Cheat tuition fraud phone: why is it always "virtual operator"? -Virtual network operator-IT information
Recently, Xu Yuyu female college students lost their lives due to full tuition by cheats cheat. Fraudsters with a 2600 Yuan grants issued by cheated 9900 Yuan tuition fees for girls, and after the girl died in the extreme low mood. Sob behind again is that people focus on Telecom fraud issue, while virtual operators seems to be rife in the hardest-hit areas in recent years.
What is a virtual operator?
In short, the virtual operator is the mobile operator, China Unicom, China Telecom, the three basis of agents. Virtual operators are contracted from the aforementioned basic operators after the use of part of a communication network through their own billing systems, customer service, marketing, and management systems to sell communications services to consumers, namely in the form of leasing network to virtual operations.
For a virtual number identification also has rules to follow. 170 with the 171th exclusive number of the segment is a virtual operator, according to the 170th phone number four can distinguish between basic operators of the virtual operator agent is which. 1700, 1701, 1702 for China Telecom, 1703, 1705, 1706, as China Mobile, 1704 and 1707, 1708, 1709, 1710, and 171 of the entire segment for China Unicom.
And Xu Yuyu received the phone call is the beginning of 1718, belonging in Shandong area, owned by the China Unicom's number.
Why are virtual operators?
According to the relevant statistics, in 2012, the Ministry began to encourage private capital to enter telecom market began, there are 42 private enterprises was eligible for a virtual operation. Compared with the traditional operators, the number is slightly more complicated. Although the Ministry has been strengthening supervision and urging the implementation of real-name policy, but high incidence rate of 170 and 171 remain Telecom fraud problem. Only take Wenzhou as an example, since its inception in Wenzhou fraud Center, received more than more than 3,000 telephone scams, accounted for more than one-third of the 170th.
A security expert who worked in the domestic Top Internet companies told reporters that the scam the fraudsters are using virtual operators and traditional operators are the same. Although both the real-name system, but for the basic operators, MVNO purchases is relatively easy, which was targeted by fraudsters are emerging virtual network operator.
MVNO cards are handled at the site, although you need to provide ID cards front and back information, but only in the form of pictures to upload. This information, it is easy to buy, also have their own industrial chain. In addition, 170 with the 171th lower communication charges, such as offers services such as free of roaming charges and long distance charges, also greatly reduces the risk and cost of outlaws illegal.
Overall, in the event of fraud, the number of virtual operators often use for two reasons:1. the virtual operators regulated as traditional operators strictly the real name; 2. virtual operator charges are relatively cheap .
Back in the entire event, girls being cheated in the process along with cheap and loose control of the virtual operator number the passage, there is one important factor is Xu Yuyu disclosure of my personal information:
Crooks told a 2600 Yuan Xu Yuyu grants will be issued to her, this involved was the name, phone number, and financial aid information.
Coincidence is that the day before Xu had received the notice of the Education Department grants, which let her guard down.
Whether coincidence or intentionally artificial, Xu important the message spread like wildfire.
How to avoid these issues, said advice from security experts is that on the operator side, although the number has the real-name authentication, but real users with verifier does still exist, there is no better solution. On the user side, is to improve the awareness of prevention, security management software, pay attention to the protection of personal privacy in their daily lives. Faced with temptation, or refer it to the test.
骗光学费的诈骗电话：为什么总是“虚拟运营商”？ - 虚拟运营商 - IT资讯
近日，准女大学生徐玉玉因被骗子骗取全部学费而失去了生命。诈骗分子以一笔2600元助学金要发放为由，骗取了女孩9900元的学费，而此后女孩在极端低落的情绪中离世。唏嘘背后，重新唤醒的是人们对电信诈骗问题的关注，而虚拟运营商在近几年中似乎成为事件频发的重灾区。
什么是虚拟运营商？
简言之，虚拟运营商就是移动、联通、电信三大基础运营商的代理商。虚拟运营商们从前述基础运营商中承包一部分通讯网络的使用权后，通过自己的计费系统、客服号、营销和管理体系把通信服务卖给消费者，即以租借网络的形式来进行虚拟运营。
对于虚拟号段的辨认也有规律可循。170与171号段为虚拟运营商的专属号段，根据170号段手机号码的前四位来可以区分出虚拟运营商代理的基础运营商是哪个。其中1700、1701、1702为中国电信，1703、1705、1706为中国移动，1704、1707、1708、1709、1710以及171整个号段为中国联通。
而徐玉玉所接到的电话是1718开头，归属地是山东地区，归属于中国联通的号码。
为什么总是虚拟运营商？
据相关资料统计，自2012年工信部开始鼓励民间资本进入电信市场开始，已经有42家民营企业获得了虚拟运营资格。与传统运营商相比，这个数字显得略为庞杂。虽然工信部一直在加强监管，以及督促实名制政策的落实，但170与171仍然是电信诈骗问题高发号段。仅拿温州来说，自温州市反诈骗中心成立以来，接到的3000多起电话诈骗中，170号段的占三分之一以上。
一位就职于国内Top互联网公司的安全专家告诉记者，诈骗分子利用虚拟运营商进行诈骗的手段与传统运营商是一样的。虽然都实行了实名制，但相对于基础运营商来说，虚拟运营商的购买相对容易，这让诈骗分子把目标转向了新出现的虚拟运营商。
虚拟运营商的卡都是在网站上进行办理，虽然也需要提供身份证正反面信息，但是只需要以图片的形式上传就可以。而这些信息，很容易买到，也有着自己的产业链。此外，170与171号段通信资费较低，如免漫游费和长途费等优惠服务，也大大降低了不法分子违法的风险和成本。
整体来说，在诈骗事件中，虚拟运营商的号码常被利用原因有两个：1.虚拟运营商的实名管控不如传统运营商严格；2.虚拟运营商的资费相对廉价。
回溯整个事件，在女孩受骗过程中除了廉价且管控相对宽松的虚拟运营商号码成为通道外，还有一个重要的因素是徐玉玉本人的个人信息泄露：
骗子告知徐玉玉有一笔2600元助学金将要发放给她，这涉及了徐的姓名、电话以及助学金信息。
巧合的是，就在前一天徐曾经接到过教育部门发放助学金的通知，这使她放松了警惕。
无论是巧合还是有意人为，徐本人重要的信息不胫而走。
面对这些问题该如何避免，前述安全专家的建议是，在运营商一侧，虽然号码具有实名认证，但真实使用人与认证人不一致依然存在，目前还没有比较好的解决办法。在用户一侧，则是提高防骗意识，使用安全管理软件，在日常生活中注意对个人隐私的保护。面对诱惑，也要经住考验。