「股票投資社團」
Online scams have seen a sharp global increase in recent years, with the Taiwanese National Police Agency reporting 37,984 cases of fraud in Taiwan in 2023 alone.
近年來，網路詐騙在全球急遽增加，台灣警政署報告指出，光是在2023年就有37,984起詐騙案件。
sharp(adj.)急劇的fraud(n.)詐欺scam(n.)騙局alone(adv.)光是;僅僅
An article published in April 2024 by Taiwan FactCheck Center sheds some light on the most common types of these financial scams.
台灣事實查核中心於2024年4月發表的一篇文章揭示了最常見的金融詐騙類型。
publish(v.)出版;發表;刊載publication(n.)出版(刊物)shed light on sth. 闡明、解釋=illustrate
According to the article, the top types of scams are those targeting Taiwanese people’s “enthusiasm for short-term investment in the stock market,” with scammers promoting “stock investment clubs” through Facebook, Instagram, text messages or apps like LINE.
文章指出，最常見的金融詐騙類型是針對台灣民眾「熱衷於短期投資股票市場」，詐騙犯透過臉書、IG、簡訊或LINE等應用程式宣傳「股票投資社團」。
targeting=which targetenthusiasm(n.)熱衷enthusiastic(adj.)熱衷的be enthusiastic about sth.對～熱衷
Many times, victims are tricked into joining these clubs by fake websites or apps run by scammers posing as celebrities or investment experts, only to have their large investments disappear along with those running the scams.
受害者常會被騙子冒充名人或投資專家所經營的假網站或應用程式誘騙加入這些社團，結果大筆投資與騙子一起消失。
victim(n.)受害者fall victim to~淪為～的受害者=fall prey to~posing=who posepose as...假扮成～only to VR結果竟然...disappear into thin air憑空消失
According to police, 31.13% of reported fraud cases in 2023 involved these types of scams.
根據警方資料，2023年通報的詐騙案件中，有31.13%與這類詐騙有關。
reported(adj.)通報的involve(v.)涉及;包含=include
Other commonplace scams are called “one-page scam posts” or “one-page fraud websites,” which are posts or pages containing fraudulent links and content posted mainly on social media.
其他常見的詐騙手法被稱為「一頁詐騙廣告」或「一頁詐騙網站」，這些廣告或網頁主要發布在社交媒體上，內容包含詐騙連結和內容。
commonplace(adj.)常見的fraudulent(adj.)詐騙的
Once accessed, these fake links “lead victims to other web pages that collect victims’ personal information or trick victims into buying fake products.”
一旦進入，這些假連結會「引導受害者進入其他網頁，收集受害者的個資或誘騙受害者購買假產品」。
once(conj.)一旦=as soon asaccess(v.)獲得;進入(n.)(進入或取得某事物的)管道
As noted in the article, subjects of these scam pages may include surveys that promise free gifts for people who complete them or the sale of fake healthcare products.
正如文中所指出的，這些詐騙頁面的內容可能包括承諾完成調查問卷即可獲得免費禮品，或販售仿冒的保健產品。
as(準關代)正如同
With more and more people falling prey to these types of scams, the article highlights a new, surprising illegal operation: “anti-scam” schemes promising legal help to those who have already been victims of scams.
隨著越來越多的人成為這類詐騙的受害者，這篇文章也指出了一種新的、令人驚訝的非法行為：「反詐騙」計畫承諾提供法律協助給已經成為詐騙受害者的人。
fall prey to~成為～的受害者=fall victim to~highlight(v.)強調;突顯operation(n.)操作、活動anti-scam schemes反詐騙計畫
These scammers not only take advantage of vulnerable people in need but also add to the danger people face online and in messaging apps each day.
這些詐騙者不僅利用需要幫助的弱勢族群，還藉此增加人們每天在線上和通訊軟體中面臨的危險。
take advantage of利用vulnerable(adj.)脆弱的、弱勢的、容易受到影響的