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Publish Date：2022-07-08

Update Date：2022-07-08

Units：Criminal Information Division

Cracking Down on Overseas Job Scam Ring Led by Suspect Surnamed Li from United Bam○○○ Gang (1110708)
  1. Investigation unit:
    Taiwan Taipei District Prosecutors Office, International Criminal Affairs Division of the Criminal Investigation Bureau, Xinyi Precinct of the Taipei City Police Department, Datong Precinct of the Taipei City Police Department, Criminal Investigation Corps of the Miaoli County Police Bureau
  2. Time of seizure: May 5, 2022 and July 5, 2022
  3. Seizure locations: Taipei City, New Taipei City, Taoyuan City
  4. Suspects arrested: 9 suspects, including Lee ○-Ho (born 1987), Cheng ○-Hung (born 1988), and Lin ○ Yu (born 1989).
  5. Illicit gains and evidence seized:
    8 computers, 1 laptop computer, 1 USB flash drive, 1 mock gun, 100 blanks, 1 cash counting machine, 2 surveillance devices, 11 mobile phones, 1 package of marijuana (gross weight 4.25 grams), 1 package of ketamine (17.07 grams), employment contracts (Cambodia), account books, promissory notes, and IOUs.
  6. Summary of Criminal Case:
  • Recently, police agencies across the nation have received numerousreports alleging that domestic criminals have collaborated with Cambodian human trafficking syndicates to recruit people to work in Cambodia through Facebook and other online social media channels. Under the pretense of offering excellent job conditions, such as gaming customer service, loan services, and male porn actors, the victims are lured into signing work contracts and sent to Cambodia, where they see their freedom restricted and are forced to engage in online scam and phone fraud. In order to track down the criminal rings behind the schemes and determine the division of organized crime, the International Criminal Affairs Division of the Criminal Investigation Bureau immediately set up a task force with the Xinyi Precinct and Datong Precinct of the Taipei City Police Department, as well as the Criminal Investigation Corps of the Miaoli County Police Bureau and requested the Taipei District Prosecutors Office to lead the investigation.
  • After days of investigation, it was discovered that the criminal group continued recruiting Taiwanese nationals to work abroad and arranging for the victims to stay in hotels to complete relevant documents before being escorted to the airport to travel to Cambodia. The task force immediately got to action and rescued the three victims heading to the airport from a hotel in Taipei City on May 5, 2022. Three suspects, including Lin ○-Yu, were apprehended and the request for detention of the accused was granted.
  • The task force conducted in-depth investigations for over a month, traced the source of evidence, and then carried out simultaneous arrests and searches on 10 premises on July 5, 2022, and uncovered the criminal syndicate led by Lee ○-Ho, a member of the United Bam○○○ Gang. A total of six suspects were apprehended on site. Furthermore, a total of 8 computers, 1 laptop computer, 1 mock gun, 100 blanks, 1 cash counting machine, employment contracts (Cambodia), account books, promissory notes, and IOUs were seized as evidence. After investigation, the suspects were referred to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office on charges of violating Article 297 of the Criminal Code (A person who for purpose of gain fraudulently causes another to leave the territory of the Republic of China shall be sentenced to imprisonment for no less than three years but not more than ten years and, in addition thereto, a fine of not more than NT$300,000 may be imposed.) and violation of the Organized Crime Prevention Act. The detention of six suspects was approved.
  • The CIB hereby solemnly declares that it shall not be lenient with criminal syndicates and shall fulfill its duty to safeguard the safety of citizens. It is a serious felony to cause Taiwanese nationals to travel outside the territory of the Republic of China by fraudulent means. Do not put your countrymen in danger for the sake of illegal commissions offered by criminal groups (US$15,000 to US$20,000).
  • At the same time, the CIB calls on members of the public who have dreams of finding jobs overseas to be cautious and not to sign false work contracts easily by heeding to the fraudulent tactics of unscrupulous criminals. If you or your family members are in a similar situation, please seek assistance from any of our consulate offices or call the overseas emergency relief hotline, and report to the nearest police station as soon as possible.