Xinhua News Agency, Guangzhou, September 6 (Reporter Yang Shuxin) In order to prevent minors from indulging in online games, domestic online game platforms have set up anti-addiction systems. In addition to requiring users’ real-name authentication, some popular game platforms also require users to perform face recognition verification. However, some criminals take advantage of minors’ desire to play games freely, leaving behind the "bait", claiming that they can replace face recognition and bypass the game anti-addiction system.
"As long as 88 yuan, you can crack the face recognition of the anti-addiction system." A small advertisement on the Internet easily attracted the attention of Xiao Feng, a middle school student. At the age of 14, he can only log in to the game within the specified time every week. The temptation to lift the game restrictions made Xiao Feng quickly add the contact information of the "seller".
"He told me that I can change the information of minors into adults, and it can be verified by face recognition." Xiaofeng paid 88 yuan under the promise of the "seller", but what was waiting for him was a woven trap. The "seller" first demanded to pay 200 yuan to cancel the account problem because there was a problem with Xiaofeng’s account number, and then induced Xiaofeng to pay again and again on the grounds of "expired verification code" and "payment restriction", totaling more than 3,000 yuan. "He promised that the money he paid later would be returned to me, but after waiting for a few days, I didn’t know that I was cheated." Xiao Feng said.
The reporter’s investigation found that on some social platforms, it is not uncommon for such small advertisements to be replaced by faces. The prices range from "198 permanent package" to "20 times". Most advertisements require adding contact information for private transactions, and the transaction security is difficult to be guaranteed. Many minors reported that they encountered "sellers running away" after payment. A netizen said that he was not only cheated of money, but also had his account stolen.
Previously, a case was published by the East Gate Police Station of shenzhen public Luohu Branch. A 14-year-old boy contacted a liar after seeing the post "You can crack the online game anti-addiction health system", and was cheated by more than 50,000 yuan. Coincidentally, according to a fraud case issued by the People’s Court of Huli District, Xiamen, from November 2017 to December 2018, Zhang posted an advertisement on the Internet, claiming that he could remove the anti-addiction system and defrauded 127 minors of their money. The verifiable amount totaled 36,933 yuan, and the victim was defrauded of 9030 yuan at the highest.
Faces on the internet have replaced small advertisements.
In the investigation, the reporter noticed a frequent face substitute advertisement. After adding the contact information in the advertisement, the "seller" offered a price of "48.88 yuan once" for the reporter, claiming that there is no need to change the account identity information and there are "special things to pass", and his personal homepage also shows many "feedback charts" of successful transactions. However, when the reporter asked how to crack it and how to ensure the security of the transaction, the account did not give a reply.
Bo Meng, a lawyer of Beijing Jingshi Law Firm, said that the current network information is complicated, and there is a risk of fraud in such small advertisements. If the face information provided by some related actors is false, it may lead to minors being deceived and suffering property losses. "According to the relevant provisions of the Criminal Law, using the Internet to publish false information for the purpose of illegal possession to defraud a large amount of public and private property is suspected of constituting a crime of fraud." If the relevant actors illegally obtain adult information to modify the account information of minors and undermine the real-name authentication procedure of the game, minors will not be fully protected by the anti-addiction regulations, which is not conducive to their physical and mental health. "If the circumstances are serious, it is suspected to constitute a crime of infringing citizens’ personal information."
Experts remind that protecting the legitimate rights and interests of minors in cyberspace requires the joint efforts of relevant departments, society, schools and families. Schools and families should strengthen the education of minors and improve their discriminating ability. E-commerce platforms and social platforms should strictly implement the main responsibility of information content management and strengthen the management of information released by their users. (Participating in writing: Liu Yuan, Chen Hao)
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