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Tiramisu scam reveals teacher was also a victim, court acquits her

From Liberty Times · () Chinese

Translated from Chinese, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A substitute teacher in Tainan was found to be a victim of a scam herself, after providing her bank account to a fraud group.
  • The group used her account to defraud consumers who purchased tiramisu online, resulting in losses of over NT$41,000.
  • The teacher also lost money from selling stocks, leading the court to rule her an accomplice but ultimately acquit her due to her own victim status.

A seemingly simple online tiramisu purchase unraveled into a complex fraud case, ensnaring a substitute teacher who became both a perpetrator and a victim.

The teacher, identified by her surname Hu, handed over her bank account details to a fraud syndicate. This account was then used by the group to deceive consumers who bought tiramisu through the social media platform Threads. The scam resulted in a total loss of NT$41,026 for the buyers.

Further investigation by the Tainan District Court revealed that Hu herself was a victim of a fake police scam. She had also been defrauded of money from selling stocks, compounding her financial distress.

While the court acknowledged Hu's role in providing the account, it recognized her status as a fellow victim of the larger criminal operation. Consequently, she was ruled an accomplice but ultimately acquitted.

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Originally published by Liberty Times in Chinese. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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