Compliance Champions: Scam Warfare in Taiwan: Prosecuting the Digital Underworld

In this gripping episode of Compliance Champions, Delphine Forma sits down with Harris Chen, Prosecutor at the Chiayi District Prosecutors Office in Taiwan, for a rare look inside the frontline of global cybercrime prosecution and enforcement.

With over 18 years of experience and a background that spans car theft rings, anti-corruption investigations, and human trafficking crackdowns, Harris shares how Taiwan has become a critical battleground for online scams, crypto-enabled fraud, and transnational crime.

He unpacks:

• The rise of pig butchering and romance scams tied to USDT
• How crypto and AI are making scam syndicates more elusive—and more dangerous
• The real-world impact of scams tied to compounds in Cambodia and Myanmar
• Taiwan’s unique diplomatic and legal limitations when pursuing cross-border criminals
• Why digital evidence and fast international cooperation are key to disrupting fraud
• And why, sometimes, the best advice is just to get more sleep and put your phone down

From Starlink-powered scam compounds to AI-generated police interrogations, this episode is an eye-opening account of what happens when tech, crime, and regulation collide.