Rumors spread on the Internet that "the government issued a $6,000 family member who has received a text message and clicked on the link to enter. The marketing methods and speed of the fraudulent group are really amazing... everyone should remind the elderly in the family not to mess around." The Executive Yuan released in January On the 5th, it stated that it will not notify the public to receive cash by text message, and as of today's press release, the 165 special line has not received feedback or reports from the public.

Fraudulent groups send phishing text messages under the guise of public attention on current affairs to trick people into clicking on phishing links. Once people enter information such as "personal information, financial account number, or credit card number" or are implanted with malicious programs to steal authentication codes, the fraudulent group immediately You can obtain the important personal information and financial information of the public, and defraud the public of money when the opportunity arises. In addition, to prevent the public from being deceived, the 165 special line has compiled common text message fraud methods to provide public identification:

1. Counterfeit delivery companies: claiming that the package information is incorrect, and requesting to click on the link to modify it.

2. Pretending to be a government agency: falsely claiming that the government is issuing subsidies, and asking to click on a link to confirm.

3. Counterfeit bills in arrears: claiming that there is a bill in arrears, and you have to click on the link to pay.

4. Fake financial institutions: falsely claim that there is a problem with the bank account, click the link to view.

The Criminal Bureau urges you not to click on various text messages from unknown sources. If you receive a fraudulent text message, you can not only call the 165 special line to provide it, but also fill in the "name, contact Phone number, comment (copy and paste the message) and verification code” and other information, and then upload the screenshot of the message content and send it, so that the report of fraudulent messages can be quickly completed.