Taiwan police seize fraud networks, stop dozens of scams

Local police in Nantou, Taiwan, reported that a cross‑agency anti‑fraud effort blocked 218 scam attempts between January and June, protecting citizens of roughly NT$1.13 billion in assets. The operation also praised banks and postal offices for detecting suspicious transactions.

Separately, Taiwanese fraud operatives used AI‑generated videos of famous figures to deceive an 80‑year‑old woman, extracting ¥17 million, leading to arrests of the perpetrators. In Chiayi, a woman who received a fabricated online purchase notice was assisted by police, who identified it as a typical fake‑order scam and prevented any loss.

The Criminal Police Bureau’s Southern Crime‑fighting Center uncovered a large money‑laundering scheme linked to a Taiwanese gang in Kaohsiung. Over three months, the group laundered about NT$2 billion from bogus investment scams, resulting in 18 arrests and the seizure of luxury vehicles, watches and gold.

In Japan’s Ehime Prefecture, a civil servant was duped by an individual claiming to be a Taiwanese woman on social media, losing ¥12.1 million in cryptocurrency. Police are treating the case as a special fraud investigation.