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By Esme Yeh / Staff reporter
A woman used scam-prevention tactics she learned from a report on identifying fraud to save herself from losing NT$1.5 million (US$47,423) and help police arrest an alleged money mule, the New Taipei City Police Department’s Rueifang Precinct said last week.
The woman, surnamed Chiu (?), joined a Line group after seeing a fraudulent advertisement on social media, police said.
Members of the group offered to manage cross-border trading on her behalf with promises of guaranteed profits, they said.
Photo courtesy of the Taipei City Police Department
The scam ring persuaded her to hand over NT$3 million, which…
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