A fraud syndicate colluded with fake landlords and street residents to fraudulently collect rental subsidies and made millions in 3 years

The fake lease was used to defraud government subsidies, and Liangnan Group was found guilty of defrauding rent subsidies. (Photo by reporter Huang Liangjie)

Government-subsidized rental housing turns out to be a fraudulent cash machine! The fraud group headed by a man surnamed Liang recruited street residents and low-income households to serve as victims, and then colluded with six homeowners to forge rental contracts, and successively applied for rent subsidies from the Kaohsiung City and Hualien County governments. In the past three years, they fraudulently obtained millions of dollars, and a total of 27 people were arrested. They were successively brought to justice for crimes such as fraud, forged documents, and violation of personal information laws.

Gao Shi Xingda received information that a fraud group targeted the tens of billions of rental subsidies subsidized by the central government. Through financial inducements or providing living assistance, they found a total of 12 economically disadvantaged street friends and low-income households to act as tenants. They then contacted 6 house owners to act as "fake landlords", forged and created false lease contracts, and applied for rental subsidies from the government over a long period of time in the name of inflated rents or fictitious rentals.

The police identified the main suspect Liang Nan (45 years old) as being involved in the case. After investigation, Liang Nan originally worked in small loans and brokered bank loan business, and gradually obtained a lot of personal information. When he saw the government's launch of a rent subsidy project, he had evil thoughts. He was suspected of using these personal information to lure renters with their names, persuaded friends to act as fake landlords, and at the same time recruited employees to handle the application procedures.

The Gao City Criminal Investigation Team No. 2 launched multiple operations from May to October this year, going to Kaohsiung City, Hualien County and other areas to search and arrest, and successively arrested 27 people including Sue Liang. On-site evidence such as mobile phones, notepads, lease contracts and related application documents were seized. Preliminary investigations revealed that there were 12 cases of fraudulently obtained rental subsidies starting from 2011, with illegal gains exceeding one million yuan.

It is understood that after millions of yuan in subsidies were allocated, the main suspect then divided the stolen goods in cash, transfers, etc. However, some tenants and landlords claimed that they had no knowledge and said they only let Liang Nan rent or apply for them on his behalf, denying the fraud involved. After the police interrogated, all 27 people were handed over to justice.

Fake leases were used to defraud government subsidies, and methods involving fraudulent rent subsidy were exposed. (Photo by reporter Huang Liangjie)