An 81-year-old woman surnamed Fu went to the post office to withdraw 1.29 million yuan to renovate her house, but the clerk alerted the police and found out that she encountered a fraud group.

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[Reporter Xu Lijuan/Kaohsiung Report] An 81-year-old woman surnamed Fu in Kaohsiung went to the post office the day before yesterday (7th) to withdraw 1.29 million yuan, and told the staff that her house needs to be renovated, because many fraudulent groups have asked victims to be questioned Responding to "home decoration" and the police alarm case, the woman was informed by the police that she had received a phone call claiming that her account had been fraudulently used, and she was required to pay 1.29 million yuan in order to be exempted from liability. Fortunately, she realized that she had almost fallen into a fraud trap after persuading her.

The Sanduo Road Police Station of Lingya Sub-bureau pointed out that the woman surnamed Fu was very nervous when she withdrew a huge amount of cash. She first told the policeman that her home was going to be renovated, but she was calmed down by the police. "Called and further talked with the "police officer". The other party said that her account was fraudulently used in Taichung, and she had to pay 1.29 million yuan to be exempted from legal responsibility.

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The police told the woman that she had received a fraudulent call based on previous cases. Fortunately, the police and the post office staff stopped the fraud in time and saved the woman's life savings. The police also called the woman's son named Fu on the spot to ask him to pay more attention to the elders in the family to avoid falling into the scam again. .