129 fraud suspects caught in Armenia
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CHINESE police have brought 129 telecom fraud suspects back from Armenia, the Ministry of Public Security has announced.
The 51 from the Chinese mainland and 78 from Taiwan are suspected of involvement in fraud cases in more than 10 provincial-level regions on the Chinese mainland.
Armenian law enforcement detected suspicious activity by the suspects this year and reported their findings to Chinese police.
The suspects were seized when local law enforcement raided six premises on August 20, the ministry said, adding that a large amount of equipment including computers and smartphones were found.
An investigation found that members of the Armenia-based syndicate had been presenting themselves as law enforcement officials to cheat people on the Chinese mainland via telephone calls. They were found to have defrauded people in more than 50 cases, conning them out of more than 7 million yuan (US$1 million).
As the victims are all residents on the mainland, the suspects were brought here to facilitate further investigation, the ministry said.
It said it had designated police from Guangdong Province to investigate the case.
Mainland police have also informed Taiwan authorities of the cases according to relevant agreements between the two sides.
Telecom fraud has caused serious harm, the ministry said, and it vowed to continue the fight against such scams.
Earlier, Public Security Minister Guo Shengkun urged efforts to enhance public awareness of such crimes.
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