In recent days, the Myanmar North Telecom Fraud Park was exposed to offering a reward of 50,000 to 100,000 Chinese yuan for capturing fugitives. A man who had been trapped in the park said that after he escaped, he hailed a taxi, and within less than 10 minutes, the driver reported him, leading to armed personnel capturing him and bringing him back forcibly.
According to a report by the Hong Kong Economic Daily on October 8th, a man named Abao (pseudonym) from Wenzhou, Zhejiang, escaped from the telecom fraud park and hailed a taxi on the roadside. Before even 10 minutes had passed, armed personnel intercepted him on the way and forcefully took him back.
Abao said that he later learned that the taxi driver reported his whereabouts to the park in order to claim the reward.
As he recounted, after the park discovers someone has escaped, they would post the fugitive’s photos, name, and escape direction on local social media and communication groups, offering a reward of 50,000 to 100,000 yuan for capture. Taxi drivers, restaurant owners, and passersby could all provide clues to the fraud ring.
Abao mentioned in an interview back in 2023 that locals would inform on fugitives to collect rewards. Fugitives could be exposed by their dining, transportation, and accommodation choices.
A documentary recently aired by Chinese state media claimed that on August 5, 2023, more than 20 Chinese telecom fraudsters at the Jinxin Park in Myanmar’s north attempted to escape due to unbearable violent control but were shot by Burmese armed personnel carrying AK-47 rifles, resulting in 6 deaths and 8 injuries.
Survivor Wu described that the armed personnel continued shooting for about 10 seconds; while Li stated that as the crowd rushed to the gate, armed personnel were already blocking with guns.
Another returnee from the north, Tang, recounted how he sneaked into a fraud park in Wa State in 2021, was forced to sign a 70,000 yuan IOU due to poor performance, then resold and beaten. After his injuries worsened and he couldn’t walk, he had to sell his kidney to repay the debt and underwent surgery in a small farmyard.
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