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China rolls out ‘zero tolerance’ crackdown on fake government officials, financial crimes

  • Ministry of Public Security launches national campaign against scams that ‘severely damage image of the party’

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China’s public security ministry announced a nationwide campaign to battle fraud after state media published several reports about individuals or groups that have scammed investors and the public by leveraging the credibility of state institutions. Photo: Shutterstock Images
Sylvie Zhuangin Beijing

Beijing has launched a nationwide “zero tolerance” crackdown on people who pretend to be government officials to defraud investors by selling fake official seals – among other schemes.

In a meeting last week, the Ministry of Public Security called on agencies nationwide to target people who impersonated officials from government ministries or state-owned companies to dupe investors.

The rackets had “severely damaged the image of the Communist Party and the government and disrupted social and economic order”, according to a statement posted to the ministry’s website on Thursday.

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In an effort to maintain a “good business environment”, the ministry said, law enforcement agencies should leverage mechanisms like big data to uncover illegal fundraising, contract fraud, and illegal deposits.

The crackdown was announced after state media published several reports about individuals or groups that have scammed investors and the public by leveraging the credibility of state institutions.
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According to a November report by state news agency Xinhua, more than 20 central ministries and agencies, including the ministries of finance, agriculture and rural affairs, and science and technology, as well as state-owned enterprises, had issued “fraud prevention statements” warning the public to be aware of impostors.

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