FAKE INTERVIEWS:
Online job ads for highly paid and unskilled roles are usually scams, the CIB said, urging that jobseekers protect their personal information
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By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff writer, with CNA
People should protect their personal and bank account information when looking for jobs, as employment scams are frequently reported, the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) said yesterday.
Taking advantage of job seekers’ pressure, fraud rings might use all means to trick people into revealing bank or credit card account numbers, or even hold them hostage, the CIB said in a statement.
A woman surnamed Chung (鍾), 20, in July saw an advertisement on a jobseekers’ Facebook page and contacted the employer via Line.
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Chung was told to bring her identification card, National Health Insurance (NHI) card, bank passbook and ATM card to an interview at a hotel in Taipei.
Upon entering the hotel room, she was threatened by five or six men to hand over her phone and the cards, and to tell them her card and phone PIN numbers and online bank account…
