,000 yuan from various mobile apps, all of which was transferred to Li Weiping as the "surgery fee."

After this "surgery", Li Weiping used the excuse that he was "bitten by a snake" and needed surgery fees. Not only did he wipe out all four of Wang Qin's credit cards, he also asked her to borrow money from various banks in the name of decoration* **Total 700,000 yuan.

In February 2018, overwhelming demand letters from various banks flew to Wang Qin’s unit. His colleagues who noticed something unusual urged Wang Qin to call the police immediately. Wang Qin, who was deeply involved, did not believe him at all. After being deceived, he continued to transfer money to Li Weiping. On February 16, Wang Qin’s colleagues helped her report the crime. On March 19, the criminal suspect Li Weiping was captured by the police in Hubei.

“I didn’t expect to deceive her so much at first. I didn’t expect that she would be so easy to deceive, so I kept making up stories and deceived her step by step until now.” After the incident, Li Weiping confessed to the prosecutor’s office.