A man was defrauded of his house payment by fake real estate politicians, but fortunately the police and bank cooperated to save his NT$1.5 million savings. (provided by police)
The Changhua Police Station announced today (23rd) that it had intercepted a fraud case. After a man completed a house sale and received NT$1.5 million in sales proceeds, he was immediately contacted by a self-proclaimed land official on LINE, claiming that he had borrowed money from the remitter and requested that the proceeds from the house sale be withdrawn and delivered to handle the relevant matters. When the man had a debt problem, he went to the bank to withdraw money without any suspicion. After receiving a report, the police told the man that this was a "fake loan" fraud technique commonly used by fraud groups, trying to take advantage of people who had just obtained large sums of money to create the illusion of debt disputes and trick them into paying the money. The man suddenly realized it and said that he had almost been deceived.
When Lin Zhihong, deputy director of the Changhua Branch Zhongzheng Police Station, and police officer Ruan Yanchun were on patrol recently, they received a notification from a bank, alleging that people wanted to withdraw huge amounts of cash and were suspected of being defrauded. The police rushed to the scene and found that the man had just finished his business that day. After completing a house sale and receiving the money from the sale, he was contacted by a LINE nickname "Land Zheng Shi", claiming that he had borrowed money from the remitter and requested that after withdrawing the proceeds from the sale of the house, the cash would be delivered at another agreed location to deal with related debt issues.
When the police asked about the details of the loan, the man could not clearly explain the ins and outs. After reviewing the LINE conversation record, we found that there was no supporting information for what the other party said. We determined that it was a "fake loan" fraud technique commonly used by fraud groups, trying to take advantage of people who have just received large sums of money to create the illusion of debt disputes and trick them into paying the money. After the police patiently explained, the man suddenly understood and gave up the idea of withdrawing and delivering the money on the spot, saving his 1.5 million yuan in property.
The police remind that fraud syndicates often take advantage of people's unfamiliarity with legal procedures or eagerness to deal with financial problems, pretending to be land politicians, lawyers, agents or creditors to defraud people. Be alert if you receive an unsolicited message requesting a large sum of cash or making a private payment.
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A man was defrauded of his house payment by fake land politicians, and the police revealed the fraud method from LINE conversation records. (provided by police)
