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Fraud alert · 2 Nov 2026

We have not set upany LINE group.

Please don’t click links from unknown senders.

Someone is impersonating Boring Translations Inc. (博譯翻譯有限公司) and our staff, sending emails titled “Launching an all-staff LINE group for official communications” that urge recipients to click a link and join a group. We did not send this email. Please delete it.

What the email looks like

The scam email is written in Chinese. This is what arrives in your inbox:

From
吳柏毅 <lgglea@outlook.com>
Subject
博譯翻譯有限公司

【公告】啟用全體同仁專用 LINE 公務聯繫群組

請全體同仁於收到本信後，透過下方連結盡快加入：

line.me/ti/g2/••••••••••••Don’t click

驗證問題：請輸入「公司全稱」……入群後請立刻變更個人名稱為「部門-姓名」……

本群組連結涉及公司內部業務機密，嚴禁外流、轉發……

In English: “All staff, please join via the link below as soon as possible… Verification question: enter the company’s full name… Once inside, change your display name to ‘Department–Name’… This link involves confidential company business. Do not share or forward it.”

How to tell it’s fake

  1. The sender isn’t our domain

    It comes from a free Outlook mailbox, not @boringtranslations.com. Anyone can type any display name, so always check the actual address.

  2. It asks you to join a LINE group

    We never ask anyone by email to join a LINE group. Groups like this are often where the next scam starts: someone posing as a manager asks you to buy gift cards, transfer money or hand over information.

  3. It asks for your company, department and name

    The so-called “verification” only collects your identity, so the scammers look more convincing inside the group.

  4. It tells you to keep it secret

    “Do not share” is there to stop you from checking with anyone. A real company announcement has nothing to fear from being checked.

If you received it

  • Don’t clickany link, button or QR code in the email.
  • Don’t joinany LINE group claiming to be us. If you already joined, leave and block it.
  • Don’t sharepersonal details or verification codes, and don’t transfer money or buy gift cards.
  • Delete itIf you’re unsure, call us first to check.

If you clicked a link, shared information or lost money, call Taiwan’s 165 anti-fraud hotline or the police at 110 right away.

Call 165

Our only official channels

Any account, group or mailbox not listed here is not us. If in doubt, call us to check.

Boring Translations Inc.