A family of five surnamed Wang in Taichung City believed in a scam that they could earn commissions by swiping their credit cards to buy gold. Not only did they lose their savings, they also became in debt of nearly 10 million yuan, and finally all five of them committed suicide. Taichung Mayor Lu Xiuyan said in an interview today (4th) that this case is a tragedy and heartbreaking, and she has instructed the police to investigate it to the end; fraud has become a national security issue, whether it is the central and local governments or the procuratorate and police, they should spend more effort to prevent fraud.
Lu Xiuyan said that this case is a tragedy and it is really heartbreaking, because from the signs, they were engaged in investment and trading, and they committed suicide because they could not get through the money barrier. She has instructed her police colleagues to investigate it to the end and let the truth come out. If it is because of fraud, the bad guys must be brought to justice. She also called on the family members of the citizens to seek help from outside if they encounter difficulties. There are many mechanisms to help, and they must not bear it alone.
Lu Xiuyan further stated that fraud has become a national security issue. Our government agencies, whether central or local governments or prosecutors and police, should spend more effort to prevent fraud. She saw the statistics of the Ministry of the Interior, and found that there were 2.1 billion yuan in fraud in the first week of June alone, which is the actual loss of the people.
Lu Xiuyan said that the fraud methods are changing with each passing day, such as asking people to engage in purchasing on behalf of others and swiping credit cards for installments, and earning commissions through the difference in the middle. We hope that everyone can be more vigilant, and we will also strengthen publicity; on the other hand, because the fraud is too powerful now, many high-level intellectuals, even judges, university professors, and public servants have also been victimized. Not long ago, the home of a deputy mayor of Taoyuan City was also defrauded.
She said that we must not only crack down on illegality and prevent fraud, but also tell the public that if these problems occur, they must seek help, because the government has a mechanism to bring them to justice and prevent bad guys from succeeding. If there is money involved, everyone will look at what mechanism to solve it, and never bear it alone.
