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China Intensifies Crackdown on Cross-Border Telecom Fraud

Mon, 14 Oct 2024
Categories: China Legal Trends

On 26 July 2024, the Supreme People’s Procuratorate (SPP), the Supreme People’s Court (SPC), and the Ministry of Public Security held a press conference to release ten typical cases of cracking down on cross-border telecom and online fraud and related crimes. It aims to demonstrate the determination of judicial organs to crack down on cross-border telecom fraud and to raise public awareness of fraud detection and prevention.

According to the Ministry of Public Security, cross-border telecom and online frauds have the following new features. Firstly, they are more organized, showing traits of transnational organized crime. Secondly, they are formed in specific zones, represented by extremely large-scale fraud parks and “industrial parks”. Thirdly, they are using new technologies such as blockchain, virtual currencies, AI, remote control, and screen sharing to constantly upgrade their criminal tools.

At the conference, the three authorities jointly issued the “Opinions on the Application of Law in Handling Cross-border Telecom and Online Fraud and Other Criminal Cases” (hereinafter the “Opinions”, 办理跨境电信网络诈骗等刑事案件适用法律若干问题的意见). The Opinions requires judicial organs nationwide to focus on cracking down on criminal groups and their organizers, planners, directors, and key members. It also emphasizes targeting crimes committed by these groups, such as intentional homicide, intentional injury, kidnapping, rape, forced prostitution, and illegal detention.

 

Photo by Penghao Xiong on Unsplash

Contributors: CJO Staff Contributors Team

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