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Passed the Four Anti-Fraud Laws  Establishing a Fraud-Free and Safe Society

Passed the Four Anti-Fraud Laws Establishing a Fraud-Free and Safe Society

The Executive Yuan passed four new anti-fraud laws on May 9 to improve Taiwan's anti-fraud policies and enforcement regulations. 

Anti-Fraud Crime Prevention and Control Act 
Anti-Money Laundering Act 
Technology Investigation and Protection Act 
Communication Protection and Surveillance Act 

Passed the Four Anti-Fraud Laws  Establishing a Fraud-Free and Safe Society

What is the Anti-Fraud Crime Prevention and Control Act?

It is a law specifically established to address fraud, tailored to the country's situation, and compensate for inadequate regulations! 

To prevent financial losses for citizens, the government combats fraud from both upstream and downstream! 

Upstream Anti-Fraud 

Let's All Work Together to Prevent Fraud

 

Finance
Detect abnormal transactions, intercept illegal funds in advance, and curb dummy accounts 

Telecommunications
Cooperate to restrict or terminate telecom services of abnormal users 

Digital
Regulate overseas advertising platforms, remove fraudulent ads, and curb dummy accountsPrevent the source of funds and contact channels to reduce the number of victims! 

Downstream Anti-Fraud Increased penalties for three high-risk factors

Downstream Anti-Fraud 

Increased penalties for three high-risk factors 

Large number of criminals 

Large number of victims 

Large financial sums involved 

The more people defrauded, the longer the sentence; there is no parole for three-time offenders 

Whistleblower Clause 

Offenders who confess or assist in investigations may receive reduced or exempted penalties 

Expand the scope of confiscation 

Items used in crimes and other illegal proceeds 

Raise the threshold for parole 

The Ministry of Justice is also developing three powerful tools to strengthen enforcement and help dismantle fraud rings! 

Anti-Money Laundering Act 

Technology Investigation and Protection Act 

Communication Protection and Surveillance Act 

Passed the Four Anti-Fraud Laws  Establishing a Fraud-Free and Safe Society
Passed the Four Anti-Fraud Laws  Establishing a Fraud-Free and Safe Society

Anti-Money Laundering Act

Mandate the regulation of virtual assets 

Strictly prevent money laundering through virtual assets! 

Domestic and international virtual currency companies must establish a local presence and complete anti-money laundering registration to provide services 

Regulate third-party payments 

Prevent them from becoming channels for money laundering 

Those who do not complete anti-money laundering registration or service capacity registration with the central competent authority are prohibited from providing services. 

In addition to continuous upstream anti-fraud prevention, technology investigation methods are introduced to dismantle fraud rings.

 

Technology Investigation and Protection Act
Conditional use of GPS tracking, M-car positioning, and thermal imaging for temperature detection and rescue 

 

Communication Protection and Surveillance Act
Prosecutors can access network traffic records to obtain IP addresses, location information, communication times, etc. 
Amendments to allow communication surveillance charges, emergency communication surveillance charges, and procedures 
Telecom companies, public telecom networks, and postal services have an obligation to assist in communication surveillance
Execution is only permissible with a judge’s approval 
Retain data and assist in retrieving communication data 

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