Cryptocurrency Staking Mining Fraud Exposed: Long-Term Dating Lures Victims into Authorizing Contracts, Nationwide Victims Suffer Losses Over 3 Million

According to Qilu Evening News, cases of virtual currency staking mining scams have recently emerged in multiple regions, with victims located across Shaanxi, Shandong, Zhejiang, Hebei, and other areas. Scammers build long-term friendships on social platforms under the guise of ordinary users. After laying the groundwork for one to two months, they guide victims to switch to private overseas apps such as WhatsApp and Discord. They then induce victims to download overseas virtual currency wallets and authorize fake mining contracts, secretly transferring all funds from the backend while the user is asleep. The scam teams use "small rebates" to stabilize victims and induce them to continuously add investments. The entire process involving scripts, personas, traffic generation, and harvesting is standardized and subcontracted to multiple small teams for batch operations. Currently, the self-organized rights defense group for victims has exceeded 30 members. The known total amount defrauded has surpassed 3 million yuan, with the highest single-person loss exceeding 300,000 yuan. Lawyers advise that virtual currency mining and trading are not protected by law. Any instance where a stranger induces a switch to overseas software or requests authorization of digital wallet contracts should be treated as fraud. Upon encountering such situations, evidence should be preserved immediately and a report filed with the local public security authority.