Woman ordered to pay damages for phone scamStaff writer, with CNAA woman has been ordered by the Chiayi District Court to pay NT$13.97 million (US$443,774) in civil damages for selling her mobile phone number to scammers who used it to defraud the man who filed suit. Photo: APChuang’s true identity and age are unknown, and it is unclear how the two met, whether Liao knew he was a scammer or why she sold the phone number, which she did for NT$300. In July, she was sentenced to 50 days detention, which could be converted to a fine at a rate of NT$1,000 per day. Huang later filed a civil lawsuit seeking damages. The information released by the Chiayi court did not mention further details about Chuang or whether the fraud ring has been dismantled.

Source: Taipei Times December 25, 2025 17:23 UTC