2014年12月10日 星期三

Beware of Scam Phone Calls

Office of Military Training informs that if one receives scamphone calls,please dial "165"to confirm the information or"110"to report cases to the police. Also, check with anking institutions.


2014年12月8日 星期一

Carbon monoxide poisoning kills two students due to improperly installed water heater

A landlord responsible for the deaths of two National Chiayi University students has been sentenced to 11 months in jail.

Earlier this year, two university students died due carbon monoxide poisoning. The landlord had installed a propane hot water heater on an enclosed balcony with sealed windows and no air circulation. The carbon monoxide built up and the students were found unconscious and barely alive in the apartment. They were immediately rushed to hospital but still died.

Their landlord has been charged with negligent homicide. The parents of the deceased wanted 5 years for each death, but the judge feels the landlord has shown remorse for the 2 senseless deaths and sentenced him to 11 months in jail. The landlord is also required to pay $100,000 USD in compensation the families.


anti-fraud hotline "165"


Many scammed at ATM after making online purchases

Taiwan''s online shopping market continues to grow, topping more than NT$300 billion annually. This growth has also led to more cases of fraud. Some consumers are deceived by people pretending to be customer service staff instructing them to use an ATM machine. This person made an online purchase and then found personal information stolen.Wang Jun-fuAnti-fraud SpecialistThe ATM scam involves hackers obtaining personal data and calling people to trick them into believing that they have mistakenly agreed to continuous installment payments. Then they ask them to go to the ATM to change these settings.According to statistics from the government's 165 anti-fraud hotline, this type of request asking people to cancel installment payments at the ATM machine is the most common type of fraud. Wang J


ATM SKIMMER FRAUD HOW IT WORKS STEP BY STEP

more at http://jillmail.blogspot.com This video explains step by step how the ATM Fraudsters can take away your money without your knowledge. How they make duplicate ATM cards?How they capture your pin? Why it is so risky to hand over for swiping your atm/debit/credit card when you do shopping? so it toyour friends and family and relatives. very good lesson to learn


Huge cross-Taiwan Strait telephone fraud ring cracked

Police in Taiwan and China have cracked a massive telephone fraud ring that had swindled thousands of people out of millions of dollars over *** years. A joint operation by police on either side of the strait saw them arrest 122 members of the ring while netting almost US$2 million. Police said that the alleged ringleader of the gang, 31-year-old high school dropout Jiang Yung-ji, spent hours training members of the ring how to use police and legal language so they could con people over the phone into parting with their cash.