Suspected Taiwanese fraudster arrested in Philippines, involving more than NT$100 million and more than 200 victims
Quick Look
- The Philippine Immigration Bureau arrested a 27-year-old Taiwanese man surnamed You in Mandaue City on suspicion of running a fraud syndicate with more than 200 victims and a total amount of more than NT$100 million.
- They also arrested a 46-year-old Korean man surnamed He who was wanted for online gambling.
- The two are currently in custody awaiting deportation.
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Why It Matters
Taiwan and the Philippines have cooperated in law enforcement to combat transnational crimes. This year, more than 10 Taiwanese suspects have been arrested in the Philippines.
Law enforcement cooperation between Taiwan and the Philippines has successfully combated transnational crime. The Philippine Immigration Bureau recently arrested a Taiwanese suspect in a central city on suspicion of running a fraud syndicate, which has victimized more than 200 Taiwanese people and involved a total amount of more than NT$100 million. The picture shows the cooperation between Taiwan and the Philippines in arresting people last year, a schematic diagram. (File photo)
Law enforcement cooperation between Taiwan and the Philippines has successfully combated transnational crime. The Philippine Immigration Bureau recently arrested a Taiwanese suspect in a central city on suspicion of running a fraud syndicate, which has victimized more than 200 Taiwanese people and involved a total amount of more than NT$100 million.
The Philippine Immigration Bureau (BI) issued a press release today stating that the BI Fugitive Search Unit (FSU) arrested a 27-year-old Taiwanese man surnamed You in Mandaue City (Mandaue) in the Cebu Metropolitan Area on October 29.
The fugitive search team successfully arrested him after several months of investigation based on the request of the representative office in the Philippines.
According to information from the representative office in the Philippines, You Nan is a native of Yilan. He committed crimes such as gambling and fraud in Taiwan. He fled to Manila and was suspected of leading a fraud group that victimized more than 200 Taiwanese people and defrauded more than NT$100 million.
On the other hand, the Philippine Immigration Bureau also arrested a 46-year-old Korean man surnamed He in Pasay City in Metro Manila on November 2.
Ha Nam is wanted by the South Korean authorities for allegedly participating in illegal online gambling activities. From June 2019 to December 2020, he was involved in 37 illegal transactions, amounting to approximately 154 million won (approximately NT$3.7 million).
The Philippine Immigration Service stated that the two are currently detained at the Immigration Bureau Detention Center in Taguig, Metro Manila, awaiting deportation procedures; the two will be included in the Immigration Bureau’s blacklist and will not be allowed to re-enter the Philippines.
This year, Taiwan and the Philippines arrested more than 10 Taiwanese suspects in the Philippines through law enforcement cooperation.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The men surnamed You and He will be deported to their countries of origin
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- When will the man named You be deported to Taiwan?
- Are complicit structures still being traced?
