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Many netizens reported on the social platform that the half year card of Universal Studios purchased through the third-party group purchase channel has not been received. According to the latest report of the police, the suspect bought tickets at full price and then sold them at a low price. After winning the trust of consumers, he disappeared when he bought the tickets again. Some people in the group buying group of roaming cards in the universal resort were cheated by more than 2 million. Recently, Deng Xu, a lawyer of JAVY law firm, was interviewed by Beijing Radio and television 1039 News Morning Post and gave a detailed interpretation of this incident.

This is not the first case of fraud under the pretext of selling tickets to Universal Studios. The Beijing police network announced two similar incidents last September. According to incomplete statistics of relevant platforms, the global roaming card incident affected at least thousands of people, and the amount involved may reach more than 10 million yuan. After learning that they had been cheated, some regiments chose to raise money and advance funds themselves, and first returned the money to the members of the regiment, while a small number of regiments refused to refund the money in an attempt to wait until the money was recovered. According to the latest report of the Xicheng police report, the police have arrested the suspect Zhan (male, 35 years old) after investigation. He confessed that he cheated others' money under the name of being able to buy the "half year card" of Universal Studios at a low price.

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Some experts said that although the mastermind of this online fraud has been arrested, there are still many problems worth thinking about. On the one hand, the head of the regiment can't collect intermediary remuneration, on the other hand, he should advance money for refund. If the head of the group knows well that the upper and lower levels have committed contract fraud and provided assistance to them, or if he has fabricated facts to cheat consumers' trust, he will also face the problem of bearing criminal responsibility. In addition, does universal Resort have any responsibility for improper supervision? Lawyer Deng Xu said:

Lawyer Deng Xu

Universal resort was also a victim in this incident. The false transaction information was mainly released and realized through the group purchase platform of a third party. Universal resort has no direct legal obligation to review the relevant information. However, according to the network information, universal resort has also received relevant complaints from consumers before. If it can verify the situation in a timely manner and issue an announcement to clarify the facts, it is likely to greatly reduce the losses of consumers and itself. Therefore, this incident also sounded an alarm for our businesses.

Does the group purchase tool used in the transaction need to be responsible for the fraud? Lawyer Deng Xu said:

Lawyer Deng Xu

The group purchase tools used in this transaction belong to the operators of the e-commerce platform as stipulated in the e-commerce law of China, while the head of the group who publishes the information belongs to the operators within the platform. The operators of the e-commerce platform have the obligation to protect the personal property of consumers.

If the operator of the e-commerce platform fails to fulfill the obligation of reviewing the qualifications, goods and services of the operators in the platform, knows or should know that the products or services sold or provided by the operators in the platform do not meet the requirements of protecting personal and property safety, or finds false transaction information or fraud information, Then it shall bear joint and several liability for compensation with such operators of the platform.

Some media commented that this fraud was a typical "pig killing dish" incident. Then, how to distinguish between "pig killing plate" and real group purchase? How to minimize the loss? Some experts also said that in order to put an end to such incidents, market regulators and network platforms should be highly responsible and track down loopholes.

Nowadays, the scammer's routine is also constantly upgrading, and sometimes it is unavoidable to be negligent. In case of suspected fraud, we recommend that you report to the public security organ in time to avoid causing greater losses.