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[Global Network report] According to a report from Taiwan Zhongshi News Network on the 28th, Wei Jiaxian, the mayor of Hualien, was falsely opened a LINE (instant messaging software) account, and invited the village chief to be a friend with the intention of borrowing fraud. During the conversation, he first expressed condolences to the work situation, and then lied that he was in urgent need of money, and that he would borrow 2 million yuan (NT dollars, the same below) when he opened his mouth. The head of the village was almost cheated. According to the report, at least 10 village chiefs received the fraudulent information, and Wei Jiaxian has gone to the police station to report the case, reminding the public not to believe it.
reported that Wei Jiaxian said that from the evening of the 27th to the 28th, he received messages from the village chiefs, saying that he invited them to the office. In this way, at least 10 village chiefs received false information because of the fraudulent behavior of the village chiefs requesting remittances. As a public figure, he is also participating in the next parliamentary election, so he reported the case as soon as possible.
In the conversation on LINE, "Wei Jiaxian" first asked the village chief Xu Han for warmth, and after gaining trust, he asked for a loan ranging from 500,000 to 2 million yuan. After remitting the money, the village chief took a photo of the receipt and, in order to gain the trust of the village chief, he also said that he could meet at the mayor's office. Some village chiefs mistook it for the truth and were almost cheated.
According to reports, Liu Yuanliang, head of civil rights district, said that the cell phone number of the head of the village is all public information. On the evening of the 27th, he received a new friend application from "Wei Jiaxian", whose LINE profile picture was the photo of Hualien mayor Wei Jiaxian. He felt strange. After adding friends, ask if the other party is the mayor? The other party replied, "This is my private account", and then started chatting, asking about his work and physical condition. Liu Yuanliang said that he suddenly borrowed money from him. He felt strange and asked the mayor for verification. It turned out that it was a fraudulent group.
On the morning of the 28th, Liao Borui, head of Guoxing village, Xu Jingying, head of Minxiang village, Zhou Yubao of Mindeli, and others went to the Hualien City Office one after another to "go to the appointment", only to find out that they had been "deceived"!
Wei Jiaxian said that in addition to Hualien, in Taoyuan, Tainan, , Kaohsiung, , Nantou, etc., it has also been discovered that public figures have been impersonated by fraudulent groups, and then defrauded friends or other public figures. He has reported to the police for preliminary investigation The network IP location is from abroad.
According to Taiwan's "Central News Agency" report, 20 district chiefs in Taichung City were also falsely opened LINE accounts, intending to defraud the district chief for borrowing money. Taichung Civil Affairs Bureau Director Wu Shiwei said on the 28th that no one has been victimized so far, calling on the public to be careful . Police said a task force had been set up to investigate.