On November 6, at the 2026 Mobile Network Conference held in Guangzhou, China Mobile showcased an "anti-fraud call" technical solution. By identifying high-risk keywords such as "transfer" and "account," the system triggers alerts and inserts anti-fraud audio. The feature requires users to manually enable it, sparking concerns over call privacy and freedom of communication.
A migrant worker from Shandong with over 3 million yuan in debt found himself in a desperate situation after all his bank cards were frozen and his wages were garnished, leaving him unable to even pay his child's 900 yuan tuition. Driven to the brink, he went to a police station asking to be sent to prison just to survive, but was eventually persuaded by officers to abandon the idea.
Recently a netizen posted that after a phone call with a friend they received a service suspension notice, and the anti-fraud center also called their friend to warn them to be careful with that number. Staff said they may have discussed sensitive words, and that the number had been flagged as impersonating a police officer; after applying to have it lifted, service was still not restored.
On October 14, a Xiaohongshu user posted that they traveled to Thailand during the National Day holiday and activated an overseas communication service. After returning home, their China Unicom number was "suspended by the carrier." Two online applications to restore the service were rejected, and the service hall told them the number would have to be cancelled if it was not restored within 24 hours. Calling 10015 to file a complaint still had no effect.
A netizen sent content related to the social security inspection to ByteDance's Doubao AI for analysis, and received an AI reply calling it a typical pig-butchering scam.
On October 11, a football blogger with more than 1.4 million followers posted a video saying that he is in Argentina and that a normal transfer made on September 30 was deemed risky by the anti-fraud center, which imposed a protective payment stop. On October 8, all of his domestic bank cards and credit cards were frozen. To unfreeze them, he must go to the police station in person with his ID card to explain, but as he is overseas and unable to go, he has sought help online.
Chinese citizens in Argentina found that all bank cards under their names were frozen due to protective payment suspension by the anti-fraud center, leaving them unable to make overseas payments and cover living expenses.
On October 3, a netizen posted that after receiving a transfer from family during the National Day holiday, their China Construction Bank card was blocked less than one minute after the money was credited. Calling customer service and the anti-fraud center did not resolve the issue; customer service only said they would have to wait 3 working days. Many people in the comments shared similar experiences of having their accounts flagged by risk controls.
On September 17, a netizen in Hangzhou posted that after purchasing Hema shopping cards, police took protective payment-stopping measures, resulting in all of their bank cards being restricted. Even after the party involved cooperated with the police for verification, the account remained unfrozen, causing difficulties in daily life. Bank staff suggested switching to WeChat or Alipay balances, stating that using cards directly makes them prone to being frozen.
Online reports claim a Chinese depositor was blocked from withdrawing money at a bank, with staff threatening to call the police. Netizens believe the bank is worried that withdrawals might trigger a bank run.
On September 15, a netizen in Nanjing transferred travel expenses, triggering an anti-fraud warning; although he proved to auxiliary police that he was not scammed, he was still required to go to the police station for a lesson. Because he refused to go, his bank card was frozen that night by the Criminal Police Brigade of the Jiangning Branch of the Nanjing Public Security Bureau.
On September 3, 2026, Zhejiang police issued a report stating that a 16-year-old had applied alone in another locality for a passport with the intention of going abroad; border entry-exit officers contacted the parents to intervene on the grounds of fraud-related controls and dissuaded the issuance of the passport.
On August 27, a netizen in Leiyang, Hunan, posted on social media that after traveling to Southeast Asia, they were flagged by the local anti-fraud center as a person at risk of involvement in fraud and were restricted from leaving the country, despite having no criminal record and receiving no written notification.
In its second-instance ruling, the Guangdong High People's Court rejected the appeals of Zhao Bing and others, upheld the original judgment, and for the first time explicitly described Hui Jian in the ruling as an anti-fraud figure.
In August 2026, a Chinese traveler posted a disclosure that during a trip to Japan, their domestic and Hong Kong bank accounts were continuously frozen by the anti-fraud center due to a misjudgment of a domestic public account transfer, leaving them in a desperate situation.