Police rescue man, arrest five people in job scam raidStaff writer, with CNA, TAOYUANA man who had been locked in a room against his will when he went for a purported job interview was rescued on Tuesday by police, who arrested five people during a raid of the building where he was being confined, the Taoyuan Precinct said on Wednesday. The search was carried out after a friend of the victim filed a report that the man had been missing since Monday, the day of the job interview, said the Taoyuan police, who pursued the matter after it was referred to them by Taipei police. Inside the apartment, police found the 28-year-old man in a locked room, where he said he was being held against his will, the precinct said, adding that five suspects of a fraud ring were arrested. Police said they also found the bank cards and passbooks of six other people, who were believed to be victims of other fraudulent schemes. He was contacted for an interview and taken to the address in Taoyuan and locked in the room, said police, who added that the man was not hurt physically.

Source: Taipei Times November 25, 2022 03:31 UTC