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BackHengnong Taihong was defrauded and counterfeited! The Director-General was altered by AI to sell agricultural products. The Farmers Association urgently reminds
Hengnong Taihong was defrauded and counterfeited! The Director-General was altered by AI to sell agricultural products. The Farmers Association urgently reminds
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Hengnong Taihong was defrauded and counterfeited! The Director-General was altered by AI to sell agricultural products. The Farmers Association urgently reminds

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  • The fraud group used AI technology to synthesize a portrait of the director-general of the Hengchun Town Farmers' Association, stole the farmers' association's promotional pictures to create a false advertisement for "Pearl Onion Pickles", and pretended to be personally recommended by the director-general.
  • The farmers' association issued a solemn statement to clarify and call on the public to guard against online shopping scams.

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The fraud group used AI technology to alter the portrait of the director-general of the farmers' association, stole publicity pictures to create fake "Pearl Onion Pickles" ads, and pretended to be recommended by the director-general to defraud people of their money.

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The Director-General was altered by AI to sell agricultural products, and the Farmers Association urgently reminded him. (Photo provided by the Farmers Association)

It is rumored that the famous agricultural specialty products of Hengchun Peninsula are being targeted by unscrupulous fraud groups! Recently, an advertisement for the sale of "Pearl Onion Pickles" appeared on Facebook and other social networks. Not only did it steal a large number of promotional images from the Hengchun Township Farmers' Association, but the face of the director-general in the advertisement was also synthetically altered by AI to create the illusion of "personal recommendation." After receiving verification from a large number of people, the Hengchun Town Farmers Association quickly issued a solemn statement, emphasizing that this was completely a fraudulent method and calling on fellow villagers and tourists not to trust unknown links and place orders rashly.

This online shopping fraud advertisement has been circulating on social platforms recently. The large words in the picture advertise "hot and sour, crispy, one bite" and "no washing, no cutting", and also include low-price promotions and cash on delivery as bait to attract bids. However, what shocked the farmers' association members the most was that in order to increase credibility, the fraud group used AI technology to generate a portrait of the director-general and put it on the advertising page, causing many villagers to come to the farmers' association to inquire about this "non-existent" product.

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The Hengchun Town Farmers Association stated that the Farmers Association has never placed such commercial advertisements on social platforms such as Facebook, and the sales website has no connection with the so-called "Pearl Small Onion Pickles" products. The Farmers Association emphasized that if people want to buy authentic Hengchun local agricultural products, they must identify official physical stores, official websites, or purchase through officially authorized e-commerce platforms such as Black Cat Delivery.

"Don't let your hard-earned money go to waste!" The Farmers Association appeals that there are many traps in online shopping. When people scroll through mobile phones and see advertisements for agricultural products from unknown sources, they must not click on the links or fill in personal information rashly. If you have any doubts about the authenticity of the product, you are welcome to contact the Hengchun Town Farmers Association for verification at any time. Please share it enthusiastically to remind relatives and friends around you to be more vigilant and jointly block this kind of bad AI-altered fraud.

☆The Liberty Times e-newsletter reminds you that the anti-fraud hotline: 165 and the crime reporting hotline: 110☆

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Farmers will strengthen cooperation with platforms, demand removal of fake advertisements and trace the source of fraud

    Likely · Within days

  • Similar AI-altered fraud techniques may spread to agricultural specialties in other regions

    Possible · Within weeks

Open Questions

  • Which group or individual is the fraud group specifically?
  • How many people have been defrauded or suffered financial losses?
  • Has the farmers' association reported the case to the police and provided evidence?

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