See! Some “meta-universe games” and “cloud mining” applications have become a legacy.

Recently, the market has been looking for technological concepts such as “meta universe”, “blockchain”, “NFT” (heterogeneous token) and “cloud mining”.

A reporter from the Xinhua News Agency discovered that there are apps on the market that extort money under the guise of "meta-universe blockchain games" and "cloud mining." The authors claim that APP is technologically advanced and can be used effectively in monetization. It attracts people to the food causing a lot of users to get stuck and fall.

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According to the journalist's research, there are many different types of this scam app.

The first feature is that they all focus on high-tech hotspots under the guise of high-tech. Journalists reported that "Nong X World", "X Valkyrie", "Colonial X Star", "Binance XX" and many other games considered to be fraudulent are all full of concepts such as "Meta Universe" and "Blockchain" are found .

Journalists consider these games to be similar to modern games, and primarily web versions of 2D games. The operation is also easy, as suggested by the operator, it is "linked to the purchase" Press the button and you will be able to gain "advantages" by launching the game for a while.

The "Mining" application is filled with the concept of "Cloud Mining". The "X Mining Storage" application claims to enable "cloud mining" by renting a graphics card. Another "X-step mining" app claims to be a "blockchain + game" app, and the way to know about "cloud mining" is for users to perform a few daily steps.

The second feature is that they all get money, including illegal advertising, hype, and cryptocurrency exchanges. The reporter learned that "Metaverse Blockchain Game" players have to buy virtual currencies such as "Ethereum", "AXS", "WAXP" to purchase luxury items in order to earn money from the game. "mining" often "break" some of the virtual securities in exchange for RMB.

Journalists say that in "Agriculture X World" players have to purchase equipment such as "saws", "axes" and "fishing rods". Each device costs hundreds to hundreds of thousands of yuan, and you have to spend real money. Switch to virtual currency to buy. The "Quick Mining" app gives users the ability to "earn money" by using the "scroll" to get "candy coins" by redeeming stages and then converting "items".

The third example is that everyone is doing their best to argue that “the more you invest, the more you earn”. At Baidu Tieba, the reporter noticed that the many exchanges, advertising sessions and announcements made by "Meta Universe Blockchain Games" affect the way users "get rich" and buy how to "get rich" through sports. QQ has 10,000 users of this type of trading game.

On the Internet, "I can pay back in 3 days", "I earn 70,000 yuan a day", "Consumers' wealth has doubled", "I had to get rich". Items such as "Road" and "Chain game No. 1, it can not run away" appeared several times.

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“I once played a blockchain game called 'Lucky XX Zodiac.' It said you can invest 5,000 RMB and get 12% back in 6 days.” I lost my money because I couldn't log in after 4 months of playing. Mo from Jiangsu is a player of 'Longfenghuang', 'blockchain animal game', and the platform crashed after only 3 days of playing. game, and he was scammed over 5,000 yuan.

According to a journalist's research, after the “gambling” and “market” app scam comes the black chain of “illegal money laundering, packaging process, fraudulent advice, revenue collection”.

"The parts can come out in 6 minutes." A blockchain industry veteran told reporters that it is very easy to donate virtual coins. The price is a few hundred yuan. There are also cybercriminals who use gambling "tricks" instead of using virtual money to cheat.

"Gaming" and "mining" services can also be easily purchased with a "package" of virtual currency or "devices". A Shaanxi-based research and technology company said of the reporter: The "meta-universe game" model includes development, maps, synthesis, farming, etc., and more value. is 150,000-400,000 yuan.

Means such as "massive money laundering which encourages users to scratch their heads" are an important means for terrorists to "get people in the game". The "Promotion Reward" app in "X Mining Reserve" promises to be more rewarding for all the friends who support APP for their friends. The "Lucky XX Zodiac" blockchain game claims that users can withdraw 300 yuan for each referral, they withdraw an additional 10,000 yuan for the game.

The reporter also noticed that there are still many "golden studios" claiming to be able to help consumers manage their money and play games on their behalf. Ding Feipeng, director of the Beijing Lantong law firm, said manufacturers often work with "gold studios" who prefer "investment" players to take high short-term returns as a fishing line to incentivize more players to buy virtual coins. in the game.

According to a journalist's investigation, most of the virtual rewards of these apps are internal "aircoins" and their ups and downs are controlled by terrorists. When the money reaches a certain level, it goes offline.

According to the press time, many virtual gains reported under the banners of "meta edge", "blockchain" and "cloud mining" have fallen on the trading platforms. Exchange rates have fallen 99% this month, almost to zero.

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“The concept of the meta-world is still unclear. Blockchain technology itself involves many people who are involved in anti-change efforts. Now called the blockchain games company and it's just a scam.” Liu Xiaolei, director of the financial company at the Guanghua School of Management at Peking University and director of the Guanghua Blockchain Lab at Peking University.

Huang Zhen, director of the legal department of the Central University of Finance and Economics, said the Financial Institutions Corporation of China and other departments have developed long-standing policies from “Market” applications or others "create". As long as there are tokens called support mechanisms, or the way changes are perceived in the form of content, currency, or money, it is an offense who is a financial offender or a fraudster.

Experts such as Liu Xiaolei said the public should be more vigilant against this new scam, and authorities should improve their watch records and ensure that they are watched swiftly.

Van Helin, director of the Office of Digital Research, said: Point-to-point users, ”said Van Helin, director of the Center for Digital Research. Central South Economic and Law University Economics has suggested that the cybersecurity agency routinely conducts self-monitoring and self-defense of online platforms, including to block the dissemination of official WeChat account information and illegal gambling. Short films on themes such as "gambling", "fighting for money", "fraudulent gambling propaganda" and more. The funds and groups have been adjusted and set up.

Some experts believe that some problems have arisen in investigation, evidence gathering and law enforcement due to differences in understanding of the law such as "files or tools" of virtual currency recently. It affects the efficiency of management.

Huang Zhen said, "The government has obtained interpretation decisions on the virtual crime, avoiding inconsistencies in the court system and standards." Should be taken immediately and the evacuation should be followed by an order from the cross-border court. ", did he declare.