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BackA fraud group pretended to be a police officer and defrauded NT$2.35 million. Taoyuan District Prosecutor’s Office filed a public prosecution
A fraud group pretended to be a police officer and defrauded NT$2.35 million. Taoyuan District Prosecutor’s Office filed a public prosecution
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A fraud group pretended to be a police officer and defrauded NT$2.35 million. Taoyuan District Prosecutor’s Office filed a public prosecution

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  • The fraud group posted a virtual currency exchange advertisement on Facebook and defrauded the victim surnamed Wang of 2.35 million yuan in cash.
  • During the crime, the man surnamed Zhong pretended to be a criminal police officer to arrest the man surnamed Yang.
  • The woman surnamed Chen pretended to be a policewoman and deleted evidence messages.

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Why It Matters

Fraudulent groups use social platforms to publish virtual currency exchange advertisements to deceive people. This type of fraud is common when people pretend to be police officers to commit a second fraud, with the purpose of deleting evidence and making it more difficult for the victim to recover.

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The Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office has prosecuted the man surnamed Yang and others for fraud and other cases. (File photo)

After a fraud syndicate posted an advertisement for virtual currency exchange on Facebook, a victim surnamed Wang from Taoyuan City saw the advertisement and proactively contacted the fraud group. A bureau was set up to arrange a transaction with a man surnamed Yang. The man surnamed Zhong and the woman surnamed Chen pretended to be police officers, pretended to arrest Yang, deleted the victim surnamed Wang's defrauded information, and successfully escaped with 2.35 million yuan in cash.

An investigation by the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office found that after the victim surnamed Wang was deceived, he made an appointment with the victim in front of a post office in Guanyin District with 2.35 million yuan in cash at around 3 p.m. on March 17 this year. After Yang Nan met the victim surnamed Wang, he pretended to collect the cash. When he was about to complete the transaction, Zhong Nan showed up pretending to be a detective from the investigation team, pulled Yang Nan out who had already received 2.35 million yuan in cash, and pretended to arrest him and take him to the police station for investigation.

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After that, Ms. Chen entered the car pretending to be a policewoman, took away the mobile phone of the victim surnamed Wang, and deleted all the messages about the virtual currency transaction between the fraud group and the victim surnamed Wang, in order to avoid the investigation by the prosecutors. Later, Tian Nan and Peng Nan who were monitoring the car nearby asked Yang Nan and other three people to get into the car and escape. The victim surnamed Wang waited in his car, but when other police officers did not show up, he suddenly realized that he had been fooled.

The victim surnamed Wang reported the case to the Dayuan Police Station. The police traced and arrested Yang Nan and others. After the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office concluded the investigation, Yang Nan and others were prosecuted for fraud and other cases.

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Open Questions

  • Are there any other victims of the fraud syndicate?
  • Has the 2.35 million yuan in cash defrauded been recovered?
  • Do Tian Nan and Peng Nan have long-term connections with the fraud group?

Related Topics

Fraud
PeopleThe victim named Wangman surnamed YangMan surnamed ZhongWoman surnamed Chen
OrganizationsTaoyuan District Prosecutor's OfficeDayuan Police Station
PlacesGuanyin DistrictTaoyuan City
Topicsvirtual currencyPretend to be a police officerScamTaoyuan District Prosecutor's OfficePublic prosecutionThe victim named Wang
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