Guangdong police detain 114 suspects for epidemic-related fraud

Police in south China's Guangdong Province have detained 114 suspects for their involvement in telecom and online fraud related to the novel coronavirus epidemic.

The police have cracked 334 cases involving around 3.96 million yuan (572,400 U.S. dollars) since a campaign against such fraud was launched on Jan. 27, said the provincial public security department.

Most of these cases are fraud related to the sale of face masks, while some are charity scams and deposit fraud, the department said.

Chinese police cracked 200,000 telecom and Internet fraud cases and captured 163,000 suspects last year.