Anti-Fraud Program 2.0 Results: 5,055 Fraud Rings Dismantled, 3.3 Billion NTD Recovered

The Taiwan High Prosecutors Office announced today that under the Anti-Fraud Program 2.0, from January last year to April this year, 5,055 fraud groups were dismantled and over 127,000 individuals were indicted for telecommunications fraud. The amount of recovered assets returned through settlements during investigation and trial reached over 3.3 billion NTD. Minister of Justice Cheng Ming-chien stated that fraud groups are abusing emerging technologies and financial services, including AI and virtual assets, to reshape their criminal models. The Ministry of Justice is supporting the crackdown by completing legal frameworks and strengthening international cooperation.