Chapter 112: Lucky Iron Fish Scam
"Mr. Cang, you're here. Lu Jiaqi saw Cang Hao and said excitedly: "We are donating to poor children in Cambodia, Cang Hao, you can also donate a few!"
"How do you donate money and start counting according to the bill?"
"That's the ......" Lu Jiaqi cleared his throat and introduced it very seriously: "In Cambodia, many civilians suffer from a lack of iron in their bodies due to the lack of living materials, and then suffer from various diseases. There is a Malay scientist who, after careful research, has found a very good solution to this problem. Since yesterday, the scientist has been raising funds for Cambodian civilians through Internet crowdfunding. ”
"You didn't answer my question, the unit of donation should be yuan, or pounds, francs, there are baht in Southeast Asia, and the Malay currency unit is ringgit, which country's currency is counted?"
"We don't donate money directly, but donate money to buy iron fish and give it to Cambodian civilians, of course, we have to talk about it!"
Cang Hao still didn't understand: "What iron fish?"
Chu Qing walked over and handed an IPAD to Cang Hao: "Qiqi didn't explain it, this is a crowdfunding project on the Internet, and it has become a hot topic on Weibo since it was launched last night." ”
Cang Hao smiled disdainfully: "What's wrong with the headlines, you can use the water army to build momentum." ”
But after all, many netizens have donated. CHUQING POINTED TO THE IPAD: "YOU BETTER TAKE A LOOK AT IT FIRST." ”
IPAD SHOWS A COUNTRY M WEBSITE, SPECIALIZING IN INTERNET CROWDFUNDING, SINCE CANGHAO DEVELOPED INTERNET CROWDFUNDING IN CAO'S FINANCE, MORE AND MORE COMPANIES AROUND THE WORLD HAVE BEGUN TO ENTER THIS FIELD.
This website is from a very regular enterprise.,It's not the kind of Trojan horse website that cheats money.,The page is all in English.,Of course, it's not difficult for Cang Hao to read.。
There is a crowdfunding project "Lucky Iron Fish" on the website, which is what Lu Jiaqi and Chu Qing said, and the project profile is normal at first, roughly saying that 44% of the people in Cambodia suffer from anemia, including two-thirds of children. Children with iron deficiency and anemia in the area not only look thin and weak, but also have a sluggish mental development.
There is no problem with these contents, Cang Hao has been to Cambodia several times, and knows very well what kind of poverty and embarrassment the Khmer nation has created a brilliant civilization, and the local basic medical and health security is a problem.
But the next content is a little intriguing, the website introduced that a Malay doctor came to the local area to help, and thought that the best way was to give pills directly to assess iron, but not everyone can afford the cost of pills, and some people do not like the hidden side effects of drugs.
Malay doctors originally asked local residents to add iron objects to their cooking, such as putting a piece of iron directly with the food, but many people were too lazy to do so.
Later, the Malay doctor came up with the idea of designing the iron block in the shape of a fish, which is very popular among the local people in Cambodia because fish is usually a symbol of good luck.
The method of use is very simple: put the small iron fish in the soup when cooking, boil it in boiling water or the high temperature of the soup for 10 minutes, and then take it out, and Cambodians are naturally happy to add the iron fish that symbolizes luck to the soup.
That's how the name "Lucky Iron Fish" comes from, and the actual appearance of the thing is true, it is a piece of iron slightly smaller than the palm of an adult's hand, made into the shape of a fish.
What's more, a lucky iron fish can last for decades, or even be handed down, and it is simply too good to be a health care item.
The website claims to help replenish 75% of Cambodians' daily essential iron intake, and now you can have a lucky iron fish delivered to a poor Cambodian family by donating $25 online through an international credit card such as VISA, MASTER or American Express.
There are a lot of pictures in the project introduction, most of them are poor Cambodians holding iron fish and showing a bright smile, making people feel that they are really helped.
Liu Yanan said beside him: "I think this project is good, if it is a direct donation, everyone has to worry about being intercepted halfway." Now it's about donating money to buy things, and it's something that the locals need, and it's really doing good. ”
Cang Hao glanced at Liu Yanan: "When did you become so brainless?"
Liu Yanan was stunned for a moment: "What's wrong with me?"
Cang Hao asked rhetorically: "You donated?"
"Donated. Liu Yanan nodded: "I donated three." ”
Lu Jiaqi jumped up and shouted: "I donated five, and I plan to donate five more, so that I can donate the most in our whole company!"
Cang Hao looked at Chu Qing: "You also donated?"
Chu Qing nodded: "I donated three!"
Cang Hao looked at the people present, and smiled: "Recently, the company's benefits are really good, everyone has made a lot of money, and each of you now earns the same amount as the president of an ordinary enterprise." ”
Everyone nodded in unison, and Lu Jiaqi said even more excitedly: "I earn more now than my grandfather and my father combined!"
Cang Hao smiled again: "Just because you have a few bad money in hand, you are starting to lose!"
Lu Jiaqi was very unconvinced: "How can Mr. Cang say that, this is doing good deeds!"
"Charity is also a business, and doing good deeds also needs to consider input and output!" Cang Hao pointed to the page on the ipad and said, "No matter how amazing this thing is and how many people it has helped, in the final analysis, it is just a lump of iron, and it sells for twenty-five dollars?"
Liu Yanan was dumbfounded: "It seems to be ...... That's really what happened!"
Lu Jiaqi hurriedly said: "Twenty-five dollars...... It's currently a buy-one-get-one-free price!"
"That's twenty-five dollars for two lumps. Cang Hao tapped Lu Jiaqi's forehead with his finger and asked, "You worked with me in a local real estate company, how much is the market price for a box of iron nails with the best quality?"
Where can Lu Jiaqi remember: "I...... Forgot about ......."
Cang Hao smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Melt a few iron nails and cast them into the shape of fish, and sell them for twenty-five dollars for two, you guys have been messing with me for so long, and you will still be fooled like this!"
Liu Yanan scratched his head: "This thing...... It's a little expensive, but it's a good deed after all!"
Wen Xiaohai nodded vigorously: "People's production also requires costs, plus logistics and labor, it costs money." ”
"Do good deeds, right? Cambodians are short of iron, right?" Cang Hao smiled coldly: "It's not enough to cook directly with an iron pot!"
As soon as Cang Hao said this, everyone was dumbfounded and looked at each other.
After a long time, Liu Yanan let out a long sigh: "It seems that this is really the case......
"You can't learn to be smart after messing with me for so long!" Cang Hao really didn't know what else to say, so he waved his hand: "Don't grind here, let's go to work quickly, remember not to donate money to buy this iron fish!"
Everyone went back to their respective jobs, and one by one they were dejected.
Of course, everyone has received a lot of bonuses in the past few months, and no one is short of this money, but the feeling of being cheated is really unpleasant.
Especially Lu Jiaqi, who was embarrassed to shout that he was doing good deeds, muttered: "How can charity be used to make money......"
"Charity has always been about money!" Cang Hao sneered: "You don't know about other things, haven't you heard of the Red + Society, don't you know Sister Guo?!"
Cang Hao went back to his office, anyway, he had nothing to do, and went online to learn more about Lucky Iron Fish.
Just like Lu Jiaqi said, since last night, this project has quickly spread the topic on Weibo, and the signs of the early death of the water army are very obvious.
The use of philanthropy to make money is not new, but the use of Internet crowdfunding is the first time.
Although this time, although crowdfunding is the website platform of country M, it can be seen from Weibo that many netizens use international credit cards to raise donations, less than one, more than twenty.
That is, this morning, the "Lucky Iron Fish" project announced its entry into China, in cooperation with an Internet crowdfunding platform, and in the future, Chinese citizens can directly use their own currency to raise donations.
The price of this iron lump in Huaxia is relatively down-to-earth, asking for 100 yuan a piece, and it is also buy one get one free.
Generally speaking, crowdfunding projects have a deadline, whether it is Xie Zhong's electric balance car or Liu Yanan's building block mobile phone, the power will be put into production after the crowdfunding period is over.
But this lucky iron fish has no deadline, not only will it continue for many years, but it will also cooperate with more crowdfunding platforms.
What's even more intriguing is that Lucky Iron Fish's partner is a crowdfunding platform that has just been established, and I don't know why I didn't find Cao's Finance.
In China, Canghao was the first to engage in Internet crowdfunding, and Cao's Financial has the largest platform and the best credibility.
It is said that this project has just entered China, and it should at least contact Cao's Finance, even if it does not carry out crowdfunding through Cao's Finance in the end, the process of worshipping the mountain still needs to be there.
This made Cang Hao very curious, and further search found that there were several spokespersons for this project, one of which was the Malay doctor who allegedly invented the lucky iron fish.
These spokespersons are in charge of all aspects of the project and are ready to invite several celebrities to endorse the project.
In addition, there is no public information on exactly how the project works and who actually controls it.
All crowdfunding projects work in a similar way, with the platform taking a commission from the internet platform and remitting it to the account of the project sponsor.
Cang Hao mobilized the matrix system and hacked into the database of the crowdfunding platform in country M, and found that the actual owner of the project was a "Roman Public Welfare Development Company".
Cang Hao hacked into the domestic crowdfunding platform again, and found that it was the same Roman company that connected with the capital chain of this project.
Cang Hao conducted a wider search and found that the Roman company was registered in the Cayman Islands, which is very young and has only been registered for a week.
For the time being, it is impossible to find out the actual controller of the company, and in fact, among the complex and chaotic public and semi-public information on the Internet, the only one that can be searched on a large scale is the matrix system.
It's no surprise that the Cayman Islands is a tax haven, with many of the country's largest companies registered.
What's really interesting is that the company's actual office is located in Guangsha, an office building in the CBD, not too far from the Cao Group.