Police crack 155,000 cases of telecom, internet fraud

Police nationwide cracked 155,000 telecom and internet fraud cases and arrested 145,000 suspects in the first eight months of this year, according to the Ministry of Public Security.

Li Guozhong, spokesman of the ministry, said at a news conference on Wednesday that the special campaign against telecom and internet fraud that was launched this year has focused on areas such as fake loans and customer service representative impersonations, and it has achieved remarkable results, helping victims avoid economic losses of about 80 billion yuan ($12 billion).

The ministry's anti-fraud warning number－96110－has helped about 8.7 million people avoid being cheated. In addition, the ministry has issued A-level arrest warrants, the highest-level wanted notices issued nationwide, for 10 fugitive leaders of telecom and internet fraud groups.