Health & retirement

Fake checkups and medical services

A free checkup attracts visitors, while fake medical expertise exaggerates illness to sell expensive products or packages.

Two people talking across a table with a laptop in a cafe

If you have one minute

Pause, then verify independently.

Unverifiable medical credentials

Before paying

Verify facility and practitioner credentials

See verification steps →

If you paid or shared details

Pause purchases and keep screening records

See response steps →

Start with these three signs

  • Unverifiable medical credentials
  • Serious conclusions from a cursory check
  • Immediate pressure to buy an expensive package

How the situation unfolds

  1. Contact

    Community checkup invitations, health talks or screening calls.

  2. The lure

    A free screening found a serious problem; discounted treatment is only available today.

  3. The demand and outcome

    A free service builds trust before an unverifiable diagnosis creates fear and ties advice to an immediate purchase.

Verify these things before paying

  1. Verify facility and practitioner credentials
  2. Seek an independent qualified medical assessment
  3. Do not buy a package under fear or pressure

Already engaged or paid?

  1. Pause purchases and keep screening records
  2. Consult a qualified provider when care is needed
  3. Report to health regulators, consumer authorities or police

Contact your payment provider and local police promptly. The responsible institution must confirm whether a payment can be stopped, disputed or returned.

Keep these records

Invitation and promotion
Report and charges
Names and claimed credentials
Purchase contract and payments

Keep originals and organise working copies. Never give strangers verification codes, banking passwords, private keys or seed phrases.

Original references

  • Beijing Xicheng District People’s ProcuratoratePublisher location:Mainland China · Simplified ChineseOpen the original reference ↗https://www.bjjc.gov.cn/c/xicheng/xjjsl/320661959.jhtml

This page summarises public prevention guidance to help recognise methods. It is not an enforcement conclusion about a particular incident. Check the source page for its original title. Procedures and reporting routes vary by jurisdiction. Compiled October 2026.