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By Jin Jing |
September 29, 2011, Thursday
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CHINESE mainland police teamed up with their counterparts from Taiwan and eight southeast Asian countries to break up two large transnational telecommunications fraud rings, China's Ministry of Public Security said yesterday.
Police have arrested 828 people involved in more than 1,800 scams worth 220 million yuan (US$34.6 million) since the joint efforts were launched in mid-September, the ministry said.
The suspects included 532 Chinese mainlanders, 284 Taiwan residents and 12 from ASEAN countries including Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore, the ministry said.
Police also eliminated 162 criminal bases involved in telecom frauds and money laundering while confiscating a large number of bank cards, computers, cell phones and Internet servers.
Earlier this year, a group of Taiwan natives were found to have organized a telecom-based swindling group and set up a telecommunications fraud network in the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Low interest
They were found to have told victims, mainly living in southern Guangdong Province, via phone and Internet that they were able to provide small-sum loans at low interest rates. But after victims paid interest in advance via bank transfers, they became uncontactable.
In April, a separate group of Taiwan natives were found conducting similar activities in Jinhua City of eastern Zhejiang Province. They pretended to be law-enforcement officials and ordered victims to pay certain fines or fees.
Yesterday, police took unified action to break up the two fraud rings.
Police from the mainland and Taiwan will continue to pursue additional suspects and the investigation remains under way, the ministry said.
A special working panel was been set up by the ministry to coordinate the investigation. This month, eight working groups were sent to the eight ASEAN countries to collect information. Another team went to Taiwan.
Police in mainland provinces and cities also participated in the crackdown, including those in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Shandong, Hainan, Jiangsu and Yunnan.
Police have arrested 828 people involved in more than 1,800 scams worth 220 million yuan (US$34.6 million) since the joint efforts were launched in mid-September, the ministry said.
The suspects included 532 Chinese mainlanders, 284 Taiwan residents and 12 from ASEAN countries including Indonesia, Cambodia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Malaysia and Singapore, the ministry said.
Police also eliminated 162 criminal bases involved in telecom frauds and money laundering while confiscating a large number of bank cards, computers, cell phones and Internet servers.
Earlier this year, a group of Taiwan natives were found to have organized a telecom-based swindling group and set up a telecommunications fraud network in the Chinese mainland, Taiwan, the Philippines, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam.
Low interest
They were found to have told victims, mainly living in southern Guangdong Province, via phone and Internet that they were able to provide small-sum loans at low interest rates. But after victims paid interest in advance via bank transfers, they became uncontactable.
In April, a separate group of Taiwan natives were found conducting similar activities in Jinhua City of eastern Zhejiang Province. They pretended to be law-enforcement officials and ordered victims to pay certain fines or fees.
Yesterday, police took unified action to break up the two fraud rings.
Police from the mainland and Taiwan will continue to pursue additional suspects and the investigation remains under way, the ministry said.
A special working panel was been set up by the ministry to coordinate the investigation. This month, eight working groups were sent to the eight ASEAN countries to collect information. Another team went to Taiwan.
Police in mainland provinces and cities also participated in the crackdown, including those in Shanghai, Beijing, Guangdong, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangxi, Shandong, Hainan, Jiangsu and Yunnan.
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