UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud
1 month, 1 week 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 official has said, noting that recent cooperation between China and countries in the region has been "encouraging "and has created momentum for further joint efforts. Benedikt Hofmann, acting regional representative of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime for Southeast Asia and the Pacific, told Xinhua News Agency in an exclusive interview that telecom fraud has expanded rapidly in terms of the number of victims, geographical reach and financial losses. Highlighting the UN Office on Drugs and Crime's role in bridging gaps by helping countries strengthen legislation, build enforcement capacities and foster multilateral collaboration, Hofmann noted that recent cooperation between China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, including Thailand and Myanmar, has created "a significant sense of momentum" for international efforts. While acknowledging increased regional awareness of telecom fraud and its impact, Hofmann said the complexity and evolving nature of these crimes demand stronger collaboration, in which China's role and experience would be essential.

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

China working with Thailand, Myanmar to uproot online gambling, telecom fraud
1 month ago

China working with Thailand, Myanmar to uproot online gambling, telecom fraud

China Daily  

Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun said on Thursday that China is actively carrying out bilateral and multilateral cooperation with countries including Thailand and Myanmar to eradicate the scourge of online gambling and telecom fraud. It is reported that the first batch of Chinese nationals rescued from the fraud compounds in Myawaddy, Myanmar, will return to China on a chartered flight …

UN official 'encouraged' by joint efforts against fraud
1 month, 1 week 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, 1 week 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’s Xi and Thailand’s leader vow to crack down on scam networks that plague Southeast Asia
1 month, 2 weeks ago

China’s Xi and Thailand’s leader vow to crack down on scam networks that plague Southeast Asia

Associated Press  

BANGKOK — China’s leader Xi Jinping and visiting Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra vowed to crack down on the scam networks that plague Southeast Asia as the two leaders met on Thursday in Beijing. Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos, which are south of China and share borders with Thailand, have became major centers of online scam operations where people lured by …

China still failing to shut down fraud gangs preying on its citizens at Thailand-Myanmar border
1 month, 3 weeks 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 …

China pushes neighboring countries to rein in scams after rare public outcry
2 months ago

China pushes neighboring countries to rein in scams after rare public outcry

Live Mint  

Authorities in Beijing are ramping up pressure on neighbors to rein in cyberscams after the high-profile kidnapping of a young Chinese actor who says he was trafficked into a criminal enclave in Myanmar. The officials from Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia, Vietnam and China pledged to arrest ringleaders, shut down so-called scam dens and free victims of human trafficking, according to …

Police vow to crack down on telecom fraud
2 months, 2 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 …

China's police force steps up crackdown of telecom fraud
2 months, 2 weeks ago

China's police force steps up crackdown of telecom fraud

China Daily  

Chinese police will maintain a harsh response to telecom 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. The offenses are usually carried out by highly organized groups, some of which place their lower-level members under false imprisonment through violence, she …

High time to jointly combat telecom frauds
2 months, 2 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 …

Beijing police enhance overseas cooperation in crackdown against telecom fraud
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Beijing police enhance overseas cooperation in crackdown against telecom fraud

China Daily  

Beijing police intensified the law enforcement cooperation against telecom and online fraud overseas last year, bringing a total of 127 suspects back to Beijing for further investigation, the Municipal Public Security Bureau said. The bureau released the data at a press conference on Thursday, one day before the Chinese People's Police Day, which falls every Jan 10, corresponding with the …

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

More data sharing called for in fight against transnational crime
4 months ago

More data sharing called for in fight against transnational crime

China Daily  

Legal professionals from China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have called for the wider application of technologies and more information sharing in the joint fight against transnational crimes. Liu Yanjun, a prosecutor from Chongqing, said that there are difficulties in evidence collection when tackling cross-border telecom fraud cases, suggesting China and ASEAN should detail legal rules …

More data sharing called for in fight against transnational crime
4 months ago

More data sharing called for in fight against transnational crime

China Daily  

Legal professionals from China and members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations have called for the wider application of technologies and more information sharing in the joint fight against transnational crimes. Liu Yanjun, a prosecutor from Chongqing, said that there are difficulties in evidence collection when tackling cross-border telecom fraud cases, suggesting China and ASEAN should detail legal rules …

How telecom fraud became China's big problem in Myanmar
4 months 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 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 …

Joint effort foils telecom fraud
4 months 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 …

Global experts call for harnessing advanced technologies to fight corruption
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Global experts call for harnessing advanced technologies to fight corruption

China Daily  

While pledging to deepen international cooperation against corruption, foreign participants at a global event also called for strengthening the use of technologies to address challenges in the anti-corruption fight in this digital age. He noted that big infrastructure projects undertaken by China over the past decade have been done in an open and transparent manner, saying "China also being highly …

111 telecom fraud suspects handed over to China
6 months, 1 week 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 …

ASEAN vows to fight against transnational crime
6 months, 3 weeks ago

ASEAN vows to fight against transnational crime

China Daily  

Telecom fraud suspects are handed over to Chinese police in Lincang, Yunnan province. VIENTIANE - The member states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations pledged to toughen their stance against transnational crime during the 18th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting on Transnational Crime and related meetings here, according to a Lao National Radio report on Thursday. The ASEAN ministerial meeting on …

China orders intensified efforts in assets recovery in cross-border telecom fraud
7 months, 3 weeks 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
9 months, 3 weeks 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 …

How China is targeting adversaries like India with cyber frauds, espionage
10 months ago

How China is targeting adversaries like India with cyber frauds, espionage

India Today  

The Indian embassy in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, on May 22, announced the rescue of some 360 Indian nationals from human trafficking networks in the country. Indian intelligence agencies have identified multiple instances of Indian IT workers falling victim to similar scams in Cambodia and Myanmar, with estimates suggesting that over 5,000 people may have been coerced into …

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 …

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

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Zhang is one of tens …

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 …

Chinese hackers can breach routers and steal passwords, FBI and NSA warns
2 years, 9 months ago

Chinese hackers can breach routers and steal passwords, FBI and NSA warns

The Independent  

Sign up to our free weekly IndyTech newsletter delivered straight to your inbox Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter Sign up to our free IndyTech newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Over the last few years, a series of high-severity vulnerabilities for network devices provided cyber actors with …

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 …

Global collaboration will be increased to fight drug crimes by foreigners
7 years, 8 months ago

Global collaboration will be increased to fight drug crimes by foreigners

China Daily  

China would like to strengthen intelligence sharing and joint law enforcement with other nations to combat drug offenses committed by foreigners, according to the Ministry of Public Security. "The number of drug cases involving foreigners handled by Chinese police was stable last year compared with 2015, but the situation remains grim, particularly in some key regions such as Shanghai, Guangdong, …

Global collaboration will be increased to fight drug crimes by foreigners
7 years, 8 months ago

Global collaboration will be increased to fight drug crimes by foreigners

China Daily  

China would like to strengthen intelligence sharing and joint law enforcement with other nations to combat drug offenses committed by foreigners, according to the Ministry of Public Security. "The number of drug cases involving foreigners handled by Chinese police was stable last year compared with 2015, but the situation remains grim, particularly in some key regions such as Shanghai, Guangdong, …

China, US improve cooperation in cybersecurity
8 years, 3 months ago

China, US improve cooperation in cybersecurity

China Daily  

Chinese and US officials meeting in Washington on Wednesday, the first day of a two-day bilateral cybersecurity dialogue, agreed to expand their collaboration, according to Chinese officials. Guo said in the meeting that China and the United States established the high-level dialogue mechanism based on discussions between President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama in September 2015, according to …

China, US improve cooperation in cybersecurity
8 years, 3 months ago

China, US improve cooperation in cybersecurity

China Daily  

Chinese and US officials meeting in Washington on Wednesday, the first day of a two-day bilateral cybersecurity dialogue, agreed to expand their collaboration, according to Chinese officials. Guo said in the meeting that China and the United States established the high-level dialogue mechanism based on discussions between President Xi Jinping and US President Barack Obama in September 2015, according to …

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 …

Experts: Harsh penalties deter fraud[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
8 years, 10 months ago

Experts: Harsh penalties deter fraud[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Telecom fraud suspectes are escorted off a plane by Chinese police from Kenya. Scammers could get life on the mainland, compared with up to 5 years in Taiwan Considering the comparatively lighter punishments that convicted telecom swindlers face in Taiwan, repatriating Taiwan suspects to the mainland and trying them according to the mainland's laws will better help in fighting crime …

Taiwan decision to free fraud suspects wrong
8 years, 11 months ago

Taiwan decision to free fraud suspects wrong

China Daily  

LI FENG/CHINA DAILY Taiwan police on Saturday released 20 fraud suspects who were deported from Malaysia on Friday. The 20 people, released for the "lack of evidence", were among 52 Taiwan residents who the Malaysian authorities arrested for suspected telecommunication fraud, which affected many people on the Chinese mainland as well as in Taiwan. In response, An Fengshan, a spokesman …

More than 250 telecom fraud suspects returned from Indonesia, Cambodia[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn
9 years, 4 months ago

More than 250 telecom fraud suspects returned from Indonesia, Cambodia[1]- Chinadaily.com.cn

China Daily  

Suspects involved in telecom swindle cases are escorted off an aircraft by the police at Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport in Hangzhou, capital of east China's Zhejiang Province, Nov 10, 2015. A total of 254 suspects from the Chinese mainland involved in telecom swindle cases were sent to the mainland on Tuesday morning from Indonesia and Cambodia under the escort of …

China eyes on wider, tighter int'l anti-corruption network
10 years ago

China eyes on wider, tighter int'l anti-corruption network

China Daily  

China eyes on wider, tighter int'l anti-corruption network Updated: 2015-03-08 14:27:31 BEIJING - China will work with other countries to build a wider and tighter net of international anti-corruption cooperation, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Sunday. Anti-corruption is a never-ending struggle and China would never relent its efforts of overseas hunting for suspects and recovering of their illegal assets, so …

China urges corruption fugitives abroad to return
10 years, 5 months ago

China urges corruption fugitives abroad to return

Associated Press  

BEIJING — Chinese authorities are urging officials who have fled abroad to avoid corruption charges to turn themselves in before Dec. 1 in exchange for leniency or face stiffer punishment. Corruption is rampant in China, and a large number of government officials and executives of state-owned companies have absconded overseas for safer havens of their ill-gained wealth because China lacks …

Beijing, Indonesian police smash telephone scam dens
11 years, 3 months ago

Beijing, Indonesian police smash telephone scam dens

China Daily  

Beijing police working with their Indonesian counterparts have smashed three telephone scam dens in Indonesia, resulting in the arrest of 112 people suspected of telecom fraud, including 33 from the Chinese mainland and 79 from Taiwan, since November. The suspects in Indonesia pretended to be police officers and prosecutors and called residents in China almost 30,000 times since September, including …

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