A 76-year-old woman surnamed Jiang was suspected of being defrauded at the bank. Police officers worked together to dissuade her and successfully saved NT$1.1 million.

A 76-year-old woman surnamed Jiang went to a bank in Da'an District to transfer 1.1 million yuan over the counter. (Photo taken by reporter Zheng Jingyi)

A 76-year-old woman surnamed Jiang in Taipei City recently went to a bank in Da'an District to transfer 1.1 million yuan over the counter. When faced with the bank's concern questions, she said that the money would be used for "house decoration and daily expenses." However, the construction details and industry information were completely unclear, and the frequency of fund withdrawals recently was extremely abnormal. Officers from the Wolong Street Police Station of the Da'an Branch in the jurisdiction rushed to the scene after receiving the report. They analyzed on the spot the fraud syndicate's usual routine of teaching victims to buy a house and decorate it to avoid censorship. They successfully persuaded Jiang's wife to give up the idea of ​​transferring money, and she was lucky enough to save 1.1 million yuan in hard-earned savings.

The police said that Mrs. Jiang went to the bank counter within her jurisdiction alone that day to handle a large-value transfer and named her to remit 1.1 million yuan. During the handling process, the clerk discovered that Ms. Jiang’s recent frequency of fund withdrawals and transfers had been unusually high, and immediately asked questions with concern. Although Mrs. Jiang claimed that the money was used for house decoration and daily living expenses, when the clerk further asked about the specific location of the decoration, details of the project, and the background of the construction company, she seemed evasive and unclear, and her words were unusual. The clerk concluded that Mrs. Jiang had been defrauded, and immediately notified the police to send officers to the scene for concern.

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After receiving the notification, police officers from Wolong Street Police Station of Da'an Branch rushed to the scene to deal with the incident. Based on their experience in handling cases, the police determined that this is a typical fraud scheme. In order to prevent banks and police from obstructing them, fraud syndicates often teach victims in advance a set of tricks such as "house decoration", "house repair" or "purchasing furniture" before approaching the counter to avoid the financial institutions' caring questions and scrutiny.

Police officers and operators patiently analyzed various fraud tactics and real cases to Mrs. Jiang at the scene, pointing out that if there was a real decoration project, it would be impossible not to know the construction company and the details clearly. After the police and bank staff took the trouble to persuade her with examples, Mrs. Jiang finally woke up and realized that she had fallen into the trap set by the fraud group. She decided to give up the transfer on the spot and expressed her gratitude to the police and bank staff for their active help.

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