Asking for free gifts turned into a million-dollar debt, campaigning for small gifts "Fake real-name authentication" defrauded 19.11 million

There are as many as 87 cases of election fraud in a single month

Collecting exquisite campaign souvenirs has become a popular activity for the public, but it has become a money-making tool for fraud syndicates. A female teacher in Kaohsiung City recently went online to ask for free campaign souvenirs. She originally only wanted to pay 40 yuan for shipping, but she fell into the "real-name authentication" trap of fake customer service and was defrauded of 1.39 million yuan within six hours. The Criminal Police Department reminded that related fraud cases surged during the countdown to the election, and the public must be vigilant.

According to statistics from the Criminal Bureau, financial losses in election-related fraud cases in the past two months amounted to more than 2.015 million yuan. In October alone, there were as many as 87 fraud cases under the guise of "giving away campaign souvenirs", with the amount defrauded reaching 19.11 million yuan, and the trend is rising.

Deception to operate online banking due to account freeze

Police investigation revealed that the female teacher saw a free sharing post on Threads and clicked on a fake "FamilyMart" transaction link to pay 40 yuan for shipping. The system requires real-name authentication. The fake seller then said that her account was frozen because she did not authenticate. "The whole family's living expenses are in this account" to win sympathy. Then the fake bank specialist took over and guided her to operate multiple online banks. She made 32 consecutive transfers in six hours and lost 1.39 million yuan.

Another person was deceived by fake customer service using "automatic refund after authentication" and lost NT$1.65 million in 26 transfers. Some people tried to receive free campaign umbrellas but fell into a trap after paying NT$60 for shipping. They made 30 transactions in two days and were defrauded of NT$920,000.

The Criminal Bureau analyzed that these 87 campaign souvenir fraud cases all used the "real-name authentication" technique. The criminals pretended to be customer service and financial specialists, and tricked the victims into using online banking on the pretext of freezing their accounts. The police appealed that online banking verification is not required for general online purchases. If you encounter suspicious requests, you should immediately interrupt and call the 165 hotline or go to the "165 Anti-Fraud Dashboard" for verification.