With the accelerated aging of China's population and its deep integration with digital transformation, cyber fraud targeting the elderly is exhibiting increasingly technical, scenario-specific, and systematic criminal chains. This phenomenon severely infringes upon the property rights of older adults and undermines social stability. Although the existing criminal law system provides a foundational regulatory framework through charges such as fraud and the crime of infringing on citizens' personal information, supplemented by specific judicial interpretations, deficiencies remain. These shortcomings are evident in the appropriateness of charges, the precision of sentencing, procedural safeguards, and the effectiveness of asset recovery. Building upon existing research and judicial practice, this paper explores optimized pathways for the criminal law response to elder-oriented cyber fraud. The analysis proceeds from four dimensions: refining the system of criminal charges, optimizing sentencing mechanisms, strengthening procedural protections, and constructing a collaborative governance model between administrative and criminal law. The aim is to provide legal support for safeguarding the legitimate rights and interests of the elderly and advancing the national strategy for actively addressing population aging.
Luo Yuchan (Wed,) studied this question.