The Criminal Investigation Bureau noted that there have been numerous recent instances of frauds using love fraud by impersonating women from Singapore or Hong Kong and requesting ATM cards and passwords from the victims. This has led to numerous instances of victims being used as ghost accounts and exploited. The Criminal Investigation Bureau cautions the general public to be vigilant.
According to the authorities, a guy used social media to meet a female netizen who identified herself as being from Singapore. On the grounds that she wanted to go to Taiwan and live with him, the other party requested financial assistance from the guy for rent and other costs. She promised to pay back the money through international money transfers. After the guy consented, the female netizen requested that the victim and the fictitious Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) staff add Lines to each other, saying that the staff from the FSC was in charge of getting in touch with and helping.
Later, the female netizen claimed that she had asked the victim to transmit an ATM card and a password because she was unable to register an overseas remittance account, promising to return it once everything was done. Until he failed to get the ATM card after mailing it out and learned that his account had been suspended, the man was unaware that he had been duped.
The Criminal Investigation Bureau advises against sharing ATM passwords and cards on the Internet.Photo reproduced from Pixabay
The Criminal Investigation Bureau particularly urges the general public that it is a fraud when online users mention their passwords or discuss credit cards. To prevent being taken advantage of by frauds, call the 110 or 165 anti-fraud consultation hotlines as soon as you notice anything out of the ordinary.
