第一章：霧中的舊金山
2025年4月，舊金山
夜已深，太平洋彼岸的城市被濃霧籠罩，街道的燈光模糊而悠遠。福爾摩斯獨自坐在書房的書桌前，桌麵上散落著一些文件，台燈的光芒投射在他的麵容上，映照出思索的深沉。屏幕上，那個溫婉動人的女子的頭像依然靜靜閃爍。
去年，福爾摩斯的兩位華人好友在兩個不同的著名相親網站上被騙，損失了不少金錢。震怒之餘，他決定親自進行調查。經過詳細研究，福爾摩斯驚訝地發現，這類網站上大約95%的用戶都是騙子，利用虛假身份進行各種詐騙活動。今天早些時候，他決定親自在這個網站上注冊賬號，體驗這些詐騙分子的作案手法。
不出所料，幾小時內他就收到了幾位女性的主動搭訕，其中一位名叫Jasper的女子尤其引起了他的注意。她自稱是一位虔誠的基督徒，生活在上海，通過微信與福爾摩斯保持聯係。
Jasper的微信頭像上的笑容恬靜而安詳。封麵照片上，是一段熟悉的經文："諸天述說神的榮耀，穹蒼傳揚他的手段。"
福爾摩斯的手指輕輕敲擊桌麵，思緒如同窗外的霧氣般纏繞不散。他的朋友們已經成為了這種詐騙的受害者，而現在，他決心揭露這些騙局的真相，防止更多人落入陷阱。
第二章：數字足跡
Jasper的微信朋友圈記錄了她在上海的日常，從2012年到2025年，照片裏包括外灘的夜景、雨後石庫門老街的微光、以及教堂裏的禱告。她用簡體字記錄著生活點滴，偶爾配上一句深夜的感慨，看似是一個普通的上海女子，生活簡單而平靜，信仰真誠而樸素。
福爾摩斯輕輕滑動鼠標，朋友圈的內容一幀幀在屏幕上閃過。一切，看上去再正常不過了——咖啡館的午後、外灘的燈光、教堂的禱告會，還有偶爾分享的聖經經文。
但福爾摩斯的目光卻如鷹隼般銳利，捕捉到了一些常人絕不會在意的細節：首先，Jasper的朋友圈配文中，有些年份的文字用的是標準簡體中文；而某些年份，比如2016年和2020年的部分內容，卻突然夾雜了繁體字。更奇怪的是，繁體字的內容並非偶然，而是集中在特定的年份，這種變化顯得如此不自然，尤其在上海這個簡體字為主的城市，幾乎沒有本地人會在朋友圈中無意識地使用繁體字。
"這位Jasper，"福爾摩斯喃喃自語，"你到底是什麽人？為什麽要設下這樣的騙局？又有多少像我朋友那樣的人成為了你的受害者？"
這些小小的細節引起了福爾摩斯的警覺，如同迷霧中閃爍的微光，指引著他探索真相的方向。
第三章：謎一樣的聊天記錄
福爾摩斯看著屏幕中的聊天記錄，眼神微微凝重：
Jasper: [照片]
Jasper: [照片]
Jasper: [照片]
Jasper: [照片]
Jasper: "殺豬盤啊"
福爾摩斯: "我很抱歉。"
Jasper: "500多萬人民幣，現在已經起訴了，不知道何時能回來。"
福爾摩斯: "……什麽時候的事？"
Jasper: "現在就隻有點吃飯錢了。"
Jasper: "還好沒娃，不然現在得挖空心意打工賺錢了。"
福爾摩斯: "……什麽時候發生的事？"
Jasper: "不聊了，你忙吧。"
Jasper: "我手裏好多事。"
福爾摩斯: "好的，改天聊。"
Jasper: "這個白人醫生想來看我，我拒絕了，我還沒搞清這人啥情況。"
福爾摩斯: [表情貼圖]
Jasper: "我還遇到一個變態的外國人，發那些讓人不堪入目的圖片給我，我天呐，太嚇人了。"
福爾摩斯: "謝謝，我大概能判斷出來了。"
Jasper: "好"
Jasper: "祝福你。"
福爾摩斯眉頭微皺。才剛認識幾個小時，這位網友就主動提及自己曾經被騙500多萬人民幣的經曆，這種行為本身就十分可疑。這個金額不僅巨大，而且有些過於戲劇化，仿佛是故意吸引關注的標誌。一個真正的受害者，應該會有更多的細節描述，可能會提到如何被騙的過程，甚至可能流露出焦慮或者憤怒，而不是如此冷靜地、幾乎機械地提到金錢數字。
"這與我朋友們被騙的經曆如出一轍，"福爾摩斯思考著，"他們也是被騙子引導，通過共情和虛假的受害者身份取得信任。"
通過對微信聊天記錄的深度分析，福爾摩斯發現了更為微妙的線索。Jasper自稱經曆過"殺豬盤"騙局，並多次提到自己被騙的金額和時間。她的敘述中充滿了對過去悲慘經曆的描述，幾乎每一次與福爾摩斯的溝通，都提及自己的經濟損失以及如何努力恢複。但福爾摩斯發現，這些故事中的細節反複無常，特別是她對於"被騙"的過程描述總是缺乏具體細節，時而模糊不清，時而又過於精確，甚至有時她將自己描述得幾乎是受害者中的"典型"。
第四章：蛛絲馬跡
隨著福爾摩斯的調查深入，他發現Jasper的生活細節越來越不合常理。首先，Jasper在微信中的一些照片顯示，她曾在某些年份使用繁體字，而上海的本地人幾乎不可能在日常生活中使用繁體字，特別是在社交媒體上。Jasper提到自己生活在上海，她的朋友圈照片和背景也是如此，非常符合。
"這個女人，"福爾摩斯自言自語道，"她到底是誰？又有多少像我朋友那樣的人被她騙過？"
他進一步回溯照片的時間線，發現某些照片的地點標簽與上傳的時間存在明顯的矛盾。更讓福爾摩斯心生警惕的是，Jasper總是巧妙地回避深入討論自己當前的生活狀態，也從未給出具體的社交背景或身邊的朋友、親人，似乎有意將自己孤立在一個沒有人脈和情感聯係的虛擬世界中。
福爾摩斯微微皺眉，決定試探一下："你提到過許多關於過去的事，卻從未真正談及現在的生活。奇怪的是，某些細節似乎不符合上海本地的風格——比如那些照片，似乎來自一個完全不同的地方。你不覺得有些地方不對勁嗎？"
Jasper: "我現在很忙，真的是有太多事情要處理。過去的事，已經不想再提了。"
她的回應讓福爾摩斯的疑慮進一步加深。一個真正的受害者，不可能對過去的痛苦經曆如此輕描淡寫，尤其是在談及自己被騙的事情時。
第五章：揭開真相
福爾摩斯回想起他朋友們的遭遇以及他研究的其他案例——與網絡詐騙和殺豬盤（Pig Butchering Scam）相關的案件，受害者們常常會被騙子塑造成深陷騙局的"受害者"，並且通過不斷訴說自己的困境來獲得同情，最終誘使他人投入更多的資金。
這與相親網站上常見的騙局極為相似。騙子往往會偽裝成具有特定身份和背景的人，通過製造虛假的情感連接，最終達到經濟詐騙的目的。正是這樣的手段，讓福爾摩斯的朋友們損失慘重。
他意識到，微信朋友圈本身是可以被篡改和偽造的。朋友圈的時間和地點可以隨意修改，甚至照片的上傳時間和地點也不一定真實。他開始懷疑，Jasper所展示的生活軌跡，可能並非她實際的生活，而是精心編造的虛假信息。
進一步分析Jasper的行為模式，福爾摩斯終於得出結論：Jasper並非受害者，而是一個深諳網絡社交與心理操控的詐騙分子。她通過精心設計的朋友圈和虛假的身份包裝，將自己偽裝成一個無辜的受害者，誘使他人陷入她的騙局。
"如果是一個騙局，"福爾摩斯自言自語道，"那一定是世界上最高超的偽裝之一。難怪那個相親網站上有95%的用戶都是騙子，他們的手法如此老練和精湛。"
第六章：背後的陰謀
更令福爾摩斯震驚的是，Jasper所參與的"殺豬盤"網絡並不僅僅局限於個人層麵的欺詐。經過一係列的調查，他發現，這個騙局背後隱藏著一個龐大的跨國詐騙集團。Jasper不過是其中的一個棋子，她的任務就是通過虛假的情感綁架來獲得更多目標的信任和投資。
"這就解釋了為什麽調查顯示那個華人相親網站上有如此高比例的騙子，"福爾摩斯推斷道，"它實際上已經成為了詐騙分子的樂園，而我的朋友們，隻是眾多受害者中的一部分。"
此外，福爾摩斯還發現，2024年，根據FBI IC3 ANNUAL REPORT 2024，美國因投資詐騙、加密貨幣詐騙等原因損失超過160億美元。其中，投資詐騙占據了超過65億美元，而加密貨幣詐騙的損失則超過了90億美元。這個數據讓他對網絡詐騙的規模和全球性產生了更深的警覺，Jasper所參與的跨國詐騙活動背後，可能正是這一巨大數字的一個縮影。
第七章：永不落幕的戰鬥
福爾摩斯合上筆記本電腦，將目光投向窗外。舊金山的霧氣依然濃密，但他知道，真相已經逐漸清晰。在這個數字化的時代，犯罪的形式也隨之變化，但真相永遠不會改變。他知道，自己必須將這些發現告訴更多的人，尤其是他那些已經成為受害者的朋友們，讓他們警惕這種新型的網絡詐騙，特別是那些活躍在相親網站上的騙子。
"在這個信息時代，"福爾摩斯輕聲自語，"最危險的是那些被精心包裝的謊言。尤其是那些利用人們對愛與陪伴的渴望而設下的陷阱。"
窗外的霧氣開始散去，舊金山的燈光漸漸清晰。福爾摩斯站起身來，他知道，新的挑戰才剛剛開始。在數字的海洋中，真相和謊言的戰鬥永不停歇。
台燈下，屏幕上那張溫婉動人的臉龐已經黯淡。福爾摩斯輕輕關閉了那個聊天窗口，但他知道，在那個有著95%騙子的著名華人相親網站和其它相親網站上，類似的騙局還在不斷上演。
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特別致謝：ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude AI.
Artificial Intelligence-Written Microfiction (Mist City: Sherlock Holmes and the Mysterious Jasper)
Chapter 1: Foggy San Francisco
April 2025, San Francisco
The night was deep, and the city across the Pacific Ocean was shrouded in thick fog, with streetlights casting a blurry, distant glow. Sherlock Holmes sat alone at his desk in his study, papers scattered across the surface, the light from his desk lamp illuminating his face, revealing deep contemplation. On the screen, the gentle and captivating woman’s avatar continued to blink quietly.
Last year, two of Holmes's Chinese friends were defrauded on two different famous matchmaking websites, losing significant amounts of money. In a fit of rage, Holmes decided to investigate personally. After a thorough study, Holmes was astonished to find that about 95% of users on these sites were fraudsters, using fake identities to engage in various types of scams. Earlier today, he decided to register an account on the site himself to experience the tactics of these scammers firsthand.
As expected, within hours, he received several unsolicited messages from women, one of whom, named Jasper, especially caught his attention. She claimed to be a devout Christian living in Shanghai, keeping in touch with Holmes through WeChat.
Jasper’s WeChat profile picture showed a serene and peaceful smile. Her cover photo displayed a familiar scripture: "The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands."
Holmes’s fingers lightly tapped the desk, his thoughts swirling like the mist outside the window. His friends had fallen victim to such scams, and now he was determined to uncover the truth and prevent others from falling into similar traps.
Chapter 2: Digital Footprints
Jasper’s WeChat Moments recorded her daily life in Shanghai, from 2012 to 2025, with photos including the night view of the Bund, the dim light after rain in the Shikumen alleys, and prayers in church. She documented life's little moments in simplified Chinese, occasionally adding late-night musings, presenting herself as an ordinary Shanghai woman with a simple and peaceful life, and sincere faith.
Holmes gently scrolled through the Moments, each frame flashing across the screen. Everything seemed perfectly normal—afternoons in cafes, the lights of the Bund, church prayer meetings, and the occasional Bible verse shared.
But Holmes’s gaze, sharp as an eagle, caught small details that most people would never notice: first, some of the captions in Jasper’s Moments were written in standard simplified Chinese; however, some years, such as 2016 and 2020, included traditional Chinese characters. Even stranger, the use of traditional characters wasn’t random but concentrated in specific years. This shift seemed unnatural, especially in Shanghai, where few locals would unconsciously use traditional Chinese characters in their Moments.
"This Jasper," Holmes muttered to himself, "who exactly are you? Why set up such a scam? How many others, like my friends, have fallen victim to you?"
These small details raised Holmes’s suspicions, like a flickering light in the mist, guiding him toward the truth.
Chapter 3: Mysterious Chat Logs
Holmes looked at the chat logs on the screen, his expression growing slightly serious:
Jasper: [Photo]
Jasper: [Photo]
Jasper: [Photo]
Jasper: [Photo]
Jasper: "Pig Butchering scam..."
Holmes: "I’m sorry."
Jasper: "Over 5 million RMB, I've already filed a lawsuit, don't know when I can get it back."
Holmes: "... When did this happen?"
Jasper: "Now I only have enough money for food."
Jasper: "Thankfully, no kids, otherwise I'd be digging deep to work and earn money now."
Holmes: "... When did this happen?"
Jasper: "No more talking, you're busy. I have a lot of things to do."
Holmes: "Okay, we’ll talk another day."
Jasper: "This white doctor wants to visit me, I turned him down. I still don't know what his deal is."
Holmes: [Emoji]
Jasper: "I met a perverted foreigner who sent me those disturbing pictures, oh my god, it was terrifying."
Holmes: "Thanks, I think I have a good idea now."
Jasper: "Good."
Jasper: "Wish you well."
Holmes furrowed his brow. They had only known each other for a few hours, and already this stranger mentioned being defrauded of over 5 million RMB. This behavior was highly suspicious. The amount was not only huge but also seemed overly dramatized, as if to deliberately attract attention. A real victim would likely offer more detailed descriptions, possibly mentioning how they were scammed, or even showing anxiety or anger, not casually mentioning the amount of money in such a detached, almost mechanical manner.
"This mirrors the experiences of my friends," Holmes thought, "they too were manipulated by scammers, who used empathy and false victimhood to gain trust."
Through a deep analysis of the WeChat chat logs, Holmes found even subtler clues. Jasper claimed to have been the victim of a "Pig Butchering" scam, repeatedly mentioning the amount of money and the time she had been scammed. Her narratives were filled with descriptions of past misfortune, almost every conversation with Holmes referring to her financial losses and her efforts to recover. But Holmes noticed the details were inconsistent, especially her descriptions of how she was scammed, which were either vague or overly precise, at times portraying herself almost as the "typical" victim.
Chapter 4: A Trail of Clues
As Holmes delved deeper into his investigation, he found Jasper’s life details increasingly illogical. For one, some of the photos on her WeChat showed her using traditional Chinese characters in certain years, which was highly unusual in Shanghai, where locals almost never use traditional characters, especially on social media. Jasper claimed to live in Shanghai, and her Moments photos and background seemed to confirm that.
"This woman," Holmes muttered, "who is she really? How many others like my friends have been tricked by her?"
Holmes traced the timeline of the photos and found that some location tags on the photos contradicted the times they were uploaded. Even more suspicious was the fact that Jasper always skillfully avoided discussing her current life, never revealing specific details about her social circle, friends, or family. It seemed as though she intentionally isolated herself in a virtual world devoid of connections.
Holmes frowned slightly and decided to probe further: "You’ve mentioned a lot about the past, but never really talked about your current life. Oddly, some details don’t match the local style of Shanghai—like those photos, they seem to be from a completely different place. Don’t you think something’s off?"
Jasper: "I’m really busy right now, too many things to handle. I don’t want to talk about the past anymore."
Her response only deepened Holmes’s suspicions. A true victim would never downplay past traumatic experiences, especially when discussing how they were scammed.
Chapter 5: Unveiling the Truth
Holmes recalled his friends' experiences and other cases he had researched—cases related to online scams and "Pig Butchering" (a type of investment scam). Victims were often manipulated by scammers, who played the role of a "victim" to gain sympathy and eventually trick others into investing more money.
This closely resembled the common scams found on matchmaking websites. Scammers would disguise themselves as people with specific identities and backgrounds, creating fake emotional connections to ultimately achieve financial fraud. It was this very tactic that had led to his friends losing large sums of money.
Holmes realized that WeChat Moments could be tampered with and fabricated. The times and locations of posts could be altered, and even the photos’ upload time and location might not be genuine. He began to suspect that Jasper’s depicted life might not be real at all but carefully fabricated lies.
By further analyzing Jasper’s behavior, Holmes concluded that Jasper was not a victim but a skilled fraudster adept at online social manipulation and psychological control. She had carefully crafted her Moments and fake identity, portraying herself as an innocent victim to lure others into her scam.
"If this is a scam," Holmes muttered to himself, "it must be one of the greatest deceptions in the world. No wonder 95% of users on that matchmaking site are scammers—these techniques are so refined and expert."
Chapter 6: The Conspiracy Behind the Scam
What shocked Holmes even more was that Jasper's "Pig Butchering" network was not limited to personal-level fraud. After a series of investigations, he uncovered that a massive multinational fraud ring was behind the scam. Jasper was just a pawn in the game, tasked with gaining the trust and investments of more victims through false emotional manipulation.
"This explains why the investigation showed such a high percentage of scammers on that Chinese matchmaking site," Holmes speculated, "it has essentially become a haven for fraudsters, and my friends are just a fraction of the many victims."
Moreover, Holmes discovered that in 2024, according to the FBI IC3 Annual Report 2024, the U.S. had lost over $16 billion due to investment scams, cryptocurrency fraud, and similar crimes. Of this, investment fraud accounted for over $6.5 billion, and cryptocurrency fraud accounted for over $9 billion. This data made him more aware of the global scale of online scams. Jasper's involvement in such an international fraud operation might be just a glimpse into this massive figure.
Chapter 7: An Unending Battle
Holmes closed his laptop and gazed out the window. The fog in San Francisco still clung to the city, but he knew the truth was becoming clearer. In this digital age, crime had evolved, but the truth remained unchanged. He knew he had to share his findings with more people, especially his friends who had already fallen victim, to make them aware of this new type of online fraud, particularly the scammers active on matchmaking sites.
"In this age of information," Holmes muttered softly, "the most dangerous are those carefully packaged lies. Especially those that set traps by exploiting people's yearning for love and companionship."
The fog outside began to lift, and the lights of San Francisco gradually became clearer. Holmes stood up, knowing that a new challenge was just beginning. In the ocean of data, the battle between truth and lies would never cease.
Under the desk lamp, the gentle face on the screen had already dimmed. Holmes gently closed the chat window, but he knew that similar scams were still unfolding on that famous Chinese matchmaking site and other similar platforms, where 95% of users were scammers.
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