Scam losses in Yilan County fell from the year before but still ran past NT$1.3 billion, with young adults bearing the brunt — bad news for people in their 20s and 30s, who are the most targeted group.

• Fake online shopping was the biggest scam of the year, with about 500 cases and 17% of all reports.
• Sex-for-hire scams cracked the top five for the first time, with close to 200 cases.
• Fake investment offers, fake friendships, and bogus "cancel your installment plan" calls filled out the rest of the top five.
• People aged 20 to 39 made up nearly half of all victims for the second year running.
• Total cases and losses both dropped from 2024, when losses topped NT$1.7 billion.

Outlook: Police plan to push anti-fraud campaigns on Facebook, Instagram, and Threads and run workshops with schools and youth job centers, though young people are likely to stay the main target.