In recent years, fraud cases have become increasingly rampant, and many citizens have lost tens of millions of dollars by mistakenly falling into the phone fraud case.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data said today (13th) that in the first eight months of this year, it received 403 inquiries and complaints about the fraudulent use of citizens' personal data. "Hotline" 3423 6611, which is responsible for handling inquiries or complaints suspected of deceiving personal data, and appeals to the public to report to the police as soon as possible when they discover that their personal data has been stolen.
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner has set up a "Personal Data Fraud Prevention Hotline" at 3423 6611 to handle enquiries or complaints about suspected spoofing of personal data.
The picture shows the Privacy Commissioner Chung Lai Ling.
(Provided by the Office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data)
The Office of the Privacy Commissioner stated that from January to August this year, it received 386 and 17 enquiries and complaints respectively about the fraudulent use of citizens’ personal data. The cases involved not only posing as police officers and express delivery companies, but also fraudulent identities. The staff of the Centre for Health Protection claimed that the victim was diagnosed with the information, and the relevant cases include:
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Impersonating a CHP staff member: claiming that the victim was diagnosed with a confirmed diagnosis, or became a close contact due to contact with a confirmed person and needs to be quarantined, thereby extracting personal information.
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Impersonating the police: After the fraudster disclosed the victim's name and ID number, he claimed that the victim had been involved in the smuggling of vaccines or money laundering, and forwarded the call to another fraudster who pretended to be a police officer, thereby obtaining personal information.
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Impersonating an employee of a courier company: Provide a link similar to the courier company’s website, ask the victim to provide his address to deliver the mail, pay for the mail first, and then collect the victim’s credit card number and name.
Zhong Liling: If you receive a phone call from unknown or suspicious sources, you should "stop and think for a while"
The Privacy Department pointed out that there has been an increase in cases of spoofing personal data through bogus phone calls, emails or text messages recently. Therefore, the "Personal Data Anti-Scam Hotline" 3423 6611 will be set up today to handle inquiries or complaints about suspected spoofing of personal data. If it is found that their personal data has been stolen and involved in a criminal offence, they should also report to the police as soon as possible.
Privacy Commissioner Chung Lai-ling described that scammers have emerged in an endless stream, but their purpose is to steal the personal data of the public for profit or to defraud. You must be vigilant and do not disclose any personal information at will. You should "stop and think for a while", and consider contacting relevant departments or agencies to verify the authenticity of the call.
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