‘Revenge travel’ Has Started with Border Opening, the Criminal Investigation Bureau Reminds the Public to Be Cautious when Purchasing Flight Tickets Online

With the opening of Taiwan's borders, the public wants to take a "revenge travel". Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) reminds the public to be cautious on purchasing flight tickets online. Taiwan's borders have been opened since 00:00 on October 13. People who have not been able to travel abroad for two and a half years have recently become the targets of fraudulent groups. 

The Criminal Investigation Bureau gave an example, a Vietnamese man who has worked in Taiwan for more than 3 years. Due to the epidemic, he was unable to meet his wife in Vietnam. After the borders of Taiwan had opened, he wanted to buy a ticket with the price of it was advertised to be lower the market price through a Facebook group, so that his wife can come to Taiwan. The Vietnamese man took the initiative to contact the seller, who asked him to provide his wife’s passport and further information, and then showed him the booking serial number and ticket number to prove that the ticket had been booked.

The Vietnamese man confirmed to the airline that the transaction information provided by the seller was correct, and he immediately remitted the money to the seller without a doubt. After his wife checked in at the counter at the airport in Vietnam, he was told that the ticket had been canceled because the buyer canceled the credit card authorization, and he could no longer contact the seller, then he found himself frauded.

The Criminal Investigation Bureau reminds that in addition to the risk of being frauded by purchasing flight tickets privately, the fraudulent group also targets on the public’s habit of shopping at domestic duty-free stores before traveling and uses Facebook to place forged advertisements and boutique photos to lure victims to order. If the public buys tickets or items, please do not trade privately through Facebook groups, or purchase items through unverified advertisements to reduce the risk of being scammed.

Give a call to 110 or 165 anti-fraud consultation line for consultation and protect personal financial security. If you have further questions