Delivery Update: October 17, 2023, 10:14 AM
As the occurrence of voice phishing continues to increase, we are working closely with local authorities to combat the involvement of Chinese citizens in this illicit activity. On the 14th alone, a staggering 2,300 individuals were apprehended.
Shenyang – In a significant development, China has repatriated 4,700 of its citizens who were implicated in online fraud in Myanmar.
Headline: Myanmar Online Fraud Suspects Sent Back to China
In accordance with a statement released by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security on the 17th, the Public Security Bureau of Yunnan Province, which shares a border with Myanmar, successfully took custody of 2,349 Chinese nationals suspected of online fraud from the UWSA, an ethnic armed group in northeastern Myanmar, on the 14th.
This incident marks the highest number of Chinese deportees from Myanmar in a single day. The UWSA recently launched a joint operation involving police and military personnel from three jurisdictions, raiding the hideouts of over 20 online fraud syndicates. This operation resulted in the arrest of 2,680 individuals, including the aforementioned Chinese deportees. Additionally, authorities seized 6,000 cell phones, computers, and around 500 vehicles used in the commission of these crimes.
The total tally of Chinese citizens returned from Myanmar due to their involvement in online fraud has now surpassed 4,666. Last month, the UWSA apprehended 1,200 Chinese individuals associated with online fraud and subsequently handed them over to Chinese public security for repatriation.
In recent years, China has intensified its efforts, collaborating with local authorities, to combat the surge in online fraud targeting Chinese nationals in neighboring countries like Myanmar. The majority of these perpetrators are Chinese themselves, employing tactics such as luring compatriots to these regions under the pretense of high wages, only to enslave them and coerce their participation in online fraud schemes. Non-compliance often results in brutal acts of violence, including physical assault and even murder.
Chinese Nationals Involved in Myanmar’s Online Fraud Ring Repatriated to China
Southeast Asia, particularly Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia, has been identified as a global hub for online fraud. Chinese public security authorities estimate that in the Myanmar-Thailand border region alone, over 1,000 online fraud syndicates entice more than 100,000 individuals daily to engage in various forms of online fraud, including romance scams and voice phishing.
A recent report published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) revealed that hundreds of thousands of individuals in Southeast Asia are embroiled in international cybercrime, with approximately 120,000 and 100,000 persons involved in online fraud in Myanmar and Cambodia, respectively.
Chinese public security officials have reported a significant reduction in online fraud rates and associated damages within China for the month of August compared to the same period last year, thanks to their collaborative efforts with authorities in northern Myanmar. The number of reported online fraud cases decreased by 24%, while damage inflicted decreased by 20.5%. Chinese authorities remain committed to ongoing cooperation and coordination with neighboring countries’ law enforcement agencies to dismantle these criminal networks.
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As damage from voice phishing increases, we are cooperating with local authorities to crack down on Chinese citizens who are involved … Over 2,300 people were transported on the 14th alone
(Shenyang = Yonhap News) Reporter Park Jong-guk = China returned 4,700 of its citizens who participated in online fraud in Myanmar.
Myanmar online fraudsters returned to China
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According to an announcement by the Chinese Ministry of Public Security on the 17th, the Public Security Bureau of Yunnan Province, which borders Myanmar, took over 2,349 Chinese national online fraud suspects from the UWSA, an ethnic armed group that dominated northeast Myanmar, on the 14th. .
This is the largest number of Chinese returning from Myanmar to China on one day.
UWSA recently mobilized police and troops from three jurisdictions and raided the hideouts of more than 20 online fraud groups, arresting 2,680 people, including the recently returned Chinese, and seizing 6,000 cell phones and computers and used in the crime. Around 500 vehicles were seized.
Including this case, the number of Chinese people returned from Myanmar for participating in online fraud has increased to 4,666.
Last month, UWSA arrested 1,200 Chinese people involved in online fraud, handed them over to Chinese public security, and sent them back to their homeland.
In recent years, China has launched a large-scale crackdown in cooperation with local authorities as online fraud targeting Chinese citizens in bordering countries such as Myanmar has become rampant.
Most of these scammers are Chinese, and are known to bring Chinese people into the local area with the promise of high wages, then imprison them and force them to participate in online fraud. If they do not obey, they commit such harsh actions as attack or even kill them.
Chinese citizens involved in online fraud in Myanmar transferred to China
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Southeast Asia, including Myanmar, Thailand, and Cambodia, is identified as a center for online fraud worldwide.
Chinese public security authorities estimate that at least 1,000 online fraud groups in the Myanmar-Thailand border area induce more than 100,000 people every day to commit various online frauds, including ‘romance scams’ and voice phishing.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) also announced in a recently published report that hundreds of thousands of people in Southeast Asia are involved in international online crime, with 120,000 and 100,000 people in Myanmar and Cambodia respectively. only involved online fraud, respectively.
Chinese public security said, “The cooperation with the authorities in northern Myanmar to tackle online fraud has achieved remarkable results, with the number of online fraud and damage cases in August decreasing by 24 % and 20.5%, respectively, in China compared to the same month last year,” and added, “Continued clashes with local authorities in neighboring countries.” “We will come forward and bring this rogue group to its head,” he said.
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