An unknown person faked the "165 special line" to send malicious emails. The police reminded that phishing emails should not be downloaded and installed.

(Photographed by reporter Yao Yuehong)

[Reporter Yao Yuehong/Taipei Report] On the 3rd of this month, the 165 anti-fraud consultation hotline received reports from domestic charitable groups that unknown persons falsely used the name "165.npa.gov.tw" and carried pictures from the 165 National Anti-Fraud official website , to send an e-mail requesting the download of a network anti-virus program due to information security leaks in the relevant system. Do not download and install.

The 165 Anti-Fraud Consulting Hotline preliminary research judged that this is an unknown person who stole the picture of the official website of 165 National Anti-Fraud and sent a malicious email to a charity, making it difficult for the recipient to distinguish the authenticity of the email.

The "165.npa.gov.tw@proton.me" used in this email does not belong to the domain of the government agency.

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The police suggest that e-commerce operators, social welfare organizations and other units or the general public, if they receive a sender whose name is "165.npa.gov.tw@proton.me", please do not download the attached programs or files; if you accidentally click on After selecting the malicious execution file of the email, the computer may have been poisoned or implanted with a Trojan horse. It is recommended to ask professional information personnel to check the computer security as soon as possible.

The police reminded that the 165 anti-fraud consultation hotline will not request the installation or download of any programs by email. Please do not open emails and attached files from unknown sources, or click on suspicious links to avoid the risk of poisoning or personal data theft. If you receive a phishing email, please call the 165 anti-fraud consultation line to report and verify.

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