How to crack down on cross-border activities?, Cross border fraud crimes

Involving 13 provinces and more than 270 major cross-border telecommunications network fraud cases, 179 suspected fraud victims were escorted back to China from Laos. The Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security have launched the joint supervision of the third batch of large-scale cross-border telecommunications network fraud cases. When cross-border espionage crimes are still at a high incidence, how are more resolute crackdowns being carried out? News 1+1 invites Associate Professor Wang Xiaowei from the Investigation School of the People's Public Security University of China to jointly pay attention to: How to crack down on cross-border espionage crimes?

179 suspected cyberfraud suspects are being escorted back to their home country from Laos

On September 11, with three CAAC chartered planes landing at the airports in Shijiazhuang, Zhengzhou and Chongqing, 164 suspect engaged in fraudulent investment and financial management telecommunications network fraud were escorted back from Laos by the police of the public security organs. In addition to 15 suspect escorted back to China earlier, 179 telecommunications network fraud suspect captured by the Chinese and Laotian police through police law enforcement cooperation were escorted back to China.

What is the process of law enforcement cooperation between the two countries?

Associate Professor Wang Xiaowei from the Investigation School of People's Public Security University of China: There has always been a close cooperative relationship between China's public security organs and the Laotian police. From the perspective of cooperation methods, in addition to international law enforcement cooperation, there are also some border police cooperation methods. From the perspective of cooperation content, in addition to cracking down on crimes such as telecommunications fraud and online gambling, there are also drug-related crimes, including border patrol law enforcement, such as cooperation in the governance of the Mekong River, which is quite extensive. From this joint strike, it can be seen that ① after confirming the location of the hideout within Laos, we quickly contacted the Lao police and transmitted relevant information. ② Send a working group to Laos as soon as possible to carry out specific international law enforcement work After obtaining relevant evidence, the Laotian police took a net up action and caught all these criminals in one go After capturing these people, we will handle the transfer procedures with our police officers and transfer these suspects to our side We will escort these suspect back to China. It should be said that these operational steps and contents fully comply with the norms and practices of international law enforcement cooperation.

What are the subsequent judicial procedures included?

Wang Xiaowei, associate professor of the Investigation School of the People's Public Security University of China: After these suspect are escorted back to China, the subsequent judicial procedures are mostly the same as those of ordinary domestic criminal cases. We will definitely vigorously carry out relevant investigation and review work in the future. After improving the relevant evidence, we will transfer it for prosecution, and finally the court will conduct a trial, conviction, and sentencing.

Continuously maintaining a high-pressure crackdown on overseas telecommunications network fraud groups

Recently, the public security organ in Pu'er, Yunnan Province actively carried out border police cooperation with relevant local law enforcement departments in Myanmar. 1207 suspect involved in fraud in northern Myanmar were successfully handed over to us, including 41 online fugitives. This is another major result of the crackdown after 269 suspect involved in fraud in northern Myanmar were captured earlier. On September 12th, the Supreme People's Procuratorate and the Ministry of Public Security launched the joint supervision of the third batch of five major cross-border telecommunications network fraud cases.

How to view the compounding of cross-border telecommunications network fraud crimes?

Dong Qian: We can see that fraud crimes are also showing a "compound" characteristic now. Will fraud crimes also lead to serious harm such as human trafficking, kidnapping, and illegal detention, which will increase the difficulty of cross-border crackdown and governance? Does it mean that international cooperation needs to be more in-depth?

Associate Professor Wang Xiaowei from the School of Investigation, People's Public Security University of China: It is indeed so. At present, the industrialization characteristics of this non-contact cross-border telecommunications network fraud are becoming increasingly apparent. Unlike traditional criminal gangs that exist in isolation, they often have a relatively long criminal chain and reflect a centralized organizational structure, with related criminal gangs intertwined for profit. The various stages of fraud carried out by fraudsters, whether it is the personal information of citizens required by the front-end, relevant network tools, or some money laundering channels in the back-end, are provided by corresponding black and gray industry gangs. Even some cross-border criminal gangs provide personnel support from overseas dens, continuously providing relevant personnel involved in various stages of fraud activities.

What does joint listing supervision mean?

Associate Professor Wang Xiaowei from the School of Investigation at People's Public Security University of China: The joint listing and supervision actually indicates that the relevant central units, this time the Ministry of Public Security and the Supreme People's Procuratorate, attach great importance to such cases. Through this mechanism of listing and supervising cases, relevant investigating units are urged to investigate these cases more timely and effectively, mainly playing a supervisory role. At the same time, the selected cases that have been listed for supervision are also representative and typical cases, which can reflect the main forms of current telecommunications network fraud crimes. Subsequent crackdowns can also play a demonstrative role.

How to view highly educated talents participating in telecommunications fraud?

Dong Qian: Professor Wang, when we pay attention to the personnel structure of suspect, we will also find that there are also some highly educated people involved in the crime of fraud, even in fluent foreign languages. How do you view this change? What is the reminder for this?

Associate Professor Wang Xiaowei from the School of Investigation at People's Public Security University of China: This kind of change, on the one hand, shows that fraud is becoming increasingly technical, and fraudsters are constantly seeking more accurate and efficient ways of fraud. On the other hand, it also reveals that the current telecommunications network fraud crimes are gradually moving towards globalization, and people in various countries around the world are more likely to be harmed by telecommunications network fraud crimes. From a reminder perspective, on the one hand, each of us should constantly strengthen our awareness of fraud prevention. On the other hand, for these highly educated and high-level talents who have already participated or want to participate in telecommunications network fraud gangs, it is necessary to recognize the situation. Although it is possible to gain some wealth in the short term through this method, in the long run, once you take this step, there is no turning back.