A man wanted to remit 30,000 yuan to buy egg yolk cakes late at night. Changhua police patrolled and stopped the fraud in time.
Quick Look
- Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, a man from Changhua saw a popular egg yolk cake post on Facebook and placed an order.
- A fraud group asked him to remit 30,000 yuan on the pretext of "real-name authentication." When he went to an ATM late at night to make a transfer, he was discovered and stopped by policemen Chen Junyou and Baibai Wei from the Minsheng Road Police Station of the Changhua Police Division in time to avoid property losses.
- The police remind the public to choose formal platforms for online shopping.
AI-generated summary
Why It Matters
Fraud syndicates often use popular delicacies or holiday products as bait, publish fake posts through social platforms to attract people to place orders, and then require victims to perform ATM transfers or real-name authentication for reasons such as system errors and account locks. This is actually a fraud technique.
The man stood in front of an ATM late at night and was about to transfer 30,000 yuan, but fortunately he was stopped by the police. (provided by police)
I wanted to eat egg yolk cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, but my savings almost ran out first! Before the Mid-Autumn Festival, a man in Changhua saw a post on Facebook selling popular egg yolk cakes. He was looking forward to placing an order, but he unexpectedly fell into the trap of a fraud syndicate. The seller then required the man to complete a "real-name authentication" and remit NT$30,000 on the grounds that "the store account was locked."
The Changhua Police Station pointed out today (3rd) that the incident occurred at 11:30 late at night before the Mid-Autumn Festival. Officers Chen Junyou and Bai Baiwei from the Minsheng Road Police Station of the Changhua Police Station were on patrol. When passing by the Changhua Fifth Credit Union, they witnessed a man standing in front of an ATM with an anxious expression and talking non-stop on his mobile phone. With their keen professional intuition, the police officers were alerted that the "late night operation of the ATM and long phone calls" might be a fraud scene, and immediately took the initiative to take care of the situation.
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The man revealed to the police that he just wanted to buy egg yolk cakes, but the seller said there was a system error and he had to remit 30,000 yuan for certification. The police officer sternly explained the situation on the spot: "This is definitely a fraud! The ATM does not have any real-name authentication or unlocking functions!" The police's immediate dissuasion made the man suddenly realize that he immediately stopped all operations and finally saved 30,000 yuan at the last moment.
The Changhua Police Division reminds that popular delicacies are often used as bait by fraud groups. People must choose a trustworthy and formal e-commerce platform when shopping online. Any requests for "operating an ATM", "setting up real-name authentication" or "unsetting" are 100% scam traps. Do not follow instructions from strangers to transfer funds to avoid becoming a prey in the eyes of fraud syndicates.
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If you want to eat egg yolk cakes during the Mid-Autumn Festival, do you need to pay 30,000 yuan first? A Changhua man narrowly escaped fraud. (provided by police)
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
The Changhua Police Station will increase the frequency of patrols around financial institutions, especially on the eve of holidays.
Likely · Within weeks
Open Questions
- Has the fraud syndicate been tracked by the police?
- Is the Facebook post still online?
- Will the man file a complaint?
