After a woman in Taipei was defrauded of NT$2.71 million by a scammer posing as law enforcement, the scammer even demanded the victim hand over her bank cards.  Upon receiving the report, the police formed a special task force and acquired the victim's cooperation in a sting operation to lure out the money mule. During the arrest, the money mule struggled fiercely and attempted to flee. Although police officers sustained injuries during the scuffle, they managed to apprehend the suspect, successfully preventing the victim from being defrauded again. The case has been referred to the Taipei District Prosecutors Office for investigation on suspicion of offenses including fraud and violations of the Money Laundering Control Act.

It is confirmed that the victim had previously received a call from individuals impersonating law enforcement officers and prosecutors; they falsely claimed her bank account was implicated in a criminal case and demanded the victim hand over her passbook and bank cards for official custody. Taken in by the ruse, she was defrauded of a large sum of money. When the fraud ring called again and demanding the remaining bank cards, the police devised a plan to turn the situation to their advantage and set a trap to apprehend the criminals.

The National Police Agency(NPA) reminds that scammers impersonating law enforcement  officers or judicial officials often use tricks designed to incite panic—such as claiming a victim's identity has been stolen, their account is linked to a criminal case, funds require "official supervision," or non-compliance would make them an accomplice to make people hand over cash or bank cards. The NPA emphasizes that judicial and government agencies will never demand cash, passbooks, or ATM cards, nor will they conduct official interrogations or record statements via telephone or video call. If you receive a suspicious call, please remain alert and immediately call the 165 anti-fraud hotline or 110 to verify the situation and protect your assets.