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It is rumored that 11 district mayors LINE were used fraudulently and were at risk of being defrauded of 880,000 yuan.

(Photo: provided by the city government)

[Reporter Su Mengjuan/Taichung Report] The fraudulent group acted arrogantly. The Taichung Civil Affairs Bureau received a notification from the mayors of 11 districts including West District, Shalu, Nantun, etc., and they were impersonated to open a LINE account and invited the chief to join the group. Long borrowed 880,000 yuan to commit fraud. Taichung Civil Affairs Director Wu Shiwei said that the victim district chief has made an urgent appeal to the public not to be deceived, but has also reported the case. He also reminded the public not to join a fake account, such as when receiving information about borrowing from unknown sources. Don't be gullible, seek evidence from multiple parties to avoid being deceived.

Lin Shuhui, the head of the new community, pointed out in a post on the Lichang group as early as today (27th) that someone used her photo and name to create a fake Line account recently, and passed it to 4 licheng, falsely claiming that she accompanied the chief to inspect and was not available. Talking on the phone, I asked the chief to prepare 300,000 yuan to give to the chief urgently. The chief did not doubt that he was going to collect the money. The fraudsters instructed the chief to remit the money to the designated account. Seeing that the chief was hooked, the chief asked the chief to remit the money. 880,000 yuan, and also said that after the chief left, he would go to the office to pay back the money. Fortunately, the governor found out the difference in time and contacted Lin Shuhui on the phone to confirm that it was a fake account, preventing the scam and remittance. Lin Shuhui criticized the fraud group for being too vicious, After the incident, the police station in the jurisdiction was reported to the police station, and the public was urged to pay attention to avoid being deceived.

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Fengyuan District Mayor Hong Fengming explained that the photo on LINE that he was fraudulently used was not his own photo. Received greetings from the "fake district chief", including greetings "Good afternoon" and "Is the work going well recently?", because the words and expressions were not like the district chief's usual words, he immediately blocked the fraudsters under alertness; Nantun District Chief Lin Qiu Wan also said that the impostor account will ask to join friends on the grounds of contacting official business, and after gaining trust, he will ask for remittance for other reasons to commit fraud; he stressed that he will not use social software to discuss important official business, and will follow legitimate and safe channels. Zhao Gongxin, most of whom communicated directly with the chief of the riviera, discussed the matter directly on the phone, and urged the public not to believe it, and to call the 165 anti-fraud consultation hotline for verification.

Statistics from Taichung Civil Affairs Bureau include the victims of 11 district mayors, including West District, Shalu, Nantun, Dajia, Qingshui, Xinshe, Fengyuan, Dongshi, Taiping, Wuri, and Kamioka; Wu Shiwei pointed out that the fraudulent users are suspected of using the official website of each district office. Taking screenshots of the photos of the district chief, and falsely using the district chief’s name to set up a fake account, and then adding friends to the district chief’s private message to carry out loan fraud, the impostor knows that calling in the name of a public figure can easily reduce the vigilance of others and make people deceived. Similar fraudulent methods have been found in Taoyuan, Tainan, Kaohsiung, Nantou County, Yunlin County and other places. It is recommended that if a relative or friend uses the Line account to notify the account change, they must seek confirmation in person in other ways to avoid being deceived.