The Japanese Metropolitan Police arrested 40-year-old Taiwanese man Zhang Qingzhe on suspicion of impersonating a police officer to defraud elderly Japanese people.

The Japanese Metropolitan Police recently arrested a 40-year-old Taiwanese man, Zhang Qingzhe, on suspicion of joining a cross-border fraud group and posing as a police officer to defraud elderly Japanese people. (Picture taken from X)

The Japanese Metropolitan Police recently arrested a 40-year-old Taiwanese man, Zhang Qingzhe, on suspicion of joining a cross-border fraud group and posing as a police officer to defraud elderly Japanese people. Police investigation revealed that Zhang Nan was not only responsible for collecting the proceeds of the fraud, he was also suspected of handing criminal props such as "fake Supreme Court documents" to the riders to win the trust of the victims. The appearance of Zhang Qingzhe, who was suspected of fraud, was also exposed by Japanese media.

According to comprehensive foreign media reports, Zhang Nan was arrested on suspicion of fraud and other crimes. The police pointed out that in August 2026, Zhang Nan was suspected of collaborating with other accomplices, pretending to be a police officer and calling a man in his 70s living in Fukuoka Prefecture, falsely claiming that the other party had an arrest warrant issued for "violating the Postal Service Act" to create panic.

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Police investigation revealed that the fraud group used the above-mentioned tactics to defraud the murdered man of 6.2 million yen (approximately NT$1.3 million), and later attempted to defraud another 8.7 million yen (approximately NT$1.3 million). 1.83 million), but failed. The Japanese Metropolitan Police stated that Zhang Nan was suspected to be a member of the overseas "anonymous and mobile criminal group" (Toru Ryu), and was called "assistant" by other members in the group. In addition to his role in cash recovery, his job is also responsible for delivering documents and props needed for fraud to the "driver" who is responsible for contacting the victim.

The police also discovered that in another fraud case, in order to gain the victim's trust, the group even produced "fake Supreme Court documents" with personal information such as the victim's name, date of birth, etc. Zhang Nan was suspected of putting these forged information into envelopes and giving them to other members as a fraud tool. Facing police investigation, Zhang Nan confessed that he had done "work such as collecting packages, about 4 or 5 times." As for his actual division of labor in the fraud group, whether he is involved in more cases, and how the group obtained the victims' personal information, the Japanese police are still continuing to investigate.

The Japanese police are currently investigating the case in the direction of a cross-border criminal group to further clarify other accomplices and criminal networks.

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