According to the Police Media release, the police launched a two-week operation against scammers and 119 people were arrested on charges of fraud.
Police issued a statement today saying that on April 17, with the cooperation of law enforcement officers of the Commercial Affairs Department and seven police stations.
Youngest at only 17-years-old
73 men and 46 women aged between 17 and 71 years were charged with fraud and under investigation.
Among them, there were 386 fraud cases involved, and the amount involved exceeded $428,000. Most of these fraud cases are love scams, fake Chinese official, and loan scams.
The 119 people arrested are being investigated for alleged fraud or money laundering.
Once the crime of fraud is established, he/she is liable to be sentenced for a maximum of 10 years in prison and fined. Once the crime of money laundering is established, it will be sentenced to a maximum of ten years in prison, or face a maximum fine of $500,000, or both.