PANews reported on October 27 that according to the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Ministry of Public Security, the illegal organization "China International Plum Blossom Association" used high pension returns as bait to commit fraud. Zhejiang police arrested 212 suspects including behind-the-scenes financiers and fraud gangs. After investigation, it was found that since July 2022, the criminal suspect Guo Mou recruited Cheng Mou, Zhang Mou, Meng Mou and others, forged official documents of state organs, established the illegal organization "China International Plum Blossom Association", and fabricated the "Zhou Haiqing Elderly Pension" national asset unfreezing fraud project. Through online social tools, he recruited and formed a team, adopted a hierarchical management method, used high pension returns as bait, and developed personnel from all over the country to participate, and charged fees in the name of "membership fees", "venue fees", "certificate fees", "personal income tax", etc., using virtual currency to launder money and illegally profit. It has been found that the funds involved in the case are more than 58 million yuan. At present, the case is still under further processing.
On October 25, the Ministry of Public Security held a special press conference in Beijing to report on the effectiveness of the special action measures deployed by the Ministry of Public Security to crack down on and rectify ethnic asset unfreezing fraud crimes. In February this year, the Ministry of Public Security deployed the national public security organs to carry out a special action to crack down on and rectify ethnic asset unfreezing fraud crimes. So far, a total of 574 related cases have been solved, 247 criminal gangs have been destroyed, 4,385 criminal suspects have been arrested, and 12.95 billion yuan of funds involved in the case have been found.
