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Guards fired after fraudster ran scam from jail cell
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TWO prison guards in Jinan, capital of east China’s Shandong Province, have been suspended after a convicted fraudster ran a multi-million yuan scam from his cell.
An investigation found that Zhu Bingjia managed to acquire a smartphone from two temporary guards despite a ban on mobile phones, Caijing magazine reported yesterday.
The two temporary workers, whose names were not released, have been dismissed, said Yang Qisheng, deputy inspection chief with Shandong Judicial Department.
A number of other prison guards have been suspended, added Yang.
Investigators said Zhu used the WeChat and Momo messaging apps to befriend people living near the jail, inventing a military background to gain their trust.
Zhu is said to have convinced his new friends that he never lost predicting results in China’s national football lottery, promising daily returns of 10 percent if they “invested” in his scheme.
Such high returns are said to have enticed a number to put up cash, with one woman, also surnamed Zhu, claiming that she lost more than 1 million yuan (US$156,900) in his scheme.
On December 16 last year — after being in contact with Zhu for two days — she transferred 50,000 yuan to a designated bank account.
The next day, Zhu proved true to his word and she received 5,000 yuan as promised, reported the magazine.
Believing Zhu to be honest, the woman said that in February she transferred a further 1.4 million yuan — including 500,000 yuan raised through mortgaging her house.
However, the following month she learned that Zhu was a convicted fraudster running his “business” from a prison cell and informed police.
She said that 1 million yuan of her money remains missing.
Investigations are continuing, said police.
According to Caijing, Zhu was sentenced to 10 years in prison for credit card fraud and has served half his term.
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