Since 2006, online fraud and posing as someone from the authorities have become the most used tactics. Methods such as those Ms Lin encountered, with fake cops and real fraud, are amongst the most widespread applications of the latter.
她以「假綁架」案件為例，過去歹徒可能只是放出一段哭聲給心急的父母聽，有時還會誤撥給單身沒子女的人而招來訕笑。