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(1) at present, there is no regulation to regulate the trading platform, but the trading platform should also fulfill the audit obligation. For example, when online trading various network virtual currencies, it should audit whether the currency is a network virtual currency based on blockchain technology
(2) if the trading platform knows that the online trading currency is suspected of MLM, but in order to collect Commission, it also provides trading services for the currency and promotes its development, once the currency is identified as MLM, the trading platform may have to bear certain legal liabilities
(3) at the same time, a large number of customers' funds are stored in the accounts of virtual currency trading institutions. However, all online virtual currency trading institutions are not qualified to absorb public funds, which makes trading institutions face the potential risk of illegal fund-raising
the 2017 version of the guide to the identification of internet pyramid selling (hereinafter referred to as the guide) lists several differences between virtual currency and pyramid selling currency:
(1) from the perspective of issuing mode, virtual currency does not rely on specific monetary institutions, it is a decentralized issuing mode according to specific algorithms; The MLM currency is mainly issued by a certain institution, and the profit is made by pulling the head
(2) from the perspective of transaction mode, virtual currency is a kind of sporadic transaction spontaneously formed by the market. After the scale is formed, the transaction is graally completed by a third party establishing an exchange, while MLM currency is issued by an institution and traded on its own platform
(3) from the perspective of implementation, virtual currency itself is an open source program, while the open source of MLM currency is completely ing other people's open source code, and there is no use of open source code to build programs, which is essentially controlled by the website as Q coin.
although the management of virtual currency is difficult, it can be regulated and punished according to the banking law, criminal law and other relevant laws and regulations for example, the people's Bank of China stipulates that financial institutions and Payment institutions are not allowed to handle settlement for virtual currency, so there is no trading market for virtual currency in China. However, although there is no settlement market in China, virtual currency may choose to settle overseas, because virtual currency is attached to the Internet and can settle in any country and it will be more difficult to manage by building a virtual currency trading platform in a foreign website for people to trade. In China, there are also some third-party payment institutions that secretly provide settlement services for virtual currency, which brings some difficulties to supervision at present, formal payment and settlement institutions are not allowed to provide settlement channels for virtual currency transactions, but informal institutions may still provide settlement services secretly. Even if the informal institutions are cleaned up, some people may choose to go abroad to carry out similar acts extended information: for the supervision of virtual currency, we should focus on preventing any form of virtual currency from replacing the function of RMB and engaging in illegal acts through virtual currency, that is, strengthening the supervision of the function and use of virtual currency. We should focus on whether virtual currency is used as currency, not only from the object form of currency to see whether it belongs to forgery and alteration of RMB any object exercising monetary function within the territory of the people's Republic of China violates the relevant provisions of the law of the people's Bank of China. The virtual currency in the form of code, as long as it is used as currency, is equivalent to counterfeit currency in nature. It can be supervised and punished according to the law of the people's Bank of China and the criminal law source of reference: People's Daily - experts in cracking down on virtual currency transactions in many places: key regulatory functions 
I wanted to buy money to make a profit, but I didn't want the issuing party to become a pyramid selling organization, suspected of breaking the law and committing crimes; All participating funds will be collected. At this time, whether the money can be recovered has become the most concerned problem of the buyer. The crime of organizing and leading pyramid selling activities is established, and the relationship of accomplice is usually established between the upper and lower levels of pyramid selling activities; All the money raised is usually regarded as illegal income. After being cheated into joining, they recommend others to join and get tokens and cash back, and the profits will usually be recovered as illegal income. So if you are cheated into joining an organization, can you recover the "entry fee" you paid
First, recovery does not necessarily mean confiscation, but restitution Second, the scope of recovery: illegal income within the scope of crime Third, the calculation of "illegal income"
who returns the money: Calculation of "illegal income"
according to Article 64 of the criminal law, only "illegal income" should be recovered and refunded. Illegal income, literally, refers to the property obtained through illegal activities (including but not limited to crimes). The second provision of the Supreme People's Procuratorate "the regulations on the management of property in criminal cases involving the people's Procuratorate" stipulates that the property involved includes the illegal gains and the fruits of the suspect, the property used for the crime, the prohibited goods illegally held and other property and fruits related to the case. p> According to the above provisions, the crime of illegal income is divided into two categories according to the basis of illegal income:
(1) the illegal income in the crime of obtaining interests; Such as theft, corruption, bribery of stolen goods, property, etc
(2) the crime of operating interest, such as the crime of usuryit can be seen that illegal income not only includes the property obtained through illegal and criminal activities (i.e., original illegal income, profit type), but also includes the possible natural and legal fruits of these properties and the property interests (i.e., derived illegal income, profit type) obtained from the operation of the property. For the former, the activities that generate income are illegal; Income is the object or result of illegal behavior. For the latter, the activities that generate income are legal; Only the principal used to generate income is suspected to be illegal
the above two types of illegal gains are generated in different ways, and their recovery calculation methods are also different. For the illegal income of the crime of obtaining interests, the illegal property itself is the amount of illegal income; As for the illegal income of the crime of business interests, the normal business interests should be dected. For example, in the crime of usury, the illegal income usually refers to the income from interest rate difference, not the total amount of the loan
In terms of norms, the attitude of the law is also very clear: in the reply of the Supreme People's Court on how to determine the "amount of illegal income" in the trial of criminal cases involving the proction and sale of fake and shoddy goods in 1995, it is pointed out that the "amount of illegal income" stipulated in the decision of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress on punishing the crime of procing and selling fake and shoddy goods refers to the amount of illegal income from the proction and sale of fake and shoddy goods The amount of profit from selling fake and inferior procts. In the literal sense, the "illegal income" here should be dected from the corresponding cost In judicial practice, it is generally believed that the amount of procts actually purchased is the amount of legitimate business and should be dected; In the case of providing services without actual procts (for example, manpower input in illegal medical practice), the corresponding costs will not be dectedin the crime of organizing and leading pyramid selling activities, there are cases of "Capitation" returning to "online". According to Article 8 of the measures for the determination of illegal income from administrative penalty cases by the administrative department for Instry and Commerce (No. 37 order of the State Administration for Instry and Commerce), the illegal income from pyramid selling activities such as touting and defrauding entry fees shall be calculated according to the total income of the parties concerned
it can be seen that the "tap" paid to the online is not the income of the parties at this level in the MLM organization; It is the income of online, which should be dected and counted into the amount of illegal income of online. After the illegal income collected as online, it should be returned to offline in time according to the above
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in order to protect the right of privacy, the specific name will not be released, such as the case of "Wanfu coin of future city" organized and led pyramid selling activities cracked in Xuzhou, and the official name of its leader is Liu Mou Ben
reporters in some "Wan Fu" promotion website and official account, many of the title of Liu, including the president of the global future city group, former vice governor of California, etc., and many pictures of Liu and foreign dignitaries and celebrities. In order to develop more members, Mr. Liu also held a huge investment promotion conference in Bali, Indonesia, Hong Kong and other places, attracting thousands of people from China
Liu also claimed that "Wanfu coin" was approved by the US Securities Regulatory Commission and the China Banking Regulatory Commission and would soon apply for a direct sales license in China. According to police investigation, "Wanfu coin" as a virtual digital currency has no legal basis to apply for direct marketing license in China, which is purely fictitiousaccording to the relevant person in charge of Xuzhou public security bureau, "Wanfu coin" reflects the new characteristics of the current MLM
1. In the name of virtual currency, virtual currency is a new thing for pyramid selling. At the same time, it is attractive under the banner of e-commerce, personal finance and distance ecation, which is not understood by the general public and easy to be deceived
2. Development members on the Internet are all carried out on the Internet, and members can only join the MLM through the website, and the user names used are pseudonyms or code names, and they all have their own login passwords. They chat with each other mainly through wechat. This has changed the traditional mode of setting up a studio and a newspaper center to organize activities, and increased the concealment of MLM
3. Spread on the Internet
the Internet makes the pyramid selling break through the restrictions of regions and national boundaries. The backbone personnel of pyramid selling often set their headquarters abroad, hide abroad and issue orders. It is difficult to arrest, recover stolen goods and get rid of the roots when funds are transferred abroad
according to the police, there are 100 or 200 kinds of "virtual currency" publicized on the Internet, which is hard to distinguish between true and false. The use of virtual currency for illegal fund-raising, pyramid selling, fraud and other criminal activities are frequent, investors should carefully screen
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virtual currency network platform features
1, hype "new concept"
virtual currency network platform has very flexible form, often make only superficial changes, many are just made some concepts, all "game rules" are all platform based, there is a very big black box operation space. p>
2. Advocate "zero risk"
"real zero risk, only make no loss financial project", "China's first FC virtual currency is born, will create countless millionaires again"... The reporter saw that on a flyer page of FC virtual currency, there is such a slogan. A "player" told reporters that other "players" also claimed that in the future, a coin can buy a house
In the case of Yiyang network platform, many participants are over 60 years old, and the oldest is close to 80 years old. They usually spend most of their time at home with their grandchildren. They don't understand the Internet, and they listen to others. The elderly have accumulated a certain amount of wealth, and they don't know much about new things, so it's difficult to identify false propaganda, so it's easy to become the target of these network platforms"mark coin" is an upgraded version of "bitcoin". It is a kind of virtual currency and has high value-added in external publicity. Its main mode is: Online introctions and offline participation are required, and each offline will provide its name, e-mail address and mobile phone number to online users, who will help to register. After successful account registration, transfer the corresponding level of money to the company's designated account. Then everyone will give an account and password to log on to the website, and the backstage can see everyone's investment amount and dividend details. On January 18 this year, the company held a meeting in Macao, and most of the participants were Chinese
"markcoin" is similar to some other online pyramid schemes. It is said that the investment is small and the income is high. Although there is a static bonus, if there is any real income, it needs to obtain dynamic awards such as sales award, collision award and algebra award, and to obtain these dynamic awards, it must develop a large number of offline procts
according to the police, at present, there are not only "mark coin" and "bitcoin", but also "black tea", "Baichuan coin", "dark coin", "3M", "carat coin", "petroleum coin", "Huaqiang coin", "U coin", "Morgan coin", "Fuda compound wealth management", "WorldCom", "21st Century Fox" and "Wanxi wealth management". The target of lawbreakers' development is Internet users who are keen on surfing the Internet. The target of lawbreakers' development is graally infiltrating from young people to middle-aged people and unemployed people, luring them to invest in small, big returns and wait for high returns. In fact, the so-called static dividend is just a cover. Many people continue to develop offline in order to earn benefits, which is no different from the traditional pyramid scheme. Moreover, the running cycle of this kind of MLM is short, generally less than a year. When it comes to the rebate peak, the website will be closed directly, causing many people to lose their money.
They may report to the public security organ, the people's Procuratorate or the people's court. A report, complaint or report may be made in writing or orally
referring to the 110th section of the criminal procere law of the People's Republic of China, any unit or indivial finds that a criminal fact or criminal suspect has the right and obligation to report to the public security organ, the people's Procuratorate or the people's court. P>
the victim has the right to report to the public security organ, the people's Procuratorate or the people's court for a crime or a criminal suspect who infringes upon his personal or property rights.
public security organs, people's Procuratorates or people's courts should accept reports, charges and reports. If the case is not under its jurisdiction, it shall be transferred to the competent authority for handling, and the reporter, accuser or informant shall be notified; For those who are not under their jurisdiction but must take emergency measures, they shall first take emergency measures and then transfer them to the competent authorities
referring to Article 111 of the criminal procere law of the people's Republic of China, reports, charges and reports can be made in writing or orally. A staff member who accepts an oral report, complaint or report shall make a written record, which shall be signed or sealed by the reporter, accuser or informant after it is read out correctly
the staff members who accept the accusation and report shall explain the legal responsibility of false accusation to the accuser and informer. However, as long as it is not a fabrication of facts or evidence, even if there are differences in the facts of the accusation or report, or even a false accusation, it should be strictly distinguished from a false accusation
public security organs, people's Procuratorates or people's courts should guarantee the safety of reporters, complainants, informers and their close relatives. If a reporter, accuser or informant is unwilling to disclose his name and the act of reporting, accusing or reporting, he shall keep it secret for him< According to Article 112 of the criminal procere law of the people's Republic of China, the people's court, the people's Procuratorate or the public security organ shall promptly review the materials of reporting, accusing, reporting and surrendering according to the scope of jurisdiction, and file a case when they think that there are criminal facts that need to be investigated for criminal responsibility; If it is considered that there is no criminal fact or that the criminal fact is obviously minor and there is no need to investigate the criminal responsibility, the case shall not be filed, and the reasons for not filing the case shall be notified to the accuser. If the accuser refuses to accept the case, he may apply for reconsideration
referring to Article 192 of the criminal law of the people's Republic of China, the crime of fund-raising fraud: those who illegally raise funds by means of fraud for the purpose of illegal possession, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined not less than 20000 yuan but not more than 200000 yuan; If the amount is huge or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined not less than 50000 yuan but not more than 500000 yuan
If the amount is especially huge or if there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined not less than 50000 yuan but not more than 500000 yuan or be sentenced to confiscation of property
referring to Article 193 of the criminal law of the people's Republic of China, the crime of loan fraud: in any of the following circumstances, whoever swindles a bank or other financial institution for the purpose of illegal possession, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention, and shall be fined not less than 20000 yuan but not more than 200000 yuan; If the amount is huge or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined not less than 50000 yuan but not more than 500000 yuan
(1) fabricating false reasons for introcing funds or projects; and< (2) using false economic contracts< (3) using false supporting documents< (4) using false property right certificate as guarantee or repeatedly guaranteeing beyond the value of the mortgaged property< (5) defrauding loans by other means
referring to Article 194 of the criminal law of the people's Republic of China, the crime of bill fraud and the crime of financial voucher fraud: those who commit financial bill fraud under one of the following circumstances, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined not less than 20000 yuan but not more than 200000 yuan; If the amount is huge or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined not less than 50000 yuan but not more than 500000 yuan
(1) knowingly using forged or altered bills of exchange, promissory notes or cheques; and< (2) knowingly using invalid bills of exchange, promissory notes and cheques< (3) falsely using another's draft, promissory note or check< (4) issuing a blank check or a check inconsistent with its reserved seal to defraud property< (5) the drawer of a bill of exchange or promissory note issues a bill of exchange or promissory note without financial guarantee, or makes false records at the time of issue to defraud property
those who use forged or altered entrusted collection vouchers, remittance vouchers, bank deposit receipts and other bank settlement vouchers shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph
referring to Article 197 of the criminal law of the people's Republic of China, the crime of securities fraud: those who use forged or altered treasury bonds or other securities issued by the state to engage in fraud activities, if the amount is relatively large, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined not less than 20000 yuan but not more than 200000 yuan; If the amount is huge or if there are other serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years but not more than 10 years and shall also be fined not less than 50000 yuan but not more than 500000 yuan
If the amount is especially huge or if there are other especially serious circumstances, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than 10 years or life imprisonment and shall also be fined not less than 50000 yuan but not more than 500000 yuan or be sentenced to confiscation of propertyreferring to Article 224 of the criminal law of the people's Republic of China, the crime of leading pyramid selling activities:
in the name of organizing and leading business activities such as selling goods and providing services, the participants are required to pay fees or purchase goods and services to obtain the qualification to join, and form a hierarchy according to a certain order, Whoever, directly or indirectly, takes the number of development personnel as the basis for calculation of remuneration or rebate, lures or coerces participants to continue to develop pyramid selling activities in which others participate, swindles property or disturbs economic and social order, shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or criminal detention and shall also be fined
If the circumstances are serious, he shall be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not less than five years and shall also be finedreferring to Article 1 of the opinions on Several Issues concerning the application of law in handling criminal cases involving pyramid selling activities under the leadership of organizations, this paper discusses the identification of the level and number of pyramid selling organizations
in the name of marketing goods and providing services, participants are required to pay fees or purchase goods and services to obtain the qualification, and form a hierarchy according to a certain order, and directly or indirectly use the number of development personnel as the basis for payment or rebate, so as to ince and coerce participants to continue to develop, others to participate, and defraud property, Pyramid schemes that disrupt economic and social order
the organizers and leaders should be investigated for criminal responsibility if there are more than 30 people participating in pyramid selling activities within the organization and the level is above three. If you organize or lead multiple MLM organizations, and the level of a single or multiple organizations has reached three or more levels, you can combine the number of people who have developed in each organization
if the organizers and leaders continue to get remuneration or rebate from the original MLM organization after formally leaving the original MLM organization, the level and number of the development personnel of the original MLM organization after leaving the original MLM organization shall be calculated as the level and number of its development
in handling the criminal cases of organizing and leading pyramid selling activities, if it is really impossible to collect the verbal evidence of the participants one by one e to the limitation of objective conditions, it can be combined with the evidence collected and verified according to law, such as the payment, payment, payment and rebate records, audio-visual materials, relationship diagram of pyramid selling personnel, bank account transaction records, Internet electronic data, expert opinions, etc, Comprehensively identify the number of people involved in pyramid selling, the number of levels and other criminal facts
referring to Article 3 of the opinions on Several Issues concerning the application of law in handling criminal cases involving organization and leadership of pyramid selling activities, this paper discusses the identification of "defrauding property"
the organizers and leaders of MLM activities, by fabricating and distorting national policies, fabricating and exaggerating business, investment, service items and profit prospects, concealing the true source of remuneration and rebate or other fraulent means, carry out the acts specified in article 224-1 of the criminal law, and take actions from the fees paid by the personnel participating in the MLM activities or the purchase of goods The illegal profit from the service fee shall be regarded as defrauding property. Whether the participants in pyramid selling activities think that they have been cheated or not does not affect the determination of the property swindled
referring to Article 4 of the opinions on Several Issues concerning the application of law in handling criminal cases involving pyramid selling activities under the leadership of organizations, this paper discusses the determination of "serious circumstances"
the organizers and leaders of MLM organizations that meet the provisions of paragraph 1 of Article 1 of the opinions shall be deemed as "serious circumstances" under the provisions of article 224 of the criminal law if they have one of the following circumstances:
(1) the total number of participants in MLM activities organized and led by the organization is more than 120
(2) collecting directly or indirectly the amount of MLM funds paid by the personnel participating in MLM activities, which has accumulated to more than 2.5 million yuan (3) having received criminal punishment for organizing or leading pyramid selling activities, or administrative punishment for organizing or leading pyramid selling activities within one year, and having directly or indirectly developed more than 60 people to participate in pyramid selling activities (4) causing serious consequences such as mental disorder and suicide of the participants in pyramid selling activities (5) causing other serious consequences or adverse social effects