The China Post
Date: November 5, 2017
By: Liu Chien-pang and Isabel Wang
TAIPEI (CNA) – An estimated 193 Facebook hacking cases were reported to the
In this Oct. 30, 20197, file photo, an officer from the Criminal Investigation Bureau points to an unidentified Facebook page selling online goods. An estimated 193 Facebook hacking cases were reported to the government’s 165 Anti-Fraud and Internet Scam Hotline between Oct. 23 and 29, and many involved impersonation scams. (CNA)
government’s 165 Anti-Fraud and Internet Scam Hotline between Oct. 23 and 29, and many involved impersonation scams, data from the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) showed Saturday.
Among the 193 cases, 128 involved fraudsters hacking into people’s Facebook accounts and then impersonating the individuals on Facebook to offer smartphones for cheaper than market value to their family members or friends, the CIB said.
The fraudsters also carried over the impersonations to the instant messaging app Line, where the victims would often finalize the details of the transaction with the seller.
Several incidents following that pattern were reported to the bureau recently, it said.
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