Not credible.
The "Interpretation of the Supreme People's Court and the Supreme People's Procuratorate on Several Issues Concerning the Specific Application of Law in Handling Criminal Cases of Fraud" stipulates:
Article 6? Fraud can be both completed or attempted. , if they reach different sentencing ranges, they will be punished in accordance with the heavier punishment provisions; if they reach the same sentencing range, they will be punished as a completed crime of fraud. ?
Article 8: Anyone who pretends to be a staff member of a state agency to commit fraud, which simultaneously constitutes the crime of fraud and pretense, shall be convicted and punished in accordance with the provisions of heavier penalties. ?
Article 9: If the ownership of the fraudulent property and its interest that are seized, detained, or frozen after the incident is clear, it shall be returned to the victim; if the ownership is unclear, it may be treated as if it was deceived. The money and property shall be returned to the victim in proportion to the total amount of the property that was seized, detained, or frozen and the interest thereof, but any compensation that has been refunded shall be deducted.