Recently, the Changhua District Prosecutors Office in Taiwan shared updates on the "Tianjin Fraud Group" case. This group posed as mainland Chinese police and scammed over 50 people. So far, 20 individuals have been charged in six separate waves, with a woman named Lin facing a 25-year sentence.
The operation was reportedly led by a man named Liao and a woman named Lin, who set up multiple call centers dedicated to fraud. To evade the authorities, they frequently relocated and even collaborated with other fraud groups to launder money. One case involved a student studying in Singapore who was tricked into going to Vietnam, while the parents back in China were extorted for four kilograms of gold.
The investigation kicked off in October 2025, with prosecutors launching 10 search operations and arresting 17 people. They seized a significant amount of cash and a Mercedes-Benz. The court proceedings are still ongoing, and the case is far from over.
