The wife paid 1.2 million yuan in advance to the credit agency to "catch the rape in bed", but died of illness 11 days after the payment. After the father and son filed a lawsuit and invited the return of the money, the North Court approved the full amount.

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[Reporter Wen Yude/Taipei Report] A wife suspected that her husband was having an affair. When she and her son caught a monkey through a well-known credit agency, the credit agency guaranteed that they could take pictures of "caught rape in bed" for filing a complaint, but the wife paid 120 in advance. The son passed away due to illness on the 11th after 10,000 yuan. The son decided to inform his father of the incident, and the father and son also sued the credit agency for money.

The Taipei District Court concluded that the credit agency should return the full amount; appeal is possible.

In 2020, the wife who was still alive at the time agreed to a divorce with her husband. Because she heard that her husband was suspected of having an affair, she went to a credit bureau accompanied by her son. The wife signed the first commission contract with the credit bureau to investigate the whereabouts of her husband and his girlfriend. People's residence, remuneration is 300,000 yuan.

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Later, the credit agency stated that the investigation had preliminary results, but the content contained illegally obtained information such as entry and exit.

On April 16 of the same year, the credit agency gave the girlfriend’s personal investigation report face-to-face, and provided information such as her husband and girlfriend going abroad together. The scene of "caught rape in bed" is for the wife to sue, but the execution costs and risks are relatively high. The two parties signed a second contract on the same day, and the agreed fee is 1.2 million yuan.

However, the wife passed away due to illness on the 11th after paying the payment. The son decided to inform his father of the incident. Only then did he find out that the investigation materials provided by the credit agency were false. Although the father was unwilling, he did not pursue responsibility. The contract was terminated with the death of his wife, and the request to return 1.2 million yuan was rejected, and the father and son decided to file a lawsuit to recover it.

The credit agency explained that the wife learned that her husband and his girlfriend might have sex in the house, and asked to "catch the adulterer in bed", and suggested that a pinhole be installed in the house to accurately know the exact time of adultery. It is illegal and very difficult, and considering the cost and criminal risks, the fee is 1.2 million yuan through the second contract.

The credit agency emphasized that the second contract signed by the two parties was invalid due to violation of laws or public order and good customs, so the 1.2 million yuan paid by the wife would also be illegal, and the father and son could not sue for it and refused to return it.

The North Court held that the second contract did not state that the entrusted items included "installing a pinhole camera" and so on; and because the wife was eager to catch the rape, she entrusted the credit agency to search for evidence more actively to obtain "evidence sufficient to file a lawsuit." ", as for "catch adultery", it may include follow-up, taking pictures, etc., but it cannot be specified that the second contract includes "installation of a pinhole camera", so it cannot be presumed to be a violation of laws or public order and good customs.

Furthermore, after signing the second contract, the wife immediately prepaid the payment and passed away 11 days later. With such a short time, it is impossible for the credit agency to deal with the entrusted matters in time. Since it is too late and the contract has been terminated, the father and son can According to the provisions of the civil law, the lawsuit demanded the return of 1.2 million yuan, and the North Court therefore ruled that the credit agency should return the full amount.