Want China Times, CNA and Staff Reporter 2015-04-13
Police have arrested 39 suspects as part of a crackdown jointly launched by authorities in Taiwan, mainland China and Indonesia on a cross-border fraud ring based on the island of Bali.
The 39 suspects escorted by police at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport, April 12. (Photo/Chen Chi-chuan) |
Police have arrested 39 suspects as part of a crackdown jointly launched by authorities in Taiwan, mainland China and Indonesia on a cross-border fraud ring based on the island of Bali.
These
suspects, including five Chinese nationals, were sent to Taiwan aboard two
flights late Sunday, according to the Criminal Investigation Division of the
Taipei City Police Department.
Police in
the three countries have uncovered a ring of Taiwanese con men who allegedly
pretended to be from the Chinese government and a Chinese bank and asked
victims to remit money to certain bank accounts under the pretext that their
credit card information was stolen and they have to transfer funds to these
accounts to help with the investigation.
With the
joint efforts of police in the three countries, it was found that the fraud
ring was composed of 39 people and led by a man surnamed Huang in New Taipei
who was born in 1990.
To avoid
being found out, Huang set up computers outside of Bali and has prepared
guidelines for helping ring members to practice defrauding skills.
Some of the
ring members disguised themselves as employees of the Industrial and Commercial
Bank of China and Chinese public security officers, Taipei police said.
Initial
investigation found that the ring was composed of 34 Taiwanese nationals and five
Chinese nationals. Police have seized cellphones, notebook computers, USB flash
drives and "operating guidelines" edited by Huang.
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