Taichung Fraud Ring Used AI Video to Impersonate Chinese Prosecutors; 18 Indicted
A man surnamed Huang set up a fraud operation center in Taichung, where members used AI video calls to impersonate Chinese prosecutors and public security officers, defrauding Hong Kong residents of NT$30 million. The Criminal Investigation Bureau arrested Huang and 17 others, and prosecutors have recently filed charges.
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Central News Agency, Taichung, 22nd (Reporter Su Mu-chun) — A man surnamed Huang set up a fraud operation center in Taichung, where members used AI video calls to impersonate Chinese prosecutors and public security officers, defrauding Hong Kong residents into remitting funds. The total amount of the fraud reached NT$30 million. The Criminal Investigation Bureau arrested Huang and 17 others, and prosecutors have recently filed charges according to the law.
The Central Taiwan Crime Fighting Center of the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) stated today that police had recently received intelligence that a fraud ring had set up operation centers in the Beitun and Nantun districts of Taichung City. They made calls to people in the Hong Kong area, posing as Chinese prosecutors and public security officers, using scripts about personal data being compromised and involvement in criminal cases requiring asset supervision to defraud people into remitting money.
The Third Team of the CIB's Central Taiwan Crime Fighting Center, along with the Ren'ai Branch of the Nantou County Police Department and the Criminal Investigation Corps, First, Fourth, and Fifth Precincts of the Taichung City Police Department, formed a special task force and reported to the Taichung District Prosecutors Office for command and investigation.
After surveillance and evidence collection, the task force raided two fraudulent call centers in mid-June of 2025, arresting a total of 17 first, second, and third-line operators and cadres. They seized evidence including mobile phones, computers, surveillance camera mainframes, fake prosecutor uniforms, fake public security uniforms, fake public security badges, and fake public security slogans. In early December 2025, the 35-year-old mastermind, surnamed Huang, was also arrested.
Police found that Huang rented a townhouse in Taichung's Nantun District and controlled the fraud operators, who were divided into first, second, and third-line roles. They spoofed the numbers of police stations in mainland China, set up a backdrop resembling a Chinese prosecution and police office, and used AI video calls to impersonate prosecutors and public security officers, defrauding Hong Kong residents into remitting funds. The illicit gains were then concealed through cryptocurrency.
An investigation revealed that since its establishment in 2025, the fraud and money laundering group had defrauded nearly a hundred people in Hong Kong, with the amount reaching NT$30 million. During the raid, police discovered that to prevent being caught in a raid, Huang had installed iron bars on the inside of the windows on each floor of the operation center and even installed an iron gate with three heavy locks in the stairwell, which could not be opened arbitrarily, increasing the difficulty of the police raid.
After police questioning, Huang and the 17 others were transferred to the Taiwan Taichung District Prosecutors Office for investigation on suspicion of fraud, violations of the Money Laundering Control Act, and the Organized Crime Prevention Act. Prosecutors have recently indicted them according to the law. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150422
The Central Taiwan Crime Fighting Center of the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) stated today that police had recently received intelligence that a fraud ring had set up operation centers in the Beitun and Nantun districts of Taichung City. They made calls to people in the Hong Kong area, posing as Chinese prosecutors and public security officers, using scripts about personal data being compromised and involvement in criminal cases requiring asset supervision to defraud people into remitting money.
The Third Team of the CIB's Central Taiwan Crime Fighting Center, along with the Ren'ai Branch of the Nantou County Police Department and the Criminal Investigation Corps, First, Fourth, and Fifth Precincts of the Taichung City Police Department, formed a special task force and reported to the Taichung District Prosecutors Office for command and investigation.
After surveillance and evidence collection, the task force raided two fraudulent call centers in mid-June of 2025, arresting a total of 17 first, second, and third-line operators and cadres. They seized evidence including mobile phones, computers, surveillance camera mainframes, fake prosecutor uniforms, fake public security uniforms, fake public security badges, and fake public security slogans. In early December 2025, the 35-year-old mastermind, surnamed Huang, was also arrested.
Police found that Huang rented a townhouse in Taichung's Nantun District and controlled the fraud operators, who were divided into first, second, and third-line roles. They spoofed the numbers of police stations in mainland China, set up a backdrop resembling a Chinese prosecution and police office, and used AI video calls to impersonate prosecutors and public security officers, defrauding Hong Kong residents into remitting funds. The illicit gains were then concealed through cryptocurrency.
An investigation revealed that since its establishment in 2025, the fraud and money laundering group had defrauded nearly a hundred people in Hong Kong, with the amount reaching NT$30 million. During the raid, police discovered that to prevent being caught in a raid, Huang had installed iron bars on the inside of the windows on each floor of the operation center and even installed an iron gate with three heavy locks in the stairwell, which could not be opened arbitrarily, increasing the difficulty of the police raid.
After police questioning, Huang and the 17 others were transferred to the Taiwan Taichung District Prosecutors Office for investigation on suspicion of fraud, violations of the Money Laundering Control Act, and the Organized Crime Prevention Act. Prosecutors have recently indicted them according to the law. (Editor: Li Shu-hua) 1150422