Major PRC Ponzi Schemer Arrested in Bali

The Director General of Immigration has taken into custody a Mainland Chinese Citizen, identified only by the initials LQ or Joe Lin, listed on INTERPOL’s “Red Notice” Wanted List.

The arrest was made on Tuesday, 01 October 2024, at Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport when LQ was detected using automated facial recognition technology.

As reported by Kompas.com and TEMP.CO, LQ alias Joe Lin, entered Indonesia on 26 September 2024, posing as a passenger using a falsified “Joe Lin” identity and Turkish passport # U23358200, traveling on Singapore Airlines SQ 944.

Acting on information provided by INTERPOL, Indonesian police went on the alert looking for LQ, who was accused of masterminding a fraudulent Rp. 210 trillion (US$13.5 billion) Ponzi scheme.

The head of the International Division of the Indonesian Police, Inspector General Krishna Murti, noted cooperation between the Indonesian Police and the Director General of Immigration in identifying the PRC national that permitted his eventual arrest. “This collaboration is part of standard operating procedures that integrate several agencies, including the Interpol national network, which operates 24/7 and is connected to the Interpol HQ,” said Krishna.

LQ was apprehended when Immigration Officials used face recognition technology to identify LQ as he passed the autogate portal at Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport.

On 01 October, when LQ tried to depart Indonesia via Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport, immigration officials were able to arrest LQ, who was posing as Joe Lin. LQ then underwent intensive interviews conducted by immigration authorities before finally being surrendered to the Indonesian HQ for Interpol on 10 October 2024.