Fake prosecutors defrauded a temple toilet of RMB 450,000. A young rider returned to withdraw money and was arrested by the police.
Quick Look
- The fraud syndicate defrauded a 64-year-old Kaohsiung woman surnamed Zhou of NT$450,000 by using fake prosecutor tactics.
- The young driver handed the money over in person and then hid it in the public toilet of An Palace in Wei Town, Gushan, until accomplices could withdraw the money.
- Temple officials found the cash and called the police.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
The fraud group pretended to be a prosecutor or police officer and defrauded the victim of cash on the pretext that the account was suspected of money laundering and required a deposit. In this case, the victim was defrauded of 450,000 yuan and was handed over in person by a young driver and temporarily hidden in a temple public toilet.
Fake prosecutors defrauded a temple toilet of RMB 450,000. A young rider (in white) returned to withdraw money and was arrested. (provided by the public)
The fraud group used a "fake prosecutor" technique on a Kaohsiung woman surnamed Zhou. They handed over NT$450,000 to a young driver in person, and then arranged for the prisoner to place the driver in Wei Zhen'an Palace in Gushan to create a break point to evade detection. Unexpectedly, temple personnel found the cash. The police were informed and determined that the money was a fraud. They ambush and arrest the young driver who then returned to look for money.
Gushan Branch pointed out today (4th) that it recently received a report from the temple stating that a paper bag containing 450,000 yuan in cash was found in the public toilet of the temple. When it noticed something was wrong, it took the initiative to notify the police for assistance.
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When the police received the report and quickly went to the scene to check the relevant surveillance cameras, a young man claimed to the temple official that the cash belonged to him. After police interrogation, they found out that the young man was actually the driver. The cash was the proceeds of crime that the young driver had obtained from the victim in person and was ready to hand it over.
It is understood that the victim, a 64-year-old woman surnamed Zhou, was defrauded by a fake police officer. She mistakenly believed that the account was suspected of money laundering and required a deposit and other fraudulent tactics. She withdrew the cash and handed it to the young driver. After the boy got the money, he temporarily hid the stolen money in a public toilet while waiting for another group of members to withdraw money. Fortunately, the alert temple official discovered and called the police.
The police successfully intercepted the stolen money and seized the young driver on the spot. In addition to investigating the entire case in accordance with the law, they will continue to track down the accomplices and other members involved in the case and expand the crackdown on the criminal network of the fraud group.
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What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The police will continue to trace the accomplices behind the fraud group and other members involved in the case
Very likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Did the young driver knowingly participate in a fraud syndicate or was he just a substitute runner?
- Have other members of the fraud group been targeted by the police?
- Will all the 450,000 yuan defrauded be returned to the victim?
