Shandong Police Crack Down on Cross-Province Online Extortion Case Involving Over 800,000 Yuan

On November 11, the police in Dezhou, Shandong, China, cracked a cross-province online extortion case. The criminal gang impersonated environmental inspection personnel and journalists, using drones to film farms and releasing negative videos to induce farmers to pay for post removal. The gang collected funds through payment codes and third-party payment platforms, which then settled with money laundering groups using virtual currency. The police stated that the gang committed 268 crimes in 22 cities across five provinces, including Shandong, Henan, Hebei, Jiangsu, and Anhui, within two months, involving over 800,000 yuan. A total of 23 individuals have been arrested, and assets worth over 2 million yuan have been sealed, seized, or frozen.

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