"Ghost investment" makes a huge profit of 180 million yuan, do you need to remit 200,000 yuan in taxes first? Police team up with criminals to stop fraud

A 60-year-old woman surnamed Guo recently received a message from an unknown financial specialist on her mobile phone messaging software. The other party claimed that she had made a profit of US$5.5 million (approximately NT$180 million) from the overseas virtual currency she invested many years ago, but she had to remit a handling fee of NT$200,000 before she could receive it. Guo did not remember that she had invested in virtual currencies in the past, but seeing the amazing profits, she was dubious and ran to a bank near her home to remit 200,000 yuan. Fortunately, the bank staff and the police stopped her in time, which prevented her from falling into a fraud trap.

The Zhongxiao East Road Police Station of the Zhongzheng No. 1 Branch of the Bei City Police recently received a report that a clerk at the Jinan Branch of Sino-Feng Bank claimed that a woman went to the bank to remit 200,000 yuan over the counter, and she was suspected of being involved in a fraud syndicate.

Police officers Chen Ji and Li Shiwen rushed to the scene to interrogate the woman surnamed Guo, only to learn that she had recently received a message from an unknown financial specialist on LINE. The other party sent multiple screenshots of her account and profits, claiming that she had made US$5.5 million in profits from overseas virtual currencies she had invested in in the past, but she must first pay an overseas remittance tax of NT$200,000 before the profit remittance could be completed.

Guo did not remember that she had invested in virtual currencies in the past, but she saw the amazing profits in the screenshots, so she went to the bank with doubts and planned to remit money. However, she felt "weird" before making the remittance, so she asked the banker and informed her of the purpose of the remittance. After hearing this, the banker discovered that she had encountered a fraud syndicate.

After clarifying the context, the police officers further reviewed the content of his LINE conversation and concluded that Guo had encountered a typical fake investment scam. They then patiently explained common fraud techniques to his colleagues and actively discouraged remittances. After the joint efforts of the police and bank personnel, she finally gave up the idea of ​​withdrawing the money.

The No. 1 Branch of China National Cheng Kung University called on fraud syndicates to deceive people with the promise of high investment profits and the arrival of overseas funds, and then require advance payment in the form of taxes, handling fees or deposits. If the public encounters a situation where "you must pay first before you can receive profits", you must be vigilant and do not trust unfamiliar messages or send money at will. If you have any questions, you can call the 165 anti-fraud hotline for verification or seek assistance from the police.

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