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Scam Town, The Chinese Village Where Nearly Everyone's A Phone Scammer

BMWs, Porsches and mansions dot Chang Keng village in Anxi, where just a few years ago, farmers in one of China's poorest regions relied on tea leaves to eke a living. But when tea prices crashed in 2011, they turned to a new business - phone scams. And it has become a fount of illicit wealth. For more, SUBSCRIBE to CNA INSIDER!    / cnainsider   For instance, scammers impersonating Chinese officials cheated Singaporeans out of S$13 million in 2018 alone. “Some people say that the Taiwanese taught the Anxi people how to scam,” said Beijing-based crime journalist Suki Sun. When authorities in Taiwan and mainland China intensified the crackdown on phone scamming syndicates, such operations have relocated elsewhere in the region - such as remote places in the Philippines.   In October 2018, after 2 years of investigations, a group of Chinese scammers were caught in Ilocos Norte, 400km from Manila. Police footage of the raid shows tiny cubicles packed in a concrete-encased building, where the scammers stayed hidden for months on end to avoid detection.  (EDIT: This is an updated version of the earlier video posted here:    • Scam Town, The Chinese Village Where Nearl...  )   In a special investigation, the series Talking Point goes on the international trail of phone scammers. Watch the 2-part special here: https://cna.asia/2up6HRW Go behind the scenes with host Diana Ser:    • Go Behind The Scenes Of "Who Is Scamming M...   Follow CNA INSIDER on: Instagram:   / cnainsider   Facebook:   / cnainsider   Website: https://cna.asia/cnainsider