Money mule sentenced after doctor loses NT$72m in fraud scamBy Tsai Cheng-sheng and Jason Pan / Staff reportersThe Hsinchu District Court recently sentenced a money mule to five years in prison after investment scammers defrauded a doctor of NT$72 million (US$2.3 million). The doctor handed cash over to money mules eight times from September 2024 to the end of that year, investigators found. Police caught a money mule surnamed Sun (孫) who was meeting the doctor for a drop-off in December 2024, it said. "Sun and the ring members ruined the doctor's finances ... [and he] had no way of getting his money back,” the court filing said. Family and friends should offer warmth and support, share their concerns and call the police anti-fraud hotline, they said.

Source: Taipei Times February 27, 2026 16:26 UTC