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Over 80 percent of fraud victims hold BA or higher: survey
The China Post news staff
September 9, 2016
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A recent survey released by the Hsinchu Police showed that more than 80 percent of fraud victims hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
The survey, conducted by Hsinchu City Police Department's Criminal Investigation Corps, studied victims of fraud in Taiwan and discovered over the past decade showed that 86 percent of these victims held a least a bachelor's degree, with some victims also holding graduate degrees.
Among the victims was a PhD graduate from a national university in northern Taiwan who had been defrauded for the highest amount over the past decade.
The victim in question had been scammed out of NT$14 million when they were seduced by the allure of a highly popular toast online, before being tricked out of the money by fraudsters, police said.
Another recent scam involved a 29-year-old graduate student from a national university in northern Taiwan who was tricked into purchasing NT$14,000 worth of game cards.
The male victim arranged to meet a woman via LINE. The woman in question claimed to be a part-time prostitute and told the man that she would have sex with him in exchange for money.
She later asked him to buy NT$14,000 worth of pre-paid game cards for online games to prove that he is not a police officer, however the victim then realized he had been scammed and called the police.
Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB, 刑事局) has warned the public repeatedly to be aware of these kinds of scams.
It also urged those with related questions to call the National Police Agency's 165 hotline.
The China Post news staff
September 9, 2016
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- A recent survey released by the Hsinchu Police showed that more than 80 percent of fraud victims hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
The survey, conducted by Hsinchu City Police Department's Criminal Investigation Corps, studied victims of fraud in Taiwan and discovered over the past decade showed that 86 percent of these victims held a least a bachelor's degree, with some victims also holding graduate degrees.
Among the victims was a PhD graduate from a national university in northern Taiwan who had been defrauded for the highest amount over the past decade.
The victim in question had been scammed out of NT$14 million when they were seduced by the allure of a highly popular toast online, before being tricked out of the money by fraudsters, police said.
Another recent scam involved a 29-year-old graduate student from a national university in northern Taiwan who was tricked into purchasing NT$14,000 worth of game cards.
The male victim arranged to meet a woman via LINE. The woman in question claimed to be a part-time prostitute and told the man that she would have sex with him in exchange for money.
She later asked him to buy NT$14,000 worth of pre-paid game cards for online games to prove that he is not a police officer, however the victim then realized he had been scammed and called the police.
Taiwan's Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB, 刑事局) has warned the public repeatedly to be aware of these kinds of scams.
It also urged those with related questions to call the National Police Agency's 165 hotline.
