2025-12-13 18:32
Chen Yiqun
The “Forum on the Current Status and Countermeasures of Fraud in Various Countries,” jointly organized by the Association of Chinese Police Research and Yuanzhao Publishing House, was held on December 13th at the Yuanzhao Publishing Company’s Guanqian Road. The forum brought together numerous scholars and experts from the fields of police administration, law, and crime prevention to engage in in-depth exchanges on global fraud trends and governance strategies, hoping to provide more forward-looking reference directions for Taiwan’s anti-fraud policies.
Hsu, Fu-shen , Director of the Central Police University, pointed out at the forum that in recent years, the government’s integrated cross-ministerial resources to combat fraud have significantly reduced the actual amount of money lost to fraud victims, a commendable achievement. However, the high prevalence of online fraud still deeply troubles the public. Only by continuously learning from international experience can we keep pace with the rapid evolution of criminal methods. During the forum, Professor Huang Cuiwen of the Police University introduced the evolution of Singapore’s anti-fraud strategies, particularly the establishment of anti-fraud centers and the public-private partnership model combining the financial and telecommunications industries, which attracted significant attention from participating scholars and media. Even so, Singapore has struggled to significantly reduce fraud cases, even enacting new laws with harsher penalties, highlighting the daunting challenge of combating fraud.
CHENG,SHAN-YIN , Chairman of the Association of Chinese Police Research and Professor of Law at Kainan University, cited Japan’s experience as an example, emphasizing the need for a clear “red and white line” in fraud. He stated that providing an account for others to use in fraud constitutes serious aiding and abetting fraud, and that administrative warnings should not blur the legal lines to avoid misleading young people into underestimating the risks.
One of the forum’s focal points was a presentation by LIN,SHU-LI , Assistant Professor of the Department of Crime Prevention at Ming Chuan University. Lin pointed out that the United States and Australia have gradually adopted money laundering prevention as a core tool to combat fraud, confiscating proceeds and using them to assist victims’ recovery. Australia has even established an anti-fraud foundation, explicitly incorporating “victim support” into its three major anti-fraud policy pillars, a model worth considering and learning from for Taiwan.
Furthermore, LIN,SHU-LI revealed a new tactic emerging in recent years: “AI-generated deepfake corporate fraud.” He pointed out that fraud syndicates target multinational corporations, impersonating senior executives to lure mid- to senior-level managers into creating secret groups. They then use AI-generated deepfake video calls to issue urgent money transfer instructions. This method has previously caused significant financial losses for companies in the UK and Hong Kong. He specifically urged businesses and financial personnel to be more vigilant and establish multiple verification mechanisms to avoid becoming the next victims.
The forum also touched on emerging challenges such as cryptocurrency fraud and juvenile accomplices. The relevant research findings will be compiled and published by Yuanzhao Publishing House to provide reference for policymakers and practitioners. The organizers emphasized that they will continue to collect anti-fraud data from various countries, hoping to make Taiwan “the most difficult country in the world to be scammed.”