Recently, a store in Shenzhen that conducted marketing activities in the name of tarot card divination was investigated by the police, which once again attracted people's attention to tarot card divination, which is quite popular on the Internet today. The police reminded that this kind of scam captures the anxiety of people who come to divine fortune-telling, and induces people to spend money to buy safety, making the victims fall deeper and deeper into the trap.
Tianyancha Professional Edition data shows that among companies engaged in divination-related businesses, 29% have experienced operating abnormalities, and 7.2% have received administrative penalties. In addition, 19% of related companies have had legal proceedings, with the main causes of action being disputes over copyright ownership and infringement (42%), disputes over infringement of the right to disseminate work information online (32%), and labor disputes (7%).
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Some divination companies have carried out financing
According to incomplete statistics, there are currently about 175 companies in my country engaged in "horoscope divination, I Ching Feng Shui, Numerology analysis" and other related businesses. In terms of geographical distribution, Beijing and Guangdong have the largest number of related companies engaged in this type of business, with more than 40 companies each. Followed by Shanghai, with 12 related companies.
Judging from the registration time, these companies engaged in divination-related businesses were mainly established in 2014-2018. Among them, more than 30 related companies were established in 2015, which was the year with the largest number of registrations. In terms of registered capital, more than 50% of related companies have registered capital of less than 1 million.
It is worth mentioning that data from Tianyancha Professional Edition shows that according to incomplete statistics, 31 of the relevant companies have received financing, with 57 financing incidents and a total financing amount of at least more than 500 million yuan. .
However, due to the low entry barriers, lack of measurement standards, and relatively high attention in this field, tarot card divination has become the "traffic code" and "wealth code" in the eyes of many people. Many so-called “divineers” have joined in to fish in troubled waters for the purpose of monetizing traffic, causing this field to suffer from mud and sand.
Upstream News—Beware of tarot card divination scams, nearly 30% of related companies in my country have experienced operating abnormalities