Southeast Asia Information Port News (www.dnyxxg.com) – A woman, believing she had landed a high-paying errand-running job, transferred a huge sum of money suspected of being fraudulent across provinces, thinking she had gotten away with it, unaware that she had already fallen into police custody. On the 31st, reporters learned from the Shanghai Pudong police that recently, in a telecommunications fraud case, Pudong police, in conjunction with a ride-hailing driver, intercepted 810,000 yuan of fraudulent funds.
“Driver, please drive faster, to Zhejiang.” In a ride-hailing car traveling from Shanghai to Zhejiang, passenger Yang kept a bag tightly clutched to her chest. Just before the ride-hailing car left Shanghai, the Pudong Branch of the Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau's Anti-Fraud Center received an urgent warning: a large amount of fraudulent funds were suspected to be flowing through the jurisdiction. After investigation, the local Chuansha Police Station quickly identified the suspicious ride-hailing car carrying Yang and immediately called the driver.
"Don't panic. Your passenger may be involved in a fraud case. Please cooperate with the police and don't alert them." Upon receiving the call from the police, the ride-hailing driver glanced at Ms. Yang, who was fast asleep in the back seat, through the rearview mirror, and calmly turned the car around. A few minutes later, the vehicle stopped in front of a police station in Zhejiang Province. Police officers apprehended Ms. Yang on the spot and opened her bag, finding a neatly arranged 810,000 yuan in cash.
With Ms. Yang's arrest, this fraud case came to light.
In early March of this year, Ms. Yang saw an online advertisement for a "high-paying part-time job." She was told that by simply picking up a "package" at a designated location and delivering it to the next designated location, she could earn nearly 5,000 yuan. Driven by the prospect of profit, she added the contact information and downloaded a niche chat app as instructed. The other party was generous, even buying her a plane ticket from her hometown to Shanghai.
On March 8th, after arriving in Shanghai by plane, Ms. Yang, following instructions, retrieved a bag containing a piece of clothing, two miniature cameras, and a counterfeit money detector pen. The other party instructed her via voice: "Hang the camera around your neck and wait for someone near the bank tomorrow." At this point, Ms. Yang had a vague feeling that something was wrong, but thinking of the commission she was about to receive, she tried to convince herself that it was "just running an errand."
The next day, Ms. Yang followed the instructions and went to a bank near Pudong New Area. Soon, she received a photo on her phone, and the other party instructed her to find the woman in the photo in the crowd and approach her. "Hello, I'm the acceptor," Ms. Yang said, following her pre-rehearsed script, as she approached Ms. Han, who was loitering near the bank entrance.
After a brief conversation, Ms. Han handed Ms. Yang a heavy cloth bag. Ms. Yang tried to appear calm, took out the counterfeit money detector pen from the bag, quickly checked about ten banknotes, and then nervously hurried away. To evade capture, she followed her employer's instructions, quickly slipping into a nearby shopping mall's restroom to change into a pre-prepared set of clothes. After doing this, she called a ride-hailing service on her phone, intending to leave Shanghai.
After investigating the case, the police quickly identified the victim, Ms. Han. She only realized she had been scammed when the police arrived at her home.
In late February 2026, Ms. Han met a man claiming to be a soldier on a karaoke app. His warm greetings gradually lowered her guard. Subsequently, the man, claiming that soldiers couldn't invest, lured her to log into a fake investment platform, showing her "high returns." Ms. Han believed him and fell deeper into the trap, ultimately handing over 810,000 yuan to a stranger as a "dealer."
Currently, Yang has been administratively punished by the Pudong police for participating in telecommunications fraud. The case is still under further investigation. (End)
