According to Article 266 of the Criminal Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), the crime of fraud refers to the act of fabricating facts or concealing the truth for the purpose of illegal possession, and defrauding a large amount of public or private property. The object of the crime of fraud is not to defraud other illegal interests. Its goal should also exclude loans from financial institutions. Because this law has specifically stipulated the crime of loan fraud in article 193.
Laws and regulations:
Whoever defrauds public or private property to reach the above-mentioned amount standard under any of the following circumstances may be given a heavier punishment as appropriate in accordance with the provisions of Article 266 of the Criminal Law:
(1) Sending short messages, making phone calls or publishing false information through the Internet, radio and television, newspapers and magazines, etc., defrauding an unspecified majority;
(2) defrauding disaster relief, emergency rescue, flood control, special care, poverty alleviation, immigration, relief and medical funds and materials;
(three) fraud in the name of disaster relief fund-raising;
(four) defrauding the disabled, the elderly or the disabled;
(5) Causing the victim to commit suicide, mental disorder or other serious consequences.
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