Tourist-type car driver, a Hong Kong man caught in Taoyuan high-profile money transfers with over ten Taiwanese financial cards.

According to news reports, a Hong Kong man disguised himself as a tourist coming to Taiwan, and his behavior is suspected to be that of a scam group's driver. He was carrying 11 Taiwanese financial cards and withdrew nearly 200,000 yuan in cash between convenience stores and banks. The man wore a blue top and continuously operated the ATM at the bank, looking around nervously in fear of being watched, but he was ultimately discovered by the police. When the police questioned the suspect for identification, they found Taiwanese-issued financial withdrawal cards on him, and he also carried two mobile phones for reporting purposes. According to preliminary police investigations, the man is a Hong Kong driver pretending to be a tourist, possibly being used by a scam group as a tool for cross-border withdrawals in Taiwan, taking advantage of the convenient transportation from Hong Kong to Taiwan to engage in Money Laundering.

The suspect from Hong Kong was speaking loudly in Cantonese and caught the attention of the police.

According to reports, a man surnamed Zhong from Hong Kong was arrested after engaging in suspicious transfer activities with 11 financial cards from Taiwanese banks. The man was loudly speaking Cantonese in a convenience store in the Lujhu District of Taoyuan while repeatedly operating the ATM. He then switched to machines from other financial institutions and continued to operate the ATMs extensively. Due to the suspicious nature of his actions, he attracted the attention of patrolling police officers. After monitoring him, they suspected he might be an overseas money runner. The man was completely unaware that the police were following him and was arrested on the spot. After interrogation, he was referred for prosecution under the "Money Laundering Prevention Act" and the "Fraud Prevention Act."

Hong Kong people commit crimes in Taiwan, jurisdiction belongs to Taiwan.

Taiwan follows "territorial jurisdiction"; if a foreigner commits a crime in Taiwan, Taiwan has jurisdiction. However, if a person from Hong Kong, Macau, or mainland China commits a crime in Taiwan, there are still many gray areas. In the past, a Hong Kong man named Chen Tong, who was suspected of coming to Taiwan for tourism with his girlfriend and then brutally murdering her and disposing of her body, escaped back to Hong Kong and became unmanageable, leading to controversy over whether to send him to Taiwan for trial or to send him to China for trial. According to past news reports, this man ultimately could not undergo judicial proceedings in Taiwan.

After Hong Kong returned to China, Taiwan and Hong Kong have developed their own political stances. Hongkongers committing crimes in Taiwan have become a security loophole for Taiwan. These counterfeit tourists from Hong Kong have become pawns used by fraud and crime groups, and sending these runners and suspects back to Hong Kong for trial, Taiwan's intelligence agencies are also unable to continue identifying upstream accomplices. In recent years, Hong Kong has also been suffering from rampant fraud groups. The Hong Kong authorities are actively cracking down on Money Laundering and puppet accounts ( and dummy accounts ). Hong Kong has also discovered that many foreign individuals, elderly people, and students are particularly susceptible to being exploited by fraud groups.

Taiwan, where homegrown fraud is already rampant, now needs to build a firewall to target such criminals under the blurred line, for example, Hong Kong driver was targeted by the police when he made a high-profile withdrawal in Taoyuan, but if his accent and behavior were not recognized, it would be difficult to catch him. The author also found that Taiwan's "normal" Hong Kong and Macao areas and Chinese tourists are becoming fewer and fewer, in Ximending and Taipei Main Station, many land passengers who speak the Fujian rural pronunciation, sit on the ground in the station to eat bento and chat, have no luggage, do not look like tourists, do not know what they are coming to Taiwan for, convenience stores often see Hong Kong customers with crossbows, Cantonese busy calling to check the time, and do not know what big business they are here for. Of course, I hope that Hong Kong and Macao people will come to Taiwan more often, but if they come to engage in criminal acts, not only can they not create GDP, but even make public security more corrupt and unmanageable, how can the Immigration Department and the prosecution unit tailor a set of laws and regulations for such "sightseeing drivers" who launder money in fake tourism? It's worth thinking about.

This article discusses a sightseeing-type driver and a Hong Kong man who was caught making high-profile transfers with more than ten Taiwanese financial cards in Taoyuan. It first appeared on Chain News ABMedia.