PANews reported on April 14 that according to the Big River Perspective, the People's Court of the Economic Development Zone in Heze City, Shandong Province, tried a virtual currency "killing foreigners" telecommunications network fraud case targeting Indians. It is reported that the criminals used high returns as bait to attract Indians to invest money, and then purchased 'USDT' virtual currency through third-party payment platforms, exchanging the virtual currency into RMB or USD while taking a 15% profit.
After trial, the court found that from June 1, 2023, to January 13, 2024, within just over 7 months, 66,800 Indians were defrauded, with a total fraud amount of 517 million Indian rupees (approximately 40 million RMB). Nine fraudsters were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from five to fourteen years and nine months, along with fines.