A female police officer from the Taipei City Police Department was defrauded of 750,000 yuan by a fraud group.

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[Reporter Wang Guanren/Taipei Report] A female policewoman surnamed Jane from a unit under the Taipei City Police Department wanted to sell items through the Internet, but she received a call from a fake customer service officer. The members, instead, remitted 750,000 yuan one after another according to the instructions. Jane found out afterwards and was so angry that she called the police.

This matter has recently been circulated in the police circle. In addition to transferring the relevant information to the Miaoli County Police Station under the jurisdiction of the receiving account through a single window mechanism, the police also called on the public to be cautious when buying and selling goods online today.

It is understood that the female policewoman surnamed Jian once worked in the back office unit of the Zhongshan Branch of the Beishi Police, and has recently been transferred to a professional unit.

Jane has a quiet personality and usually has the habit of buying and selling things online. A few days ago, she went online to sell items she didn't need, but instead received a call from a customer service representative.

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The other party falsely claimed that Jane's account was frozen due to a staff error. If she wanted to cancel, Jane had to remit money according to the instructions.

Jian didn't know, and successively remitted more than 10 sums totaling about 750,000 yuan according to what the other party said. It was not until the end that she found out that she had encountered a fraud group and immediately called the police.

The police said that after Miss Jian reported the case, the police accepted it in accordance with the regulations, and transferred the whole case to the Miaoli County Police Station under the jurisdiction of the receiving account through the single window mechanism for investigation.

Police appeal to the police that fraudulent methods are changing with each passing day. People who receive calls from unknown persons requesting to operate ATM remittances according to the instructions should not trust the words of the other party. They should check carefully and call 110 or 165 for inquiries if there is any suspicious situation.

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