Published: 2025/08/27 22:58
Updated: 2025/08/27 22:58
Financial Center / Chen Zhifan, Dai Yalun, Taipei Report
Summer vacation is coming to an end, and many parents are busy paying their children’s tuition. However, a real-life case is extremely tragic! One parent received a scam call from a “fake police officer” who falsely claimed their ID had been used for fraudulent purposes and was in need of bank account supervision. The scammer frightened the parent into cooperating, only to discover their tens of millions in savings had vanished when their child was about to pay tuition. Even after reporting the case, it was too late.
A father online received a 165 anti-fraud call from a fake police officer who falsely claimed their ID had been stolen and was involved in a criminal case, and asked them to add him to their Line account and cooperate. The call was so frightening that he completely lost his composure.
Following the scammer’s request, they provided their account and password. However, when they logged into their online banking account to pay their child’s tuition, they discovered that tens of millions of yuan in their account had been completely wiped out. They realized they had been scammed, but it was too late.
A citizen said, “This must be fake. It’s obviously fake. Sometimes I get really panicky. It’s hard to say for sure. Maybe he just happened to have some kind of communication or something happened at that time, so he just happened to think something like this might happen. Otherwise, most people would think it’s a scam.”
A citizen said, “I think we should be more vigilant. There are so many calls like this now, and many of them are from outside sources. Don’t answer them.”
The incident occurred at the end of June. The scammers falsely claimed that in order to clear their name, they had to provide their online banking account and password so that they could “monitor their assets” to prevent further exploitation. The individual cooperated, but for the next month, they didn’t notice any movement in their account. It wasn’t until they were about to pay their child’s tuition that they discovered their tens of millions of yuan in savings had vanished. They immediately reported the case to the police.
LIN,SHU-LI, Assistant Professor of the Department of Criminal Justice at Ming Chuan University, stated, “You must hang up and call back. If you can reach the person, you’ll be able to contact them if something goes wrong. Therefore, no matter whether it’s a government agency or a prosecutor, they won’t ask you to monitor your account or take a video call. You absolutely must not share your account number or password.”
Faced with tens of millions in savings vanishing, the victim is deeply regretful. Where will the child’s tuition be paid? Unsure what to do, he can only draw on his own painful experience: “No matter how realistic the call or how stern the voice, it could be a scam. Stay calm and verify carefully!”