Joint effort foils telecom fraud
4 months, 1 week ago

Joint effort foils telecom fraud

China Daily  

The Ministry of Public Security announced on Thursday that all major telecom fraud operations in northern Myanmar near China's border have been eradicated. In a news release, the ministry said that law enforcement cooperation and joint actions between China and Myanmar have led to the arrest of over 53,000 Chinese suspects involved in related crimes, since a special operation to combat telecom fraud involving Chinese nationals in northern Myanmar was launched last year. The news release described the joint action as another "major breakthrough" in the ongoing operation against telecom fraud crimes involving Chinese citizens in northern Myanmar. A ministry official was quoted in the release as saying that public security authorities will continue to maintain a "high-pressure crackdown" on cross-border telecom fraud crimes, especially those in "dens or clusters" such as Wan Hai, Tangyang and Myawaddy along Myanmar's border with China. The official pledged to intensify efforts to strengthen law enforcement cooperation to resolutely eliminate the "cancer" of telecom and cyber fraud crimes involving Chinese nationals.

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Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases

Firstpost  

Over 2,800 Chinese telecom fraud suspects who were part of gangs luring locals and foreigners to work in telecom scam centres along the Myanmar-Thailand border have been repatriated to China for trials. A total of 2,876 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in telecom fraud have been repatriated from Myawaddy, Myanmar to China as part of a joint operation involving China, …

Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Myanmar repatriates over 2,800 Chinese involved in telecom fraud cases

Firstpost  

Over 2,800 Chinese telecom fraud suspects who were part of gangs luring locals and foreigners to work in telecom scam centres along the Myanmar-Thailand border have been repatriated to China for trials. Representational Image A total of 2,876 Chinese nationals suspected of involvement in telecom fraud have been repatriated from Myawaddy, Myanmar to China as part of a joint operation …

Cross-border telecom fraud gang stands trial
1 month, 1 week ago

Cross-border telecom fraud gang stands trial

China Daily  

By CAO YIN | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2025-02-19 23:48 Members of a telecom fraud criminal gang stand trial at Wenzhou Intermediate People's Court in Zhejiang province. XINHUA A six-day trial involving a 23-member cross-border criminal organization, which had been indicted on suspicion of 11 crimes including fraud, intentional killing and intentional injury, ended on Wednesday in Wenzhou, East China's Zhejiang …

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud

China Daily  

Benedikt Hofmann, acting regional representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 14, 2025. BANGKOK — The sophisticated and transnational nature of telecom fraud and related crimes requires concerted international efforts to address the challenges facing Southeast Asia, a United Nations …

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud

China Daily  

Benedikt Hofmann, acting regional representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 14, 2025. BANGKOK — The sophisticated and transnational nature of telecom fraud and related crimes requires concerted international efforts to address the challenges facing Southeast Asia, a United Nations …

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud
1 month, 2 weeks ago

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud

China Daily  

Benedikt Hofmann, acting regional representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, speaks during an interview with Xinhua in Bangkok, Thailand on Feb 14, 2025. BANGKOK — The sophisticated and transnational nature of telecom fraud and related crimes requires concerted international efforts to address the challenges facing Southeast Asia, a United Nations …

China still failing to shut down fraud gangs preying on its citizens at Thailand-Myanmar border
2 months ago

China still failing to shut down fraud gangs preying on its citizens at Thailand-Myanmar border

Firstpost  

While China declared last year that major telecom fraud hubs near the Myanmar border had been dismantled and tens of thousands of suspects detained, the problem persists Myanmar police hand over five telecom and internet fraud suspects to Chinese police at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar on August 26, 2023. AP China continues to grapple with rampant fraud networks …

Police vow to crack down on telecom fraud
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Police vow to crack down on telecom fraud

China Daily  

Chinese police will maintain harsh response to telecommunications fraud, and keep up international law enforcement cooperation to dismantle fraud dens abroad and hunt down major fugitives, said Zhang Ming, spokeswoman of the Ministry of Public Security. China's Ministry of Public Security launched a special campaign in July 2023 to crack down on telecommunications fraud organizations in northern Myanmar targeting Chinese …

High time to jointly combat telecom frauds
2 months, 3 weeks ago

High time to jointly combat telecom frauds

China Daily  

Law enforcement departments from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand conduct the "Vision 2024" joint crackdown action exercise against illegal activities in the Mekong River region in Muong Mom, Laos. Undoubtedly, Chinese law enforcement agencies, along with their counterparts in neighboring countries, have made significant strides in combating telecom frauds. In recent years, Chinese police have collaborated with their counterparts in …

High time to jointly combat telecom frauds
2 months, 3 weeks ago

High time to jointly combat telecom frauds

China Daily  

Law enforcement departments from China, Laos, Myanmar and Thailand conduct the "Vision 2024" joint crackdown action exercise against illegal activities in the Mekong River region in Muong Mom, Laos. Undoubtedly, Chinese law enforcement agencies, along with their counterparts in neighboring countries, have made significant strides in combating telecom frauds. In recent years, Chinese police have collaborated with their counterparts in …

Telecom fraud suspects prosecuted
3 months ago

Telecom fraud suspects prosecuted

China Daily  

Thirty-nine members of major criminal gangs based in northern Myanmar were prosecuted on Monday by a procuratorate in East China's Zhejiang province for telecom fraud and other crimes targeting Chinese citizens. The criminal gangs, operating in northern Myanmar's Kokang region, which borders China's Yunnan province, are accused of using arms and coercion to carry out the crimes, including large-scale telecom …

Chinese authorities strengthen cooperation to fight trans-border telecom fraud
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Chinese authorities strengthen cooperation to fight trans-border telecom fraud

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2024-12-02 13:30 BEIJING -- China's prosecution and public security authorities have strengthened joint efforts to combat cross-border telecom fraud, with eight major cases placed under joint oversight, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced on Sunday. This initiative builds on previous joint efforts between the SPP and the Ministry of Public Security, which have overseen 13 significant cross-border telecom …

How telecom fraud became China's big problem in Myanmar
4 months, 1 week ago

How telecom fraud became China's big problem in Myanmar

Firstpost  

The northern frontier of Myanmar, a shadowy zone bordering China, has transformed into a battleground where ruthless telecom fraud syndicates thrive Myanmar police hand over five telecom and internet fraud suspects to Chinese police at Yangon International Airport in Yangon, Myanmar on August 26, 2023. AP The northern region of Myanmar, which borders China, has become a hub for a …

Joint effort foils telecom fraud
4 months, 1 week ago

Joint effort foils telecom fraud

China Daily  

The Ministry of Public Security announced on Thursday that all major telecom fraud operations in northern Myanmar near China's border have been eradicated. In a news release, the ministry said that law enforcement cooperation and joint actions between China and Myanmar have led to the arrest of over 53,000 Chinese suspects involved in related crimes, since a special operation to …

111 telecom fraud suspects handed over to China
6 months, 2 weeks ago

111 telecom fraud suspects handed over to China

China Daily  

The Ministry of Public Security announced on Friday that 111 Chinese suspects involved in telecom fraud in the fourth special zone of Shan State, northern Myanmar, have been handed over to China. Public security organizations in Yunnan province and law enforcement departments in Myanmar carried out border law enforcement cooperation and recently cracked down on fraud-related dens in the fourth …

China orders intensified efforts in assets recovery in cross-border telecom fraud
8 months ago

China orders intensified efforts in assets recovery in cross-border telecom fraud

China Daily  

BEIJING -- China's judicial authorities issued a guideline on Friday, emphasizing a stringent crackdown on cross-border telecommunications fraud and intensified efforts to recover stolen funds and compensate for losses. The guideline, jointly released by the Supreme People's Court, the Supreme People's Procuratorate, and the Ministry of Public Security, called for thorough investigations into the financial status of criminal groups involved …

Public security organs have seen major success in combating telecom and online fraud
10 months ago

Public security organs have seen major success in combating telecom and online fraud

China Daily  

Public security organs nationwide resolved nearly 1.95 million cases of telecom and online fraud over the past five years, and the number of such cases filed nationwide has decreased year-on-year for eight consecutive months, effectively curbing the rise in telecom and online fraud crimes, Li Guozhong, a spokesman of the Ministry of Public Security, said on Monday. Facing the evolving …

Busting of telecom fraud gang a major victory
1 year, 4 months ago

Busting of telecom fraud gang a major victory

China Daily  

Telecom fraud suspects are handed over to Chinese police in Lincang, Yunnan province. Shortly after the Chinese police disclosed the identity of four major criminal suspects of Chinese nationality behind a large-scale telecom fraud gang that has been active in the border region on the Myanmar side, which is responsible for many telecom fraud cases in China in recent years, …

China arrests thousands of cyber criminals in Southeast Asia without disrupting the nexus
1 year, 5 months ago

China arrests thousands of cyber criminals in Southeast Asia without disrupting the nexus

Firstpost  

The syndicates also are known for “pig butchering” cons, where scammers entice individuals, often halfway across the world, to invest their money in bogus schemes after duping them into digital romances After losing his work due to the COVID-19 outbreak, Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took on different jobs both inside and outside of China in …

China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact
1 year, 5 months ago

China crackdown on cyber scams in Southeast Asia nets thousands but leaves networks intact

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — Zhang Hongliang, a former restaurant manager in central China, took various gigs in and outside China to support his family after losing his job during the COVID-19 pandemic. Zhang is one of tens of thousands of people, mostly but not all Chinese, who have become ensnared in cyber scam networks run by powerful Chinese criminal syndicates in Southeast …

109 Telecom Fraud Suspects Deported From Myanmar To China
1 year, 6 months ago

109 Telecom Fraud Suspects Deported From Myanmar To China

The Diplomat  

Beijing’s strategic interests in Myanmar and mainland Southeast Asia ensure that the crackdown on transnational criminality is likely to remain partial and selective. A group of 109 Chinese nationals allegedly involved in a telecom fraud operation in northern Myanmar were handed over to Chinese police on Saturday, Chinese state media reported, the latest in a series of publicized deportations of …

Purgatory for telecom crimes not paradise
1 year, 7 months ago

Purgatory for telecom crimes not paradise

China Daily  

The Chinese Ministry of Public Security, Thailand's National Police, the Myanmar Police Force and the Lao Ministry of Public Security held a meeting in Thailand's Chiang Mai last week to initiate a special joint operation to crack down on gambling and fraud in the region, as well as human trafficking, kidnapping, illegal detention and other crimes. This is undoubtedly a …

Authorities take aim at overseas telecom fraud
2 years, 11 months ago

Authorities take aim at overseas telecom fraud

China Daily  

The investigations of five major trans-border telecom fraud cases have been placed under the joint oversight of the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security, sending a strong signal that China will punish such crimes severely. In one case, police in Zhejiang studied evidence against overseas telecom fraud gangs in December 2020 and uncovered a group entrenched in …

Intensify crackdown on telecom frauds
8 years, 6 months ago

Intensify crackdown on telecom frauds

China Daily  

Song Zhenning died of heart attack after being swindled in a telephone scam. THE LOCAL POLICE in East China's Shandong province and South China's Guangdong province have detained 28 suspects involved in three recent telecom fraud cases and in so doing exposed a nationwide network of telecom fraudsters and hackers. Beijing Youth Daily commented on Saturday: It is reported that …

Chinese police seize 53 telecom fraud suspects
9 years, 2 months ago

Chinese police seize 53 telecom fraud suspects

China Daily  

XI'AN -- Chinese police have seized 53 suspects for telecom fraud involving more than 10 million yuan, police from Northwest China's Shaanxi province said Tuesday at a press conference. They also seized more than 200 pieces of equipment, including computer and telephone sets, 200 mobile phones, and over 1,000 fake prepaid phone cards. With the help of phone number changing …

Chinese police seize 470 suspects in transnational telecom fraud
9 years, 2 months ago

Chinese police seize 470 suspects in transnational telecom fraud

China Daily  

Fraud suspects board a plane under police escort at Xishuangbanna Airport in Southwest China's Yunnan province. KUNMING - Chinese police have recently busted a cross-border telecom fraud gang and seized 470 suspects through collaboration with Lao police, the Ministry of Public Security said Friday in a statement at its official website. All suspects were immediately sent to Xishuangbanna Dai Autonomous …

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