# Police‑related fraud scams in Taiwan > Live situation record from CLSTR: https://clstr.news/situations/policerelated-fraud-scams-in-taiwan > Updated: 2026-07-31T05:22:47.000Z. Sources: 5. Developments: 2. In late July 2026, New Taipei City’s police and land administration launched a targeted anti‑fraud campaign aimed at seniors and working‑age adults. The effort combined face‑to‑face education, printed alerts and workplace seminars, and was reinforced by joint police‑land‑agency checks that stopped a fraudulent mortgage application. Reported fraud cases among the senior group fell by more than 90%, to just seven incidents in a year. Within days, investigators in Taiwan and Japan reported separate police‑impersonation scams that extracted large sums of cash and cryptocurrency. In Taoyuan, a 41‑year‑old woman was defrauded of NT$130,000, leading police to capture a suspect attempting to withdraw additional funds. In Japan’s Ehime Prefecture, a corporate board member was duped by callers posing as police and a mobile‑phone company, losing roughly ¥14.9 million in cryptocurrency. Both incidents highlighted how fraudsters continue to exploit public trust in law‑enforcement, underscoring the need for ongoing public‑awareness measures despite recent successes. The two snapshots together show a dual trajectory: proactive, cross‑agency prevention dramatically reducing local senior fraud, alongside emerging sophisticated scams that still target citizens by masquerading as police, prompting further investigative and warning actions. ## Timeline ### 2026-07-31: Police Impersonation Scams Seize Millions in Taiwan and Japan Police impersonation scams in Taiwan and Japan led to arrests and losses of NT$130,000 and ¥14.9 million, underscoring fraud tactics targeting trust in authorities. 3 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/police-impersonation-scams-seize-millions-in-taiwan-and-japan ### 2026-07-29: New Taipei police and land office block senior fraud, cut reported scams 90% Zhonghe police’s targeted outreach cut fraud reports 90%, and New Taipei land officials, with police, halted a senior’s NT$7 million mortgage scam. 2 sources. https://clstr.news/cluster/new-taipei-police-and-land-office-block-senior-fraud-cut-reported-scams-90 --- Cite as: Police‑related fraud scams in Taiwan. CLSTR, https://clstr.news/situations/policerelated-fraud-scams-in-taiwan