If Huabei was defrauded out of 5,000 yuan by an acquaintance, of course you can call the police. The national police number is 110. You can also report crimes to the public security organs through text messages, WeChat, letters, the Internet, etc.

According to national law, if an individual is defrauded for more than 2,000 yuan or more, a case will be filed only if the police are called. If the amount defrauded by an individual is less than 2,000 yuan, the police will not file a case. It will be treated as theft and corresponding report records will be made. The person in question was defrauded of 5,000 yuan, which has met the criteria for filing a case.

According to the provisions of the National Fraud Law, (1) those who defraud less than 4,000 yuan shall be sentenced to a fine; those who defraud more than 4,000 yuan but less than 5,000 yuan shall be sentenced to surveillance; those who defraud 5,000 yuan shall be detained for three months, with each additional If the amount is 1,670 yuan, the sentence will be increased by one month; if it is 10,000 yuan, the sentence will be six months in prison, and for every additional 1,000 yuan, the sentence will be increased by one month;