Release time: 2025/3/19 19:31
Fraud cases are common. Tainan police received a report and discovered that the fraud group used the social software Instagram to pretend to be a charity platform and post a lottery for small donations, claiming that as long as you donate 100 yuan, you can get small gifts and participate in the lottery. After receiving the winning notice by mistake, the public followed the instructions of the scam group and handed over their ATM cards and passwords. The scam group then used fake online auctions to defraud other people into transferring money to their personal accounts and withdrawing the money, causing the people who were originally caring to become accomplices in the fraud. In addition, the messaging software LINE announced that fraud cases surged by 80% in March, with theft of people’s accounts being the most serious.
Tainan police received a report from the public and followed up on the investigation. They found that the fraud group used the social software Instagram to pretend to be a public welfare platform and post a lottery, claiming that as long as you donate 100 yuan, you can get small gifts and participate in the lottery. The public believed it to be true. After receiving the winning notice, they followed the instructions and handed over their ATM cards and passwords. The fraud group then used fake online auctions to defraud others into remitting money to their personal accounts and then withdraw it, making the people who originally donated money become accomplices in the fraud.
CHEN,TUNG-HUI, captain of the 4th Investigation Team of the Criminal Police Brigade of the Tainan City Government Police Department, pointed out, “Don’t easily believe unknown lottery winning notices. If you require to receive the prize, you must first remit money to pay a deposit, or hand over a bankbook, ATM card and password, etc., this is a fraud syndicate.”
In addition, there are also fraud groups who have used their crooked ideas to go to the baseball camps of the Unified Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League, set up fake fan pages and LINE accounts, and use “half price discount” and other tactics to defraud. After the organizer found out, they immediately called the police and called on fans to be more vigilant and not to be deceived.
As for LINE, which people use every day, there is also a risk of fraud. LINE officially announced that fraud cases increased by 80% in March compared with February, including account phishing, phone number theft and computer version account theft, which are the three most common account theft techniques.
Associate Professor Wang Po-Chi of the Department of Criminal Justice at Ming Chuan University reminded, “In fact, we have seen many similar cases. Basically, as long as you click on an unknown link, you may face the risk of fraud. Unless the information comes from a highly trusted official LINE account, you should not click on it easily to avoid account theft.”
Experts suggest that people should avoid clicking on suspicious websites to prevent the leakage of LINE accounts, phone numbers and passwords. At the same time, experts also believe that LINE officials should take more responsibilities, strengthen anti-fraud measures, and reduce the risk of fraud for users.