1078, there will be no pie in the sky
"Hey!" the old man Liang Feng was angry as soon as he said it.
The village had just been cheated out of so much money, and he had nowhere to vent his anger in his heart.
When Gu Chen asked, he was also trying to calm down, so that he could calm down as soon as possible.
Gu Chen was not in a hurry, waiting for him for a few seconds, and then the old man Liang Feng replied: "On the first day, their group of liars entered the village, a total of three people. ”
"After entering the village, under the banner of sending welfare and warmth to our farmers, we will give out small gifts such as eggs and toothpaste when we meet people. ”
"The usual routine of liars is to use small favors to close the distance first. Lu Weiwei was not surprised, and her mouth was also whispering.
Liang Feng continued: "They sent us things, and they were very kind. ”
"You must know that our Xiaoliang Village has a bad geographical location and is located in the hinterland of the mountains, so it has not been rich all along. ”
"And almost all the young people in the village live in the city and rarely go home, so there are often some business chambers of commerce that come to us to send warmth and send us a lot of good things every time. ”
"So the old people in our village, when they saw that they came to send warmth, immediately welcomed them very much, and even brought out fruits to entertain them. ”
"Hmm. Gu Chen nodded silently, carefully recorded these circumstances, and continued to ask, "What about later?"
"Later...... Later, while sending warmth, they told us that they would gather at the village square at 9:30 tomorrow, saying that there would be better gifts to send to everyone, and if they could bring other people, they would also send extra eggs. ”
"As soon as our villagers hear about the post, they will be moved, and in order to ask for an extra gift, they will call out to the neighbors, and all of a sudden, the whole village will spread all over in an instant. ”
"So the next day...... How many of you came?" Gu Chen asked him.
Uncle Liang Feng said: "On the second day, almost everyone in our Xiaoliang Village came to the scene, and not only our Xiaoliang Village, in order to be able to get more gifts, many people in the village also notified several other surrounding villages, and many people from other villages also came. ”
"Anyway, the next day, there were quite a lot of people coming. ”
Officer Wang snickered when he heard this, feeling that it was all the same old routine, so he asked again: "So the next day, they are going to start performing, right?"
"Hmm. An old lady nodded vigorously and said, "Isn't it? ”
"It's a promise to keep a promise and give gifts to everyone who comes, but the gifts are a little more advanced than the first day. ”
"Advanced?" Yuan Shasha frowned slightly, and continued to ask, "How advanced are they?"
"That's it...... For example, towels, teacups, etc., and they also told us that these villagers who came to receive the prizes said that they would come on time tomorrow, and there would be free things to give, limited to 100 people. ”
"Hey, are these people really willing to spend their blood?" Lu Weiwei also exclaimed when she heard this.
Officer Wang smiled teasingly: "This is called reluctant children to trap wolves, and not to sacrifice small gifts, how can everyone take the bait? This is also called putting a long line and catching big fish." ”
"Hmm. Uncle Liang Feng agreed very much with Officer Wang's words, and said angrily: "I didn't think about it at the time, I feel really regretful." ”
"And I also feel that these people won't give things for nothing, they always have to do something, but when people send things, we don't take them for nothing. ”
"So on the third day, their gifts were really upgraded, and they were even more advanced than the second day. ”
"So many of us here have actually developed trust in these people, and on the third day, more people will come early to receive the prizes, and some even come from the whole family. ”
Gu Chen recorded these writings and continued to ask him: "What happened after the people came, and what tricks did they perform?"
"After the people came, the leader, who seemed to be surnamed Zhu, said that he was a propaganda ambassador and could indeed speak well, and he was about to start his performance. ”
"In the beginning, he would introduce us villagers to their amazing mattresses and vests. ”
"It is said that the magic mattress can treat arthritis and cervical spondylosis, and the vest is a health care product that can protect our cervical spine. ”
"Hehe, isn't this nonsense?" Lu Weiwei felt that the more she said this, the more outrageous it became, completely out of science, or exaggerated.
But after all, everyone is an experienced police officer, so everyone doesn't care about this kind of fraud at all.
But the villagers are different.
The villagers here are generally less educated and older, so they are a little overwhelmed by some freshly baked fraud methods.
After all, the elderly have less exposure to new things and have a lower ability to prevent risks.
In urban communities, in the public bulletin board of almost every community, there will be a police constantly updated new anti-fraud poster.
Therefore, the elderly in urban areas generally have a stronger ability to prevent fraud.
But this is a rural area, and people don't seem to pay much attention to the outside world, and few people pay attention to these professional things.
Therefore, Gu Chen guessed that this fraud gang may be because of this, so it chose Xiaoliang Village, a village with a relatively remote geographical location.
Gu Chen completed these records and continued to ask, "What about later?"
"Later?" Old man Liang Feng hesitated for a moment, thought carefully for a few seconds, and then said: "Later, I remembered that we, the villagers, could get these small prizes as long as we sat there and listened to the surname Zhu for an hour. ”
"Towards the end of the day, these liars will say, "Tomorrow...... Still the same time, there are even bigger surprises waiting for us. ”
"So on the fourth day, they lost their breath and started to attack you?" asked Yuan Shasha.
The old man Liang Feng shook his head: "At this time, in fact, most of us are still wary, and I feel that these people must have other plans." ”
"In fact, in those days, we have received a lot of gifts for free, which can be said to be a big advantage. ”
As for what he said, it doesn't matter, the important thing is that there is something to receive. ”
So on the fourth day, there were more villagers who came, and this surnamed Zhu first threw out an introduction, saying that today's prizes were electric kettles and rice cookers. ”
Then I would like to introduce you to the magic mattress and vest, and said that the original price of 9,000 yuan for the treatment of the mattress, today the on-site purchase only needs to pay a deposit of 1,000 yuan, and issue an appraisal certificate. ”
After thinking about it, the old man Liang Feng said again: "There is also a health vest with an original price of 598 yuan, saying that only a deposit of 300 yuan is required for on-site purchases, and VIP cards are also issued." ”
"They told us that it is important to note that if the person who has paid the deposit comes tomorrow with the certificate and the VIP card, the deposit will be returned and the gift will still be yours. ”
"So these things were given to you for free?" asked Officer Wang.
The old man Liang Feng nodded fiercely: "Yes, that is, if you pay the deposit on the same day, these will come over tomorrow with the appraisal certificate and VIP card issued by them, and the deposit will be returned, and these gifts are still given to you, which is equivalent to giving them to you for nothing." ”
Gu Chen nodded silently, and said with a light smile: "Uncle Liang, in fact, you have to pay attention to the fact that things have developed to this stage, in fact, they are setting a trap for you to drill into." ”
"Because pies will not fall from the sky, they have worked hard, they will definitely not work so hard, and they deliberately send you warmth here, it must have other plans. ”
"Comrade policeman, you're right. Another old man named Liang Dong also interjected at this time: "It's just that at that time, we people had relatively weak willpower. ”
"Because I thought that a few days ago, I had already taken advantage of them, and they said that one is one, as long as we sit there and listen carefully, they will give gifts, and they are getting more and more advanced. ”
"Thinking that people didn't care about that, we were wary at the time. ”
"But who knew later, they said that they would start charging a form of deposit in exchange for a certificate of authentication and a VIP card, and I felt that the situation was not right, so I was wary of them. ”
"Ahh Hearing Liang Dong's words, Liang Feng spit on him: "What you said is good, why be wary? If you don't decide to try it first, can our village, as well as the villages next door, be caught by them?"
"In the final analysis, everyone has been cheated of so much money, and you Liang Dong can't get rid of it. ”
Hearing Liang Feng's words, Liang Dong was directly anxious, and retorted: "Why are you on the line again? Oh, I said I'll try, you are greedy, you follow the try, and you will put the responsibility on my head? How can there be such a thing?"
"Don't blame you, who do you blame? We all kept absolutely vigilant at first, and we thought that we would get more gifts, after all, they were given for free. ”
"But you instigated and helped them say good things, and I now even suspect that you are their undercover agent, a spy lurking in our village. ”
"Hey, why is this still a spy? I think you Liang Feng is a heart, right?"
"What? are you justified in misleading everyone?"
"Are you talking about human words?"
The two of you said a word, and suddenly they started to quarrel again.
Gu Chen coughed dryly twice, and then stopped loudly: "Okay, it's quiet, our police are here to help you investigate the case, not to listen to your quarrel." ”
Feeling that Gu Chen was a little angry, several rural aunts immediately urged the two of them to stop a little, and then the two of them gave up and twisted their heads to one side.
Gu Chen continued to ask Liang Feng: "You go on." ”
"Good. Liang Feng nodded, and said a little helplessly: "When these people made these requests at that time, all of us were wary. ”
"After all, what if you pay the deposit and get the appraisal certificate and VIP card, and you can't run away the next day? ”
"Although their things look pretty good, Liang Dong said to try it, be the first to pay the money, and everyone will follow. ”
"Can you blame me for this?" Liang Dong was named, and the whole person was not angry: "I calculated the account in private, after all, the gifts they gave us in the past few days are actually very expensive, which can be calculated." ”
"You think, if they don't come the next day and run away with these deposits from us, then they will be too cost-effective these days, and they will not make money in the past few days. ”
"And people also said that it is advertising, they are helping businesses to promote their brands, open up their popularity, and it doesn't matter if they make money or not. ”
"So when I thought about it, if it's true, they may think that we don't believe it, so they have to take a deposit and send us an appraisal certificate and a VIP card, just to see our sincerity, so what's wrong with me paying the deposit?"
"Okay, I got it. Gu Chen understood Liang Dong's psychology, so he asked Liang Feng beside him: "Uncle Liang Feng, go on." ”
"Good. When Liang Feng heard this, he was also angry and said: "Although what he Liang Dong said is right, he is also reasonable, but he drove it, and at that time, several villagers in the village who were greedy for small and cheap also paid the money." ”
And the gang also said that the purpose of doing this is to let more honest people experience their company's products, which is the same as Liang Dong's idea. ”
"At that time, although there must have been a lot of people who doubted it, there were also some people who would take out the deposit and take the things home, and the gang also said that they promised to continue to give gifts on the fifth day, the old time and the old place. ”
"So we waited until the fifth day, and a lot of people were wondering if these people were going to come, or were they going to lie?"
"They're coming. Gu Chen, who understood the usual routines of these scammers, said bluntly: "After all, these people have not yet earned money from their old age, they will not give up so easily, they will definitely fulfill their promises in person to win your trust in them." ”
"Yes. Hearing Gu Chen say this, an old aunt immediately affirmed: "Just like you said, their gang really came again on the fifth day." ”
"And they said that this is called winning the trust of the people, so whether we bought it yesterday or not, we all came to see if we would return the money. ”
"But what we didn't expect was that this person surnamed Zhu really kept his promise, and after the villagers arrived, they would return the deposit to the person with the appraisal certificate and VIP card on the spot, and let them take the mattress and vest home for use. ”
"yes. Liang Feng also said angrily: "It was because of this move that the people who didn't pay the deposit the day before were disappointed, and it felt like a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be missed." ”
"After all, they really look like they're engaged in brand promotion, and they don't make money, just to build brand awareness. ”
"So the people who paid the deposit the day before, they took the appraisal certificate and the VIP card, and they received a full refund, and the things were given to them to use as they pleased, to put it bluntly, it was given to you for free, thank you for your trust in their work the day before. ”
"But in this way, many people who didn't pay yesterday regretted it, and everyone didn't expect that people would still get cashback, so they rushed to ask if there was any activity tomorrow. ”
"So what?" asked Gu Chen.
"So, so they said there was a bigger surprise tomorrow. Liang Feng said.
Gu Chen recorded these and continued to ask him, "Then on the sixth day, is it time for them to start promoting the product?"
"Yes. Liang Feng nodded fiercely and said directly: "On the sixth day, I feel that they are just casting nets to collect fish." ”
"This group of people surnamed Zhu, after the first five days of propaganda and foreshadowing, by the sixth day, many villagers in our village, even the next village, and the next door village, came to the old place early with great expectations. ”
At this time, the surname Zhu began to say again, saying that the company is a marketing method adopted to promote the product, pay the deposit first, and then take the product home, and return it all the next day. ”
"So with the foreshadowing a few days ago, we, the villagers, were convinced of the surname Zhu and his team, and we all rushed to pay the money. ”
"Everyone happily took home the mattresses and vests and waited to get the money the next day. ”
"After all, it doesn't take a penny to get so many good things, it looks really good. ”
"And even if those people don't come, we still have things in our hands, and it's impossible for them to fly away, right?" ”
"But yesterday, the gang didn't show up, and now all of us started to panic, and we couldn't get through to the phone number they left, so many people felt cheated. ”
After a pause, Liang Feng said again: "But you said you were fooled, right? This thing is still in our hands, but the surname Zhu does not appear, and suddenly the first time the appointment is broken, everyone still has no bottom in their hearts, so we find someone to take these bought things to the professional merchants in the town to verify it." ”
"But it's okay if this is not verified, once verified, everyone is stunned, this so-called 1,000 yuan treatment mattress, in fact, costs 160 yuan per bed. ”
"And this health vest is even more outrageous, the cost is only 50 yuan per piece, so at this time we know that we have all been deceived, the whole village, as well as the next village, and the next door next door, almost everyone has been deceived. ”
"These fellows have spent a week deceiving us old people, they are not virtuous enough. ”
Speaking of this, everyone was indignant, as if they had suffered a big loss.
Gu Chen also sorted out the case completely at this time, and probably knew how the whole village was deceived.
The co-author is still a new wine, but this time the fraud gang has enough patience and spends a week to lay it out, so that these elderly people fall into the trap of greed and cheapness step by step.
From the small favors at the beginning, and then increase the gift chips, and continue to establish the so-called sense of trust with these elderly people.
But once people easily believe in strangers, these people see that the time is ripe, and the previous brainwashing of the elderly in the village makes everyone believe that this product is really worth the price.
Therefore, on the last day, I chose to donate money and ran away, leaving only these greedy old people waiting stupidly.
What made Gu Chen cry and laugh even more was that everyone knew that they had been deceived yesterday, and everyone still had illusions about the liar, so they dragged it out for a day before calling the police.
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