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Kaohsiung police stop 61-year-old man from losing NT$50,000 in second romance scam

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A 61-year-old Kaohsiung man nearly sent NT$50,000 to an online woman who promised to double it through an investment, after he had already faced a similar scam the previous month.
  • His son noticed something was wrong and contacted police, who persuaded the man to retrieve the package from a convenience store.
  • The intervention prevented the loss of the man’s savings.

A 61-year-old man in Kaohsiung nearly lost NT$50,000 in a second online romance scam, but police stopped the cash package before it left a convenience store.

The man had already been targeted the previous month, when officers intervened as he tried to buy gift points at a convenience store. On the evening of Sept. 1, he met another woman online who asked to borrow NT$50,000 for an investment and promised to return NT$100,000 after making a profit.

The man believed the offer and placed the cash in a package at a convenience store on Wufu 4th Road in Yancheng District. His son noticed the unusual situation and quickly contacted police.

Officers from the Qixian Road police station met the family and patiently explained the fraud. The man eventually realized he had been deceived. With help from convenience-store staff, he retrieved the package and kept his NT$50,000.

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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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