Police from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan jointly destroyed a major telecom fraud group, arresting 451 suspects, on Wednesday morning.

Police from the Chinese mainland and Taiwan jointly destroyed a major telecom fraud group, arresting 451 suspects, on Wednesday morning.

Among those seized, 186 suspects are from Taiwan, one is a Hong Kong native and the remainder are from the mainland, according to a statement released late Wednesday by the Ministry of Public Security.

In May, a Taiwan native surnamed Jiang was found to have rented an overseas server and set up a telecommunications fraud network in southeast China's Fujian Province.

The network is said to provide number changes, batch calls and other technical services to cheat consumers, said the statement.

The group consisted of three parts: a technical support team to power the online fraud network and rent it to other fraudulent groups; a so-called "information consulting company" responsible for making fraudulent calls; and an underground bank that transferred illicit money in the name of fund management services.

Group bosses, including Jiang, were based in Taiwan, said the ministry.

Currently, mainland and Taiwan police are "going all out" to confirm various cases and seek illicitly gained money, the statement said.

Figures from the ministry show that police across the country have destroyed more than 150 telecom fraud groups and seized 1,282 suspects in a special campaign that began in June.