China News Service, Taipei, January 30. The internal affairs department of the radio station authority announced on the 30th that the top three types of fraud cases in Taiwan in 2023 were, in order, "fake investment", "fake online auction" and "cancellation of installment payment".
Based on reports from the Central News Agency, Lianhe Daily and other Taiwanese media, the department said that fraud groups often use the names and photos of celebrities to set up social media investment groups, widely send text messages or transmit "high stock" information, and use "guaranteed profits without loss" and "high Words such as "Reward with zero risk" guide people to join fake investment groups and induce them to download software from unknown sources to invest. In the early stage, people made profits, but after people increased their investment, the criminals disappeared.
Analyzing the second-ranked "fake online auction", the department pointed out that fraud groups take advantage of people's desire to pick up bargains and launch products at prices lower than the market price on auction websites or social media groups, and then lose them after buyers remit the money. connection.
As for the third-ranked "cancel installment payment", the fraud group pretends to be customer service and bank personnel, falsely claiming that a transaction has been mistakenly set as a continuous deduction, and asking people to operate an ATM or online banking to "cancel installment payment."
The department also pointed out that recently there has also been a fraud technique of "fake buyers deceiving real sellers". The fake buyers express their willingness to purchase goods to the sellers through conversation and ask them to open a store on the shopping platform. After the store is opened, they will use "unable to "Place an order" and the platform requires the seller to "sign a cash flow agreement or account verification" first, and sends a fake link to the seller. After the seller follows the instructions, he immediately receives a fake call from the bank's customer service and falls into the fraud trap step by step.
According to previous reports by Taiwanese media, although the Taiwan authorities have launched the "New Generation Anti-Fraud Strategy Action Plan Version 1.5" and established an anti-fraud team, claiming to "identify fraud", "block fraud", "prevent fraud" and "punish fraud", fraud has been declining in recent years. The number of cases has not decreased but has increased, especially the recent rampant investment fraud, which has made the public "indifferent" to the authorities' fraudulent actions. (over)