Taipei Card Shop Owner Flees with Millions, Leaving Players Devastated

Taipei's prominent card shop, "Xiao Yang Card Shop," abruptly ceased operations on August 3rd, leaving a significant number of players with substantial financial losses. The owner, Zheng Yangyu, is reported to have absconded with customer funds, with initial estimates of the total losses reaching 300 million New Taiwan Dollars (approximately $9.3 million USD).

Taipei City Councilor Chen Yu-cheng has been receiving numerous complaints from affected players. He disclosed that within a VIP LINE group associated with the shop, comprising about 500 members, individuals have lost millions of New Taiwan Dollars, with some single victims losing up to 10 million NTD.

Councilor Chen urged victims to prepare evidence such as remittance records, transaction details, order lists, and communication logs before reporting to the police. He also advised that if police initially refuse to file a report citing "delivery date not yet reached," victims should explain that the Taipei City Police Department has issued a notification regarding such cases.

The physical store, located in Ximending, has seen at least 14 individuals file reports with the Wanhua Precinct as of Saturday morning. Police have confirmed the owner is a Taiwanese national and are actively tracing his destination country and investigating potential accomplices. The Taipei District Prosecutors Office has opened a miscellaneous case to investigate the alleged fraud.