Land fraud prevention requires frontline personnel to pay more attention and care. The Pingtung County Government continues to strengthen the land fraud prevention mechanism. (Provided by Pingtung County Government)
"The house was almost lost!" The fraud techniques are constantly being updated, from online dating, private lending, to tricking people into setting up mortgages with real estate. If you are not careful, you may fall into a fraud group after a lifetime of hard work accumulating assets. The Pingtung County Government has strengthened its land fraud prevention mechanism. As of the end of July 2026, various local government offices across the county have carried out 2,747 cases of in-person care and successfully blocked 4 cases of mortgage establishment by non-financial institutions and 1 petition supply registration case. In total, more than 21.5 million yuan of people's property has been saved.
Chen Jinping, director of the Land Department of Pingtung County, said that the Land Department continues to help contractors master the latest fraud techniques through educational training and sharing of actual cases. When people go to the counter to apply for the establishment of mortgage rights, the reissuance of title, or the transfer of property rights, if there are abnormal situations such as unclear application content, loan recipients, and contract conditions, or there is a large gap between the set amount and the actual loan, the handling personnel will be more vigilant and further initiate caring questions.
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An agent surnamed Qiu from the Pingtung Land Affairs Office said that a client applied for the replacement of a lost title. The process was unusually calm, which made him decide to pay more attention and inquire. As a result, the client's sister rushed to the land office anxiously that afternoon and said that the title was not lost at all. It turned out that the client had been defrauded by an online dating partner for a long time. Not only was his savings defrauded, but he also applied for car loans and credit. Now he has turned to the property jointly held by his sister and left by his parents.
The land administration staff immediately notified the police, and the land administration, police and family members jointly persuaded him. The application for reissuance of the warrant was finally rejected, thus preventing the property from being mortgaged in a timely manner. However, the client still tried to borrow private money and set up a mortgage. Fortunately, the family members had applied for the "Cadastral Change Instant Notification" and listed their sister as the second contact person. In addition, the land administration colleagues continued to be vigilant and contacted the police in time for intervention and care. After many rounds of patient communication, the parties involved were finally willing to take further property protection measures and successfully defended the family's property worth approximately 10 million yuan.
Some people thought they were just "selling their house," only to find out when they went to the Land Office that they were actually setting up a mortgage of 7.2 million yuan. Some people only borrowed 700,000 yuan, but their houses had to be mortgaged with a mortgage of 1.5 million yuan. Others believed in online loan advertisements and prepared to set up a mortgage of 1.5 million yuan. Fortunately, after being explained by the land administration personnel, the parties concerned were alerted to the risks and stopped handling the matter.
The Lands Department reminds the public to make good use of the "three treasures to prevent land fraud", including "instant notification of cadastral changes", "second type transcript address concealment" and "designated delivery location".
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The Pingtung County Government went deep into the community to conduct land fraud prevention propaganda. (Provided by Pingtung County Government)
An agent surnamed Qiu from the Pingtung Land Office relied on patience and vigilance to successfully protect people's properties worth tens of millions of dollars. (Provided by Pingtung County Government)
