The police seized mobile phones, computers and other items.

(Photographed by reporter Wang Guanren)

[Reporter Wang Guanren/Taipei Report] A 37-year-old man surnamed Wu is a cadre of a fraud group. The fraud group he belongs to sends out "phishing messages" by pretending to be the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The public enters personal information, bank account and other information. Once the public does not realize that the personal information is entered, the fraudulent group will use the mobile payment transfer function to deduct the money in the public's financial account.

Fortunately, the police followed the line and caught Wu and Lin's accomplices, and they are currently investigating the fraud group behind the scenes.

The Criminal Bureau released a news release today to announce the criminal methods of this case. At the same time, it also appeals to the public again. During the epidemic period, fraudulent groups impersonate government agencies and use multiple payment channels and mobile communication services to defraud people of their property. Do not click on text messages with unknown links. , It should also be noted that the SMS verification code cannot be provided to others. If you find that it is suspected of fraud, please report it to the 165 anti-fraud consultation hotline of the Police Department immediately.

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According to the police investigation, the man surnamed Wu and his accomplices pretended to be the Ministry of Health and Welfare, and then used the Internet, communication software, and text messages to send out messages such as "click on the official website to receive a 50,000 yuan subsidy for those diagnosed."

Once people are fooled, they will ask people to fill in application information through fake websites. In fact, they will take the opportunity to steal people's personal information, mobile phones, bank account numbers and SMS verification codes (One Time Password, OTP), etc.

After the fraudulent group obtains the information, it immediately uses it to apply for a mobile payment account under a false name, and then uses the mobile payment transfer function to deduct money from the public's financial account and steal people's deposits.

The Telecommunications Investigation Brigade of the Criminal Bureau analyzed the database of the 165 anti-fraud consultation line and found that there were more than 3,500 fraud cases in July and August this year, posing as phishing websites of the Ministry of Health and Welfare, with a total loss of more than 66 million yuan.

The police formed a special case team to investigate. Based on scientific and technological investigation methods such as the location of the phishing text messages, Wu Nan's 33-year-old accomplice surnamed Lin was located in Miaoli.

However, at that time, Wu Suspect happened to be leaving the country for Malaysia. The special case team remained calm and asked the Immigration Department to carry out border control. At the end of last month, Wu Suspect was stopped by our personnel at the border when he returned to Taiwan, and the police immediately went to arrest him.

The police finally sent Wu and Lin Yi for fraud suspects. At the same time, they are also in-depth investigation of the fraud group behind the scenes and other accomplices.

The fraudulent group pretended to be the Ministry of Health and Welfare and sent phishing text messages and then took the opportunity to defraud money.

(Photographed by reporter Wang Guanren)

The police went to Miaoli to arrest the accomplice surnamed Lin and searched his residence.

(Photographed by reporter Wang Guanren)

The Bureau of Criminal Justice announced the fraud scheme used in the case.

(Photographed by reporter Wang Guanren)