The driver surnamed Qiu came forward to withdraw money.

(Photographed by reporter Zheng Shuting)

[Reporter Zheng Shuting/Taoyuan Report] A woman in Taoyuan City received a call from a fraudulent group, falsely claiming that her son had guaranteed debts for others, and asked the woman to take money to redeem her son. The woman panicked and set aside 300,000 yuan and listened to the other party’s instructions Handed over, the Qingxi Police Station of the Taoyuan Police Sub-bureau received a report and found that the 31-year-old man surnamed Qiu who came forward to withdraw money was constantly switching to public transportation in an attempt to create breakpoints to avoid detection. The task force arrested him when he appeared at Banqiao Railway Station on the afternoon of the 8th. Qiu Nan was dressed exactly the same as when he paid the money, but the stolen money had been handed over to the upstream during the transfer.

The woman said that she received a call on the 6th. The other party said that her son was a guarantor. After the debtor ran away, the debt was passed on to her son. She asked her to raise money to redeem her son. She was worried about what happened to her son. Wanting her not to hang up the phone, she hurriedly prepared 300,000 yuan and followed the instructions to pay the money near her home. Only when she found that her son was fine at all did she realize that she had encountered a fraudulent group.

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After the police received the report, they filtered the relevant evidence and found that the driver Qiu Nan who came forward to withdraw the money was a veteran. He kept transferring to public transportation such as taxis, trains, and MRT, and moved around Banqiao, Taishan, and Xinzhuang in New Taipei City in an attempt to create breakpoints to evade the police. During the investigation, the investigators still knew Qiu Nan's whereabouts. They arrested him when he showed up at Banqiao Railway Station at 4:00 pm on the 8th. The clothes are exactly the same as when the money was withdrawn.

The police sent the whole case to the Taoyuan District Prosecutor's Office for investigation based on the suspicion of fraud. They will continue to investigate the upstream fraudulent organization. They also remind the public not to panic when they receive an unknown call. They should remain calm and carefully seek evidence. Call 110 to report the crime, or go directly to the police station for verification, so as to avoid becoming a victim of fraud.

☆Liberty Times e-newsletter reminds you, anti-fraud hotline: 165, reporting hotline: 110☆

The driver surnamed Qiu was arrested at Banqiao Railway Station, wearing exactly the same clothes as when he was withdrawing money.

(Photographed by reporter Zheng Shuting)