Recently, the Kaohsiung police successfully cracked a fraud case disguised as "cryptocurrency investment," involving an amount as high as 40 million New Taiwan Dollars. The method was interconnected and highly deceptive. The suspect, a man claiming to be a tech company executive, posed as a cryptocurrency operator. He initiated contact with people on social platforms under the guise of making friends, gained their trust, and then lured them into investing in a so-called "no-loss" gold financial plan, which was actually a carefully crafted scam.
According to the investigation, at least 22 victims were defrauded. The man's usual tactic was to first establish a "romantic-style friendship" using a false identity, build trust, and then falsely claim he could purchase cryptocurrencies and invest in high-return gold projects, promising no-risk high returns. In practice, he directed the victims' transferred funds into multiple lottery accounts and then laundered the money to obscure the flow of funds.
The police have now successfully frozen and seized all funds involved in the case, totaling 40 million New Taiwan Dollars, and have legally transferred the related suspects for investigation.
The Kaohsiung police remind the public to be vigilant: do not be easily convinced by high-profit investment pitches, nor trust strangers on the internet; any invitation related to "transfers, cryptocurrencies, investment management" is almost always a trap!
The methods of fraud groups continue to evolve, disguising as friends, investors, financial advisors, etc., to confuse and deceive, leading victims unknowingly into scams. From "talking about feelings" to "talking about money," once the other party starts guaranteeing "stable earnings," you are not far from losing everything.
