A survey shows that almost 30 percent of Taiwanese scam targets fell for
scams within an hour after encountering them...

It also indicates that over 50 percent of (Taiwanese) respondents reported
encountering scams weekly.

Among various schemes, Identity theft took the biggest share of frauds in
Taiwan, accounting for 24 percent, which aligns with the trend seen in Japan,
Singapore, Vietnam, and Mainland China.

This is followed by shopping , investment , and business impersonation scams,
which are also prevalent across Asia.

Facebook is the most common platform for scams in Taiwan, with 63% of users
encountering fake investment ads.

LINE is also a major target, with 47 percent of users encountering phishing
links.

The survey also found that nearly 40 percent of Taiwanese respondents believe
believe they've received AI-generated scam messages.

The Global Anti-Scam Alliance together with other anti-fraud companies
surveyed almost 25 thousand individuals across Asia, identifying the most
common types of threats and scams per country.

(IG)