Police warn about fake Web sitesBy Chui Chun-fu / Staff reporterPolice have warned the public about online fraudsters using fake Web sites and bogus news to deceive people after a fake Web site purporting to be the Chinese-language Liberty Times (the sister newspaper of the Taipei Times) published a phoney interview with a prominent Taiwanese chef about his investments in cryptocurrencies. The Liberty Times reported the fake Web site to the Criminal Investigation Bureau (CIB) when it appeared early last year and has published reports about it to alert the public to the issue. The CIB said it used IP addresses to track the fraudsters to France, Germany, the US and several other nations. She then checked the interview with the chef and realized it was a fake news page and that she had been the victim of online investment fraud, the officials added. Fake Web sites have an address that differs from a legitimate media outlet’s site, and they usually have a direct link to a page offering investment opportunities and money transfers, the officials said.

Source: Taipei Times April 05, 2022 23:51 UTC