The man surnamed Yan was unable to collect 6,000 yuan in cash at the ATM yesterday. According to preliminary investigations by the police, Yan Nan once photographed his ID card and health insurance card to the seller when he bought game points online. The seller is being traced to clarify.

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[Reporter Lin Jiadong/Report from Keelung] "6,000 yuan for all people to share" opened ATMs for direct cash withdrawal on the first day yesterday. When buying game points online, I took my ID card and health insurance card to the seller. It was suspected that the seller entered Yan Nan’s personal information after “registering” on the government’s open online account, in an attempt to steal Yan Nan’s 6,000 yuan. It failed because the bank account entered was not owned by Yan Nan; the police are tracking down the seller to clarify the whole case.

Yesterday was the first day of the opening of ATMs for direct cash withdrawal of 6,000 yuan. A 28-year-old man surnamed Yan passed by Shuiyuan Road, Xizhi District, New Taipei City at noon, and went to a nearby supermarket ATM to withdraw cash. After following the instructions, However, he found that he could not withdraw the cash and tried several times to no avail, so he called the Ministry of Finance's 1988 relief and revitalization hotline to inquire.

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Yan Nan provided his ID number and health insurance card number for the other party to inquire, only to find out that when Yan Nan went to the ATM to withdraw cash yesterday, someone had already "registered" after the government opened the universal cash payment on March 22. Through the online registration method, I entered Yan Nan's personal information, but because the bank account entered was not owned by Yan Nan, it failed to pass the system's "verification", so Yan Nan's 6,000 yuan was "frozen" and has not been taken away .

The Keelung police took over the investigation. When Yan Nan bought game points online, he took his ID card and health insurance card to the seller.

The police suspected that the seller attempted to steal Yan Nan’s 6,000 yuan after keying in Yan Nan’s personal information when the government opened up the public to “register” online, but failed because the bank account entered was not owned by Yan Nan The police are tracking down the seller to clarify the whole case.