Cops foil telecom fraud

Qingpu police have prevented a resident from transferring 2.48 million yuan ($406,968) to a telecom scammer, police said Thursday.

A local bank called police on November 11 after the resident, surnamed Shen, requested a massive online bank transfer.

Shen said she had received a phone call from a police officer who told her she was involved in a fraud case and needed to transfer all of her savings to a "safe account."

Police arrived at the bank and convinced Shen that it was a common telecom scam.