Elderly Woman

Police in Quzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, prevented an elderly woman from losing 1.6 million yuan to telecom fraudsters posing as Douyin (TikTok’s Chinese counterpart) customer service. The scammers claimed she unknowingly subscribed to a premium service and threatened her credit score. Alerted by a fraud detection system, police raced to her home, stopped the scam in progress, uninstalled malicious software, froze her accounts, and reversed the scammers’ actions to access her savings. Authorities warn citizens against unsolicited membership offers and screen-sharing requests.