The public needs to guard against the new fraudulent tactics and trick traps of "LINE Assisted Authentication" to steal personal information.

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Epidemic scams are gradually receding, and new types of scams continue to evolve, especially with the development of new generative AI technologies, such as ChatGPT chatbots.

Correspondingly, the cost of producing a large amount of suspicious information and farm articles will be greatly reduced, especially through the convenience and high usage rate of communication software, and with the changes in current affairs in Taiwan (such as the government's general distribution of 6,000 yuan), fraudulent groups The words and techniques used will also change accordingly.

In response to mobile phone communication software, with AI new technology being used by fraud groups, there will be a wave of rapidly changing trends in fraud and rumors. When people use communication software, the ability to verify and identify suspicious messages received needs to be continuously improved. Strictly prevent the leakage risk of account information being fraudulent.

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A new type of communication software fraud is sprouting to prevent the risk of personal information being stolen.


Two new types of fraudulent messages "fake LINE auxiliary authentication" and "Google form fraud"

According to the statistics of Auntie Meiyu, a suspicious message verification robot owned by Gogolook for identifying strange calls, during the past (111) year, a total of 14,000 fraudulent links were detected. In addition to common fake investment and loan fraud domains, Auntie Meiyu also Summarized two new types of fraudulent messages on communication software, especially "fake LINE auxiliary authentication" and "Google form fraud" requiring filling in personal information are the most common.

Among them, fraudulent groups often use communication software to apply for fake accounts, resulting in a large number of fake investment consultant accounts to lure people into investment groups. They also use fake relatives and friends or official accounts of major brands to require victims to perform "LINE auxiliary authentication".

If you accidentally provide personal information such as phone numbers, passwords, and mobile phone SMS authentication codes according to the instructions in suspicious links, there is a high probability that your account will be stolen by unscrupulous people.

Mobile communication software scams emerge in endlessly. There are two common types of scams. Beware of "fake LINE auxiliary authentication" and "Google form fraud" when receiving messages.

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Another type is "Google Form fraud". Fraudulent groups use free Google forms to make product trials, loan applications, etc. into questionnaires and distribute them to the public. In fact, it is difficult to judge the authenticity and easily lead to the outflow of personal information.

In addition, last year, there were many times in the communication software that the "winning scam" of fake corporate official websites and the "sticker scam" of joining LINE groups to send free stickers are also common types of communication software fraud that defraud people of their personal information.

Remind the public that whether it is a suspicious link, message or wallet address, they can use verification robots (such as Aunt Meiyu, Taiwan Fact Check Center) for further information inquiry and verification.

And when you receive any suspicious messages, remember not to click on unknown URLs easily, and do not fill in your personal information and download unknown applications.

According to the statistics of Auntie Meiyu, a suspicious information verification robot, the total number of verifications of suspicious fraudulent information in 2022 has reached 1.67 million times, and with the change of current affairs in Taiwan.

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