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Updated Tuesday, August 17, 2010 9:58 am TWN, AFP 13 more from Taiwan, China arrested for fraudThe group had fled in July when a police raid netted 99 other Chinese and Taiwanese fraud suspects, Ho Chi Minh City's Phap Luat newspaper reported. It said the 11 men and two women were arrested late Friday night in the Mekong Delta province of Can Tho, when police had to force their way in to a rented house and fire tear gas. According to the report, the suspects allegedly conned millions of dollars out of people in China and Taiwan by pretending to be police investigating money laundering and convincing them to transfer money for their protection. Police in Can Tho refused to comment when reached by AFP. Taiwanese fraud rings have recently relocated to Vietnam after the island's police joined forces with Chinese and Thai authorities to bust their operations, Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau said earlier. Subscribe to The China Post and save 25%. Click here |
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