YANGON: A total of 106 people, including a Chinese national wanted by Chinese authorities with a reward offered for his arrest, have been detained in connection with online scams and illegal gambling operations in Thaketa Township, Yangon Region.
Security forces launched an investigation following information that Su Fu Quan, whose name appeared on a list of 43 suspects wanted by China's Ministry of Public Security (MPS) and the Longjiang Public Security Bureau, was staying in Thaketa Township and involved in online fraud and gambling activities.
At around 10:45 pm. on November 12, joint security teams raided nine condominium units at Golden River Residence Condo, located within Aung Kaung Kyaw Housing Estate on Nawarat Road, Ward 8, Thaketa Township.
The operation resulted in the arrest of 48 Chinese men and four Chinese women, eight Vietnamese men, and 31 Myanmar men and 15 Myanmar women, bringing the total number of detainees to 106. Su Fu Quan was among those arrested.
Authorities also seized 121 desktop computers, five laptops, one server, 190 mobile phones, seven Wi-Fi devices, two routers, five Myanmar passports, two Chinese passports and four KBZ bankbooks.
During preliminary questioning, the detainees reportedly revealed that the online fraud operation was divided into five groups, namely Handu, Pairit, Athan, Tahai and Su Jin. Each group was led by a team leader and deputy leader.
The groups allegedly used Kaqpo and Telegram accounts to conduct online financial scams. Through Kaqpo accounts, they created member groups targeting customers in China, Japan, South Korea and India. Communications were conducted exclusively in Chinese, and the Kaqpo application was downloaded through Google Chrome before users registered their accounts. - Eleven Media/ANN
