A man in Taichung nearly mailed NT$50,000 in cash to fake investment fraudsters, and only kept his money thanks to an alert convenience store clerk and timely police intervention — good news for fraud prevention.

• A man surnamed Chiu packed NT$50,000 in cash into a box and went to a convenience store in Wuri to mail it out.
• The clerk sensed something was wrong and immediately called the police for help.
• After reviewing the conversation records, police determined that this was a classic fake investment and fake equity trading scam.
• The fraudsters used "short-drama copyright" and "share purchase contracts" as a cover to lure people into putting in money.
• Only after the police presented similar cases as an explanation did the man realise with alarm that he had nearly been scammed, successfully keeping his cash.

Outlook: Fake investment scam tactics keep evolving, but convenience store reporting combined with police intervention remains the key line of defence in stopping this kind of scam.