ChainCatcher news reports that the Public Security Bureau of Lengshuijiang has cracked a case of organized and premeditated impersonation of "telecom fraud victims." They exploited the victims' fear of reporting to the police to engage in a black-on-black robbery scheme, repeatedly committing theft in a virtual currency "case within a case," recovering over one million yuan.According to confessions, the suspects learned that many virtual currency merchants were involved in laundering money for fraudsters. They believed that this group would not dare to alert the police if something went wrong, so they devised a risky plan to "earn quick money" by setting a trap to "eat" the virtual currency from the merchants. The female members of the gang typically pretended to be victims of fraud to gain the trust of the virtual currency merchants and complete transactions on the spot, while others posed as family members of the victims, rushing into the transaction site to intimidate and threaten once the virtual currency was received. Each member had clear roles and responsibilities, all waiting for the opportunity to seize the virtual currency.Upon investigation, it was found that the gang exchanged the stolen virtual currency for RMB to dispose of the loot, involving a significant amount of money. The Public Security Bureau of Lengshuijiang has arrested several suspects involved in robbery and illegal operation of virtual currency merchants, seizing over one million yuan in funds. The case is currently under further investigation.

ChainCatcher news, according to the official WeChat account of the Jiuquan Public Security Bureau, recently, the Yumen Public Security Bureau's special task force has been continuously working hard. After more than a month of efforts, they have traveled to Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Guangdong, Fujian and other places, capturing 9 criminal suspects who used virtual currency "USDT" to transfer fraud-related funds and illegally profit. They successfully dismantled a criminal gang that used virtual currency "USDT" to transfer fraud-related funds, with involved funds exceeding 10 million yuan.

ChainCatcher news, the Public Security Bureau of the New District of Tongchuan City has issued an announcement. In the lawful investigation of the fraud case involving Tian, it was discovered that the criminal suspects, including Chen, have been engaged in activities that assist information network crimes for a long time. The funds defrauded from Tian have flowed into the TokenPocket wallet registered under Chen and five others in the form of virtual currency (USDT). The bureau has legally frozen six TokenPocket accounts belonging to Chen and others.Currently, the USDT coins identified among the six listed accounts have been legally returned to the victims, but there are still some unclaimed. The bureau is now issuing a claim announcement for the remaining USDT coins in the above six accounts. From the date of this announcement, within three months, relevant parties are requested to bring the necessary proof materials to the Public Security Bureau of the New District of Tongchuan City to claim. If no one claims them after the deadline, the bureau will handle them according to the law.

ChainCatcher news, according to the report from the Traffic Police Brigade of the Public Security Bureau of Linyi City, the team recently dismantled a criminal gang that was laundering money for fraudsters, arresting 4 criminal suspects. On July 1, after receiving a tip from a local resident, Ms. Li, about a possible investment fraud, the police immediately contacted her. Ms. Li admitted that a month ago she was lured by a "successful man" to recharge over 600,000 yuan on a fake investment platform.The police identified the suspects and pursued them overnight for over 1,500 kilometers, successfully capturing suspects Li and Qiu in Changning, Hunan. Subsequently, they successfully apprehended Zeng and Miao, who were counting cash, on the outskirts of Tancheng.Investigations revealed that this criminal gang used virtual currency trading methods to conspire multiple times with overseas fraud suspects to transfer the scammed funds, illegally profiting over 50,000 yuan from it.

ChainCatcher news, the Public Security Bureau of Hedong District, Tianjin, released a case report stating that since the investigation into Tianjin Lantian Ge Rui Electronic Technology Co., Ltd. for suspected illegal public deposit absorption has been initiated, a red notice has been issued through Interpol for the main suspect Qian Zhimin, and a global manhunt has been launched. Additionally, international law enforcement cooperation channels have been continuously engaged with relevant law enforcement agencies in countries such as the UK for international pursuit and asset recovery. At the same time, it reminds users participating in the fundraising to cooperate with the legal proceedings and express their demands through legal means.ChainCatcher previous news, the main suspect Qian Zhimin (formerly known as Yadi Zhang) in the UK’s 60,000 Bitcoin money laundering case and the Tianjin Lantian Ge Rui 43 billion yuan illegal fundraising case has been on the run in China for 7 years and in the UK for 4 years, and has recently been apprehended in the UK. Her assistant, Wen Jian, a co-conspirator in the UK money laundering case, has previously been arrested and is on trial, with a verdict expected to be announced on May 10 local time in London.

ChainCatcher news, the Internet police of Fuzhou City, Jiangxi Province, refuted rumors on Weibo: Recently, some netizens have spread information through Weibo, Toutiao, and other online platforms claiming that "the Fuzhou Public Security Bureau has been approved to handle large amounts of foreign digital cryptocurrencies involved in cases." After verification, the relevant content is false information. The Fuzhou Internet police remind the majority of netizens not to create rumors, believe in rumors, or spread rumors. The public security organs will severely crack down on online rumors in accordance with the law to maintain a clear online environment.

ChainCatcher news, according to China National Radio, the Wuchang District Branch of the Wuhan Public Security Bureau has successfully dismantled a gang that used virtual currency for money laundering through the collaboration of three centers: the "Intelligence, Guidance, and Action" Integrated Center, the Law Enforcement Case Management Center, and the Synthetic Operations Center. Seven arrest teams simultaneously conducted operations in provinces and cities such as Deyang in Sichuan, Changchun in Jilin, and Dongguan in Guangdong, resulting in the criminal detention of 27 individuals. The funds flowing through the accounts controlled by this gang reached 1 billion yuan.Investigations revealed that since April of this year, the suspect, referred to as "Certain," contacted his "superior" through the "Airplane" software to accept tasks, organizing gang members to use proceeds from telecom fraud to purchase digital virtual currency online, which was then transferred to the superior's account, thus helping the telecom fraud gang launder money and earning commissions in the process. Preliminary statistics indicate that this money laundering gang was involved in funds amounting to as much as 1 billion yuan. The case is currently under further investigation.

According to ChainCatcher news from the public account of Binzhou Captain, the Public Security Bureau of Zouping City successfully solved a virtual currency theft case involving approximately 300,000 RMB. The victim, Mr. Kong, reported that his virtual currencies (including USDT, ETH, and BNB) stored in his BitKeep wallet suddenly disappeared. After investigation, the police found that Mr. Kong's friend, Mr. Shang, had significant criminal suspicion. Mr. Shang was later confirmed as a suspect and arrested, and all of Mr. Kong's virtual currencies were successfully recovered.The police remind that virtual currencies, game coins, game equipment, and other virtual properties are also protected by law, and criminal acts such as theft and fraud against such virtual properties will still be subject to legal sanctions.

ChainCatcher news, according to the Honghuagang Public Security WeChat official account, recently, the "7·09" special investigation team of the Honghuagang Public Security Bureau of Zunyi City, Guizhou Province, cracked a money laundering case using virtual digital currency, involving an amount of over 38 million yuan. The police have taken criminal coercive measures against 20 criminal suspects and escorted them back to Zunyi, seizing 118 mobile phones used in the crime, 3 computers, and 32 bank cards, with the involved amount reaching over 38 million yuan. The case is currently under further investigation.It is reported that on June 19, the victim, Wu, reported to the police that he was scammed under the pretext of a refund for purchasing concert tickets online, with the involved amount exceeding 38 million yuan. The Honghuagang police identified a gang in Meizhou, Guangdong, that was involved in bank card fraud, as well as a money laundering group in Quanzhou, Fujian, that used virtual currency U coin for transactions.