42 arrested after cheating 400 victims out of NT$570 million
42 arrested after cheating 400 victims out of NT$570 million
2026-02-06
Forty-two suspects have been arrested in a series of simultaneous raids from Keelung to Kaohsiung in connection with a large investment scam ring. The Criminal Investigation Bureau began the investigation in April last year, using big data analytics of cases reported on the 165 Anti-Fraud System platform. Authorities were able to ultimately dismantle the fraud syndicate, and seize a large amount of criminal evidence. Estimates indicate that more than 400 people had fallen victim to the scam, with the total of fraudulent proceeds surpassing NT$570 million. Let’s hear more.
Lee Chien-han
Criminal Investigation Bureau
The task force began in April last year, investigating a suspect surnamed Yu, who was involved in online group-buying scams. We traced the lead up to the Chan brothers, who coordinated the funding. We also arrested suspects who were caught cashing out funds at financial institutions. We seized nearly NT$330,000 in illicit proceeds. Ahead of October, we carried out four more sweeps targeting cash-out scams, in which we arrested 10 cash-out supervisors under the leadership of a suspect surnamed Chen, as well as 30 cash-out handlers. That brings a total of 42 suspects to justice. Following court rulings, 11 people were detained in total. That’s Chen plus 10 key figures in the scam operation.
Thanks to the data from the 165 Anti-Fraud System platform, police were able to uncover how the fake cash-out fraud ring operated. The suspects used fake websites and small “investment profits” to lure victims into giving them money. After the victims were hooked, they then dispatched “cash-out handlers” who used over-the-counter remittances and other methods to transfer funds into designated accounts. That way, they would lead the victims into believing they were earning profits. The victims would be motivated by the gains, which then prompted them to invest even larger sums of money, causing them to fall deeper and deeper into the scam.
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超過400人遭詐逾5.7億 刑事局偵破42人"出金手集團"
2026-02-06
刑事局從去年四月開始，歷經半年多，透過大數據分析165反詐騙系統平台的案件，成功破獲〝假投資、真詐騙〞的詐騙組織，兵分多路、同步搜索，從基隆到高雄等地，逮捕42人，查扣大量贓證物，初步估算，有超過四百人受害，總計詐騙金額高達五億七千多萬。
[[刑事局偵查第一大隊副大隊長 李建翰]]
“專案小組於去年4月查緝網路團購之游姓犯嫌，再向上追緝提供資金幹部詹姓兄弟，亦在金融機構外，拘捕出金現行犯，並查獲贓款將近33萬元。10月前再分4波掃蕩出金水房，查獲陳姓主嫌出金幹部10人，出金手30人共查緝42人到案，並經法院裁定，羈押陳姓主嫌及幹部共11人。”
從去年四月開始，警方透過大數據，分析165反詐騙系統平台案件，勾出假出金詐團犯罪手法，嫌犯先是以假網站，小額投資獲利，誘騙被害人投錢，再派〝出金手〞，透過臨櫃匯款等方式，將出金匯入指定帳戶，讓被害人誤以為真的有賺錢，後續持續投入大量資金，落進圈套。
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