Scammers pose as Changhua sanitation workers to fleece residents
Scammers pose as Changhua sanitation workers to fleece residents
2026-08-14
A new kind of scam has just been unearthed in Changhua. Fraudsters impersonating the Changhua City Office sanitation team have been phoning Changhua residents and offering help with the removal of large furniture and other items. They then request payment via bank transfer. The office’s sanitation team has come out to clarify that only cash payments are involved, with payments made directly to the office or to the workers on-site. The office will never give you a bank account number and ask for a money transfer. Let’s find out more.
Cleaning crews use recycling trucks or garbage trucks to collect trash or large recyclables. If you have large furniture that needs removing, you can hire a cleaning crew for a fee. But is the public clear about the payment methods involved?
- There’s a fee now, did you know?
- Oh, I know, I know.
- So how do they collect the payments?
- How do we pay?
- I’m not sure.
Taking advantage of the fact that some people are unaware of the payment systems, a fraud ring has been impersonating Changhua’s sanitation team. They call up residents and provide them with a bank account number, asking them to pay for cleaning services. Some residents nearly fell victim to this scam.
Member of the public
Commenting on the fraudsters
It’s quite terrifying, because even something like this can end up being a scam. It involves in-person payments or payment to the cleaning crew directly. You’d think bank transfers are out of the question.
Member of the public
Commenting on the fraudsters
Because I don’t know whether the charge is supposed to be via bank transfer or cash. These days, a lot of places don’t use bank transfers like that—otherwise, it’s a scam. Do you really want to get scammed?
The sanitation team says if residents need large furniture removed, they can fill out an application form online, specifying the items to be removed. At the same time, the prices for the disposal items will also be displayed. The team says only cash payments are accepted, and there are absolutely no bank transfers involved.
Chang Hsiao-wei
Changhua City Office
When they call us to verify, we tell them that we still maintain two payment methods: paying at the sanitation office or paying on-site when the waste is removed. We also remind the public that we do not provide bank accounts for money transfers.
Fraudsters are everywhere. This time, they allegedly impersonated the sanitation team and gave people a fake bank account to remit hauling fees in an attempt to defraud them. Residents need to be extra cautious, carefully verify information, and avoid becoming easy prey for scammers.
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險成肥羊! 詐團出招假冒清潔隊 要求民眾轉帳付清運費
2026-08-14
彰化市有民眾接到自稱是彰化市公所清潔隊人員電話，表示可協助清運大型家具，但要求以轉帳方式付款。民眾半信半疑求證，才發現遇到詐騙集團，清潔隊表示，清運大型家具收費只有2種方式，1個是到府收現金，另1個則是現場繳費，絕對不會要求民眾轉帳匯款，不要被騙。
清潔隊開著回收車或垃圾車，收垃圾或大型回收物，家裡如果有大型家具要清運，也能付費請清潔隊協助，只是如何繳費，民眾清楚嗎?
-現在有收費你知道嗎?
-喔我知道我知道
-那他們是怎麼繳費?
-怎麼繳費喔?
-這個我就不清楚了
就是看準有些民眾搞不清楚，竟然有詐騙集團，假冒彰化清潔隊打給民眾，給了一組匯款帳號，要民眾繳交清運費，有民眾差點被騙
[[民眾]]
“蠻恐怖的，因為連這種東西都會詐騙，又是現場繳，要不然就是清潔隊繳，你會說轉帳的話不太可能。”
[[民眾]]
“因為我不知道他這裡收費，到底是轉帳還是現金收費，現在很多都是沒有用轉帳的，不然就是那種詐騙啊，你要被他騙?”
清潔隊表示，民眾有清運大型家具需求，可以上網先填寫需要申請清運的物品，同時也會秀出清運品項的價格，清潔隊說，只有現金繳費，絕對沒有匯款。
[[彰化市公所清潔隊長 張筱薇]]
"打電話跟我們求證，那我們跟他講，我們還是就是維持兩個方式，就是至清潔隊繳費，跟我們現場清運的部分，然後提醒民眾就是說，我們沒有提供轉帳的帳號。"
詐騙集團無所不在，這回疑似假冒清潔隊給了清運匯款帳號給民眾，涉嫌誆騙，民眾只能小心再小心，謹慎查證，別成了詐騙集團的肥羊。
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