Students victim to sex scams: bureau

CAUTION: Scammers often ask victims to make payments through game credits, making it difficult for authorities to trace and recover their stolen money, the police said By Sam Garcia / Staff writer, with CNA Add TT as Preferred Source More than 350 students fell victim to sex-service scams over summer vacation, with one college student losing NT$300,000, the Criminal Investigation Bureau said yesterday, urging people who encounter such scams or coercion to report them.Arranging or soliciting paid sexual encounters, including transactions disguised as casual meetings, is illegal, the bureau said in a news release yesterday, adding that meetings arranged through online platforms have become increasingly more common.People caught engaging in such activities can face detention or fines under th