The viewers in the livestream immediately realized that the younger brother had encountered an online scam disguised as a free skin giveaway.

[I’ve encountered this scam before, and I’ve heard many people have fallen for it. Luckily, I was vigilant and didn’t fall for it myself.]

[Back then, I could only afford 5 jiao worth of spicy snacks, and my savings never exceeded 10 yuan. This younger brother, on the other hand, had a thousand yuan? Is this the world of the rich?]

[When I was little, my mom always said she’d keep my New Year’s money safe, and before I knew it, it was gone. Now I think it wasn’t so bad; being tricked by my mom was better than being tricked by a conman—at least the money was still in the family.]

The younger brother lowered his head, his eyes darting around, and dared not speak.

He had heard about the scammers’ tricks too, but getting a free skin was just too tempting.

The viewers in the live stream thought only the younger brother had been scammed.

An Rugu felt it wasn’t that simple. If a child could get a thousand yuan, it meant the family wasn’t short of money.

Being scammed out of such a small amount of money shouldn’t warrant such grievance and going to great lengths to find the scammer. Instead of wasting energy on this, you’d be better off putting it in the work and earning another thousand yuan.

She then asked, “You were only scammed out of this much money?”

Now it was the older sister’s turn to feel awkward.

She stammered, no longer as assertive as when she accused her brother, “I was also scammed. My brother was scammed out of a thousand yuan, and I was so angry and anxious that I searched online for what to do.

“Someone added me and said he could use some kind of black technology to hack the scammer’s account through the link that the scammer sent to my brother and transfer the money back to us.

“He spoke in a very sophisticated way and showed me a lot of software and several case studies. In those case studies, many people praised his computer skills, saying he could practically be called a hacker.

“I didn’t know much about this, but I thought he could really do it, so I followed his instructions and downloaded an app on my phone. It turned out to be a Trojan horse that stole all my bank card information. There was 50,000 yuan in it, which was my hard-earned money from my internship, sob sob sob.”

Overwhelmed with grief, the older sister’s eyes reddened.

She hasn’t graduated yet, she was just doing an internship, and all this money was saved up by her step by step. Who would have thought that downloading a Trojan horse program would wipe out all the savings she made over many years…

She herself suffered greatly and was also scolded by her mother for being stupid.

Perhaps because human joys and sorrows were not shared, most viewers only felt a subtle difference between the two.

[The younger brother got scammed, the older sister searched online for advice and got scammed too—two such unfortunate souls.]

[These two siblings are practically identical, hahaha.]

[What do their parents feel when they see these two silly children? If it were me, I’d probably have a heart attack; They’d ruined both of their accounts!]

The older sister saw many people laughing at her and wanted to explain but couldn’t bring herself to do so.

After all, she had mocked her brother before falling into his trap herself, so she didn’t seem to be much better than him.

She noticed people talking about her parents, her eyes darted around, and she turned to look at her mother, “Mom, tell the streamer what happened after.”

She and her brother weren’t the only ones who were scammed.

Viewers in the live stream: ???

[There’s even a story about the mom? The mom was scammed too?]

While everyone was stunned, the mother walked up to the screen, cleared her throat, and looked a little embarrassed, “I didn’t want to either.

“But those two, one was cheated out of 1,000 yuan and the other was cheated out of 50,000 yuan, which was not a small amount.

“I couldn’t sleep at night, so I posted a video on Douyin to complain. Then someone added me and told me that a 50,000 yuan fraud case would not be taken seriously and it would be difficult to recover it. But that person had hundreds of followers, so they had public influence. They could find the police and help me recover the money as soon as possible.

“I added his contact information with some skepticism. He told me that I needed to download an anti-fraud app and register my fraud information. When I heard that it was the national anti-fraud platform, I thought he definitely wouldn’t lie to me, so I lowered my guard. Later I found out that it was just a trick of his.

“I couldn’t figure out how to use it, so he had me download a software, turn on screen sharing, and taught me step by step. Actually, when I wasn’t looking, he saw my verification code and transferred all the money out of my bank card. There was a total of 200,000 yuan in that card.”

Livestream audience: “…”

After the mother finished speaking, the viewers in the live stream almost choked with laughter.

[I bet you guys they’re definitely from the same family; their genes haven’t changed at all.]

[Whether there are too many fools or too many liars, I can’t say for sure right now.]

[Hahahaha, I can’t laugh anymore! Birds of a feather flock together.]

[Dad: What sins did I commit to deserve these three unfortunate children?]

The audience felt incredibly sorry for the father. The reason he was frowning must be because he was worried about his family!

However, at this moment, the mother saw many people laughing at her. She gritted her teeth and wanted to drag someone else down with her, so she turned to her husband and said, “This fortune teller is very good. You should tell her about the situation too. Otherwise, how can she tell your fortune without any clues?”

Viewers in the live stream: “???”

[What? Dad got scammed too?]

Dad didn’t stand up. He turned his head to the side, his voice a little weak, “I’ll talk, I’ll talk, okay?

“I heard that the money that is defrauded is almost impossible to get back. That 200,000 yuan is basically gone, so we could only accept it.

“I’m heartbroken that my savings have suddenly decreased so much. A few days ago, someone added me on WeChat and sent me a piece of software that said I could make money in it, and told me to give it a try.

“When I opened it, I found out it was a mahjong app. It gave me a lot of money at the start, and I could withdraw the whole amount after reaching a certain threshold.

“I wasn’t entirely convinced, so I used the money the system gave me as initial funds to play a few rounds, winning every time, and quickly withdrew 500 yuan.

“I should have stopped then, but I got carried away and thought that since I got 500 yuan for nothing, I might as well play and kill some time.

“As a result, the opponents became more and more difficult to deal with, and I got really into the game. By the time I realized what was happening, I had already deposited two or three thousand yuan into the game.

“My family had just suffered such a huge loss, and then I lost just as much. I didn’t want to accept it, so I played mahjong for several days. The multipliers in each hand were getting bigger and bigger, and the wins and losses were also huge. Sometimes I would win five thousand yuan in one hand, and sometimes I would lose six thousand yuan in one hand.

“Losing a lot of mahjong offline feels real, but winning or losing online doesn’t feel real because money is just a cold number.

After calculating, his voice grew softer and softer: “Later, I lost every hand, and in total, I lost 100,000 yuan.

Viewers in the live stream: “???”

I Livestream Divination to the World translated by Maela @ whitemoonlighttranslations.com

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