If you discover a scam, immediately call 110 or 96110 about stopping the payment
The time just after a transfer is the best opportunity for police to stop payment or freeze funds, with banks required to cooperate. Once the money has been moved through several accounts and dispersed, recovery becomes much harder. Call first instead of investigating or confronting the scammer yourself. China’s 96110 number is used for police anti-fraud warnings; take genuine warning calls seriously.
What it takes
Free. Make one call with the transfer time, amount, and recipient account. Keep transfer screenshots and messages.
What you may gain
Police may carry out immediate account inquiries, emergency payment stops, and rapid freezes of funds connected to a case. Banks and payment providers must cooperate. Frozen money can be returned to victims through the legal process. Earlier reporting improves the chance that funds are still reachable. The national 96110 anti-fraud warning line is intended to intervene before victims lose money. The Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Law took effect in December 2022.
Context & considerations
Anyone claiming to represent police, prosecutors, or courts and demanding a transfer to a “safe account” is using a scam tactic. The law creates a payment-stop and freezing mechanism; it does not guarantee recovery. Recovery depends on where the money is when you report it. The information on the National Anti-Fraud Center app and 96110 comes from the Fujian police page because the original Ministry of Public Security page was unavailable.
Research & references
Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (2022). Anti-Telecom and Online Fraud Law, Articles 20 and 34. https://www.spp.gov.cn/spp/fl/202209/t20220902_575631.shtml; Fujian Public Security Department (2023). Answer calls from 96110. http://gat.fujian.gov.cn/ztzl/fjjffpzxrx/spjq/202303/t20230306_6126156.htm.