A man from Zhejiang was imprisoned and his mobile phone was confiscated. There were 6.43 yuan left in his account of more than 500,000 yuan. When he examined it he was stunned.

Mr Zhang, a man from Ruian, Zhejiang, was jailed for seven years for fraud. After his release, he found that while in custody and serving his sentence,alipay you wear,WeChat The change and bank card contents transferred totaled more than 500,000 yuan (RMB, same below, about 70,000 US dollars). Among them, more than 19,000 yuan of WeChat change flowed into the WeChat account linked to the mobile phone number of a police officer named Guo. At present, the police in Ruian of Zhejiang province have opened a case to investigate the theft.

Red Star News reported that in December 2018, Mr. Zhang was detained by the Taigu branch of the Jinzhong City Public Security Bureau in Shanxi province on suspicion of fraud and was later sentenced to seven years in prison. Mr Zhang said his mobile phone was confiscated after he was caught. It was not until he was released from prison on December 23, 2025, that he applied for a new mobile phone card and logged in to his account, and discovered the unusual wealth.

Mr. Zhang said that before he was arrested, Yu Libao had about 480,000 yuan, but now he only has 6.43 yuan left. After reviewing the accounting records, it was found that on February 11, 2019, a total of more than 19,000 yuan was transferred from the WeChat change to an account surnamed “Laughing Ao Paste”, and the mobile phone number linked to this account belonged to a police officer surnamed Guo. In addition, from September 20 to October 8, 2019, more than 470,000 yuan in Yu Libao were successively withdrawn from Mr. Zhang’s Bank of Communications card, and transferred to a number of third-party persons for recharge, transfer, credit repayment, consumption on major platforms, etc.

Mr Zhang said the unusual handling of these funds occurred while he was in custody and serving his sentence. His mobile phone was confiscated at that time. By 2022, he tasked his cousin to apply for a new mobile phone card, and discovered that he could no longer log in to Alipay.

After testing, it was found that when logging in to the Alipay account through the original device and the mobile phone is already logged in to the Alipay account, if you need to change the binding of another person’s mobile phone number, enter the verification code received by the other person’s mobile phone number to complete the change.

On August 31, 2026, Mr. Zhang reported to the Xincheng Police Station of the Ruyan City Public Security Bureau in Zhejiang Province, claiming that more than 500,000 yuan of funds were stolen from his WeChat, Alipay and bank cards. The Ruian Municipal Public Security Bureau officially issued a notice of filing a case on September 29 to investigate the theft.

Who actually touched Mr. Zhang’s money? Mr. Zhang said that after calling the police, a police officer surnamed Guo, who claimed to be a Shanxi Taigu police officer, confessed to the sister of another person involved that he had transferred 19,000 yuan to WeChat, but he did not know about the more than 400,000 yuan in Yu Libao, and expressed his willingness to make restitution.

“I don’t care who did it, my money was actually transferred.” Mr. Zhang said he hoped to find out as soon as possible who transferred the money, and also clarify whether there were management lapses in the custody of seized mobile phones and personal property. He hopes that this matter can be clarified as soon as possible.