12~23 °COld scam with new video call twist, “Extension 8” fraud exposed
Police Department
Although the tactic of scammers pretending to be law enforcement officers and accusing people of involvement in major criminal cases to seize control of their financial accounts is nothing new, the police have recently discovered that some fraud groups are impersonating officers and using video calls to record statements and gain the trust of victims. This demonstrates that scammers are getting more sophisticated. A 61-year-old woman surnamed Lin in Taichung recently fell victim to a classic ver...
