# Fraud prevention in Taiwan

> Developing situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/fraud-prevention-in-taiwan
> Updated: 2026-10-07T08:56:00.000Z. Sources: 4. Developments: 2.

Police in Taiwan have intervened in two distinct online deception attempts. In Changhua, officers prevented a 57-year-old woman from transferring 20,000 TWD to an individual posing as a Chinese celebrity in a ‘romance scam’. 

In a separate incident, authorities thwarted a scheme on Douyin where scammers used fraudulent government subsidy claims to solicit personal and financial information from a man. In both cases, police intervention prevented financial loss or the compromise of sensitive data.

## Timeline

### 2026-10-07: Taiwan police thwart romance and subsidy fraud attempts

Taiwanese police prevented two fraud attempts: a romance scam involving a fake celebrity and a fraudulent government subsidy scheme targeting individuals via social media.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/taiwan-police-thwart-romance-and-subsidy-fraud-attempts

### 2026-10-02: Taiwanese national arrested for role in 6.2 million yen fraud scam

A 40-year-old Taiwanese man was arrested at Narita Airport for allegedly collecting 6.2 million yen in a fake police scam targeting a man in Fukuoka.

2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/taiwanese-national-arrested-for-role-in-62-million-yen-fraud-scam

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Cite as: Fraud prevention in Taiwan. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/fraud-prevention-in-taiwan