Security News > 2022 > May > China reveals its top five sources of online fraud

China's Ministry of Public Security has revealed the five most prevalent types of fraud perpetrated online or by phone.

The e-commerce scam known as "Brushing" topped the list and accounted for around a third of all internet fraud activity in China.

China's internet oversight and law enforcement agencies have all warned the nation's netizens not to fall for these scams and that they continue to crack down on platforms and individuals that perpetrate them.

The March 2022 report on illegal content found 12.586 million posts on the wrong side of the law and is interesting as it shows internet nasties found in 2022 exceed those found in 2021.

Ironically, the policy of forbidding online protest has itself created social unrest online as Chinese citizens reject appeals to ride out lockdowns as a means of protecting future generations.

Some have taken to posting that they already represent China's last generation, a reference to their intention not to have kids as a protest against government policy and the economic difficulties it has created - demand for consumer electronics has dropped like a rock according to local chipmaker SMIC. References to "Last generation" have therefore, of course, also been targeted for deletion from China's internet.

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