On September 15, a large-scale police operation took place in China to catch online fraudsters. More than 300 officers took part in it, and arrests were made in 35 cities of the country at once. A total of 469 people were brought to justice. About it informs GameLook portal.
Fraudsters posed as the fair sex and forced men to spend real money on them in online games. According to the preliminary investigation, a number of companies were involved in the scheme. Scamers entered into agreements with publishing labels, after which, pretending to be girls, they lured male players into various game projects and forced the latter to purchase in-game items for them for real money or carry out other similar microtransactions.
For added credibility, the companies involved in the scheme forced their female employees to talk to victims in audio and video chats. Fraudsters received their share of every transaction they made.
What kind of games and companies we are talking about has not yet been reported.
