The fraud group used the name of Yuantong Telephone to send emails with unpaid parking fees and tricked them into entering credit card information to steal money.

The fraud group sent fraudulent emails pretending to be in the name of Yuantong Telephone.

"The parking fee of NT$120 in the name of the vehicle has not yet been paid" seems to be just a small amount of arrears, but behind it may be a credit card fraud trap set by a fraud group. According to statistics from the Criminal Police Department, from January this year to the 27th of last month, there were 401 frauds related to fake payment, ETC or parking fees, with financial losses reaching more than NT$17.64 million. Recently, The fraudulent email also uses the name of Yuantong Telephone Collection and uses "FETC Parking Transaction Record" as the theme. It claims that there is an unpaid parking fee of 120 yuan and requires the processing to be completed on the same day. It then uses a hyperlink to the "official platform" to induce people to operate and enter relevant credit card information before committing fraud. Therefore, the public is reminded to be vigilant and avoid being deceived.

The Criminal Bureau stated that at the end of September this year, a woman surnamed Zhang in Chiayi County received an email notification of arrears in the name of a fake Yuantong Telephone Service. She mistakenly believed that she actually owed 120 yuan in unpaid parking fees. After clicking on the link in the message, she entered the fake official website and followed the instructions to enter her credit card information and After sending the SMS verification code, only about 9 minutes later, Zhang's credit card was swiped four times in a row, including transactions in different currencies such as New Taiwan dollars, British pounds, U.S. dollars, and Japanese yen, which amounted to a financial loss of about 154,000 yuan. After the victim discovered the abnormality, she immediately reported the loss of her credit card and reported the case to the police.

The Criminal Bureau pointed out that the most deceptive method of this kind of fraud is "mixing real and fake". Recently, Yuantong emails have been faked. At the end of the letter, the real customer service phone number of Yuantong Telephone is even listed, but the mailing address uses unofficial domains such as "@kpnmail.nl", and the "official platform" text in the email directly sets a hyperlink, leading the public to enter suspicious websites, thereby obtaining credit card numbers, security codes and SMS verification codes for high-value or overseas fraud.

Therefore, when receiving notices about parking fees, ETC arrears or accounting abnormalities, be sure to remember "Don't click on unknown links, don't enter unfamiliar websites, and don't give credit card information and verification codes." If you need to check the payment situation, you should go to the official website or call the customer service number to verify; if you have entered the credit card information or verification code, you should immediately contact the card-issuing bank to stop the card, keep relevant records, call the "165" anti-fraud hotline or report the case to the police.

The Criminal Police Department reminded that "the vehicle parking fee of 120 yuan in Tai Duan's name has not yet been paid" may seem like a small amount of arrears, but behind it may be a credit card skimming trap set by a fraud group.