A fraudster came to the police station for a certificate and was caught on the spot.

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Case review
[4] Recently, a job seeker went to the Shijingpo Police Station of the Shapingba District Public Security Bureau in Chongqing to apply for a certificate of no criminal record. Not only did he fail to obtain the certificate, but he was also arrested by the police.

 
 

On the afternoon of November 2, a sharply dressed young man in a suit entered the reception hall of the Shijingpo Police Station. He walked straight to the front desk officer and asked if he could get a certificate of no criminal record, as he was preparing to apply for a job. The officer on duty, Tian Xuan, warmly received the young man and asked for his name, ID number, and other information. When the young man said his name was Li Mou, Tian Xuan frowned, feeling the name was quite familiar. After carefully confirming Li Mou's appearance, he discovered that Li Mou was a fugitive wanted online by a police department from another province!
 
As Li Mou leaned back in his chair, thinking he had successfully pulled off a deception, Tian Xuan arrived in the hall with Deputy Director Ma Guotao and several colleagues, directly exposing Li Mou's identity as a fugitive. Seeing no way out, Li Mou had to admit his past crimes and was then taken to the investigation area for questioning.

 
 

Upon investigation, Li was listed as a wanted fugitive by Guizhou police for suspected telecom and internet fraud, but he thought he would be safe outside Guizhou. After arriving in Chongqing, he tried to find a job as a security guard to make a living. When he learned that the job required a certificate of no criminal record, Li took a gamble and went to the local police station to obtain one, only to be immediately recognized by the police and arrested.
 
Li has now been transferred to the police authorities handling the pursuit for further investigation.
 
 
《 [1] The People's Republic of China 刑法》
Article 266 [Fraud Crime]
Whoever defrauds public or private property, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than three years, criminal detention, or public surveillance, and shall also, or shall only, be fined; if the amount is huge or there are other serious circumstances, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than three years but not more than ten years, and shall also be fined; if the amount is especially huge or there are other especially serious circumstances, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than ten years or life imprisonment, and shall also be fined or have property confiscated. Where this Law otherwise provides, such provisions shall prevail.

 
 

 
[1] The author's perspective
A certificate of no criminal record has become one of the key documents many companies require during employee recruitment, and job seekers need to bring their ID to the local police station to apply for it. Under normal circumstances, this is a simple task for most applicants. However, Li underestimated the power of the police, thinking that moving to a different place would hide his past internet fraud crimes. He did not realize that his information had already been uploaded to the network, and he ultimately could not escape justice.

It is worth noting that China's Criminal Law does not explicitly define the crime of telecom and internet fraud, but relevant judicial interpretations include provisions targeting such acts. Additionally, China has specifically enacted the Anti-Telecom and Internet Fraud Law, which will take effect on December 1 this year, showing that laws and regulations against telecom and internet fraud are gradually being improved. In fact, telecom and internet fraud is a type of crime that has emerged with the advancement of telecommunications and internet technology. What Li did not expect was that he would ultimately be caught by the interconnected police network.