Six most wanted telecom fraudsters held in China

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Press Trust of India Beijing
Last Updated : Jan 19 2017 | 7:43 PM IST
Six of the 10 most-wanted telecom and Internet fraudsters in China have been detained by the police here, authorities said today.
Huang Youli, 50, is said to have defrauded over two million yuan (USD 290,000)through WeChat, a popular Chinese chatting app and social network service, in July, 2015, the Ministry of Public Security (MPS) said.
He turned himself in to the police in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on January 12.
Tang Shixian, 31, Wu Shaoyan, 36, and Pan Fangfang, 29, all allegedly participated in a sperm donation swindle.
They lured their victims to transfer money to them which they claimed to be a deposit against donation, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
Tang surrendered himself to the police on January 13 in eastern China's Jiangxi province. Wu and Pan were arrested in Jiangxi on January 13 and January 14 respectively.
Hu Xiaoping, 50, and his son Hu Dalong, 27, gave themselves up to the police in northern China's Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region on Tuesday.
They defrauded several million yuan by claiming to help victims apply for credit cards since January, 2016, the report said.

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First Published: Jan 19 2017 | 7:43 PM IST

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