Telecommunications fraud refers to the criminal act that criminals release false information, set up scams, implement remote and non-contact fraud against the victims through telephone, network and SMS, induce the victims to make money or transfer money to the criminals, and illegally occupy other people's property.
According to the above definition, Wang launching a new house group purchase online and promising that a deposit of 1000 yuan could offset the house price of 50000 yuan, and then disappearing after the customer paid the deposit, is not telecommunications fraud.