He added that CIB has already helped back around 600 people – including Hsieh – by coordination with various agencies.
The Taiwanese government has increased rescue efforts, working with police links and local authorities.
The CIB said Hsieh had been able to leave the complex mainly with the help of its liaison officers, who negotiated with the authorities in Thailand.
But in Cambodia, another place where the operations of the scam are widespread and where diplomatic relations are lacking, Lee said that officers worked with non -governmental organizations and Taiwanese commercial associations based to facilitate rescues.
Not all are victims
After rescue, the authorities are mandated by law to conduct additional investigations, because everyone in a scam complex is not a victim.
“By examining their interactions with others and travel files, completing this with other information that we receive, we distinguish the innocent victims and those who have knowingly participated in scams,” said Lee.
Wednesday, May 7, 55 workers from the Taiwanese scam were repatriated from Thailand. Among them, 25 were sought by the authorities in connection with cases involving theft, fraud, drugs and money laundering, according to the CIB.
Crime unions used Taiwan's telephone scams. Even today, the island remains a crucial knot in these global crime networks, in part because there is still The scam unions operating from Taiwan or by Taiwanese overseas.
While most of the operations have gone offshore in countries like Cambodia, Myanmar and the Philippines, the Taiwan authorities continue to use the experience it has acquired over the years to help the global fight against cyber-fraude.
Chang Jung-Hsin, head of the main agency for the application of Taiwan's law, said that there had been measurable success.
In 2024, around 600 cases of fraud were reported daily with a loss between $ 400 million NT and $ 600 million NT.
“After having moved to fight against fraud and with cooperation between government agencies and civil organizations … The number of fraud cases has dropped,” said Chang, director general of the Taiwan National Police Agency.
In January, daily cases fell to around 400 cases with total loss this month at 9.5 billion NT – an average of 300 million NT per day.
