chinatodaynews 006 TELECOM FRAUD.mp4 Q1, Give us a sense as to just how 1. the telecom scams are. A1, Well, the attraction is relatively low risks, and high 2. . According to the Ministry of Public Security, nearly all major cases -- losses in excess of 3. yuan -- were organized from Taiwan. How did they do it? They called the 4. , pretending to be police officers. The fraudsters told their victims that their 5. were being used in money laundering. They said their money must be 6. to a "safe account" for investigation, and told them how to do it. Figures show there were more than 400-thousand telecom fraud cases in China in 2014 alone. It cost the economy 7. yuan. In 2015, it was 600-thousand cases and 22.2 billion yuan. The rings work outside China, many in Southeast Asia. In the past few years, police from the Mainland and Taiwan have 8. more than seven-and-a-half thousand 9. -- about 10. from Taiwan. In March, Malaysian and Chinese mainland police investigated five transnational telecom fraud cases. They arrested 65 people from the mainland, and 52 from Taiwan. In mid-April when Taiwan police released 20 deported suspects, saying they lacked evidence. There was huge condemnation from the victims and the public. On April 13th, Kenyan police deported 77 suspects to the Chinese Mainland. 45 were from Taiwan. Q2, Tell us how other countries deal with telecom scams, and what China can learn from them. A2, Sure...the frauds really have taken on different styles, which demand some sophisticated counter measures...In the US: the Telephone Consumer Protection Act was passed in 1991. It limits the use of automatic dialing systems, artificial or recorded voice messages, text messages, and fax machines. There are provisions requiring identification and contact information to be contained in the messages. In Australia, some companies outsource customer service abroad, for example, in South Asia. This creates loopholes for fraud. In Australia, telecom companies are requiring mobile phone users to provide their real names. There are also government anti-scam campaigns and a website for the public to report fraud cases. Japan has a law to help victims of bank card frauds. Banks can freeze suspicious accounts, and there are stipulations on returning the money. Police appear on media to analyze typical cases, teaching the public strategies in fighting back. For example, you get a call from someone saying he's your child's teacher. You should call the teacher's personal number to confirm.