City police chief Cai Cangbai presented a certificate of appreciation at the post office today.

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[Reporter Xu Guozhen/Taichung Report] An uncle in Taichung City mistakenly fell into the fake investment trap of the Linggu Pagoda, which was claimed by a fraud group. In addition, Uncle’s ambiguity about the purpose of withdrawing funds caused the staff to pay attention to report to the police to stop the fraud in time. The city police chief Cai Cangbai also went to the post office today to present a certificate of appreciation, thanking the staff for being alert and caring about asking questions, and doing good deeds with enthusiasm .

Officers Shi Chengyu and Xiao Baiyan from the Beitun Station of the Fifth Police Branch of Taichung City received a report that a 62-year-old Abo Guo, surnamed Guo, at the Beitun Post Office was suspected of being defrauded during their patrol on the afternoon of the 26th of last month. They immediately drove to find out. According to the investigation, Guo Nan told the staff to withdraw 2.06 million yuan at one time. Because the withdrawal amount was very large, when the staff surnamed Qiu asked about the purpose, Guo Nan was vague and unclear.

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After understanding, Guo Nan knew a businessman who claimed to be surnamed Yan, and persuaded him to invest in the spiritual bone pagoda, and the "birth base" that claimed to bury the nails and clothes of living people in Fengshui treasures to help eliminate disasters and transfer evil spirits. However, due to tax issues, Guo Nan was required to withdraw cash to clear his account and hand over two passbooks. The police and the post office analyzed the behavior pattern of the fraud group to Guo Nan. Account Complicity.

Only then did Guo Nan realize that he had been cheated and gave up the idea of ​​withdrawing money. He successfully prevented a fraud of more than 2.06 million yuan and kept his property safe!

For this reason, Cai Cangbai, Chief of the City Police, personally went to the Beitun Post Office today to present certificates of appreciation and gifts to the staff, thanking the staff surnamed Shen for being alert and caring about asking questions, and doing meritorious deeds with enthusiasm. One of the priorities is combating fraud.

In particular, there are all kinds of fraudulent methods. When facing online dating information and various investment information, the public should be careful to verify whether it is legitimate. If you have any doubts, you can contact 110 or 165 anti-fraud phone. Remittance) and delivery of passbooks, so as not to fall into the trap of fraudulent groups and suffer losses. If there is a large demand for withdrawals, you can also apply to the police for banknote protection to protect your property safety.

The police and clerks joined forces to stop the fraud and kept Guo Nan's savings of 2.06 million yuan.

(provided by the police)