Victimized Perpetrators, Victims Who Harm Others | Recruitment for the Dummy-Account Video Interview Volunteer Project
Last edited: 2026-08-30
After the pandemic hit and the economy deteriorated, I could not find work. I had no money for food and could not even pay my phone bill. A Facebook group said someone could rent my mobile-phone number until I found a job, but I would have to give them my bank-account information...
I wanted to borrow some capital to start a business, but I had never had steady work and my credit was poor, so banks would not lend to me. I found a private lender online that said it could first "repair" my credit so borrowing would be easier later. I gave them my bank-account information...
The summer before college, I thought I would find a part-time job. I found an online posting, and the "HR representative" said I would only be moving funds for customers of an online gambling company to help them reduce taxes. They guaranteed there was nothing wrong with it...
Since 2014, the JRF has heard from large numbers of people accused in dummy-account cases. In speaking with them, we often encounter intense self-blame: Why was I so careless? How could I have been so foolish and caused other people to lose money too? Where can I possibly find the money to compensate the victims?
In an age of immersive scams, defendants in fraud cases are easy targets for public condemnation. But when a person committing fraud was also deceived, are they a victimized perpetrator-or a victim who ended up harming someone else? Through video interviews, we want to document what their lives actually look like.
More than one person can be harmed in a single fraud scheme. We invite you to help us tell their stories by joining the JRF's Dummy-Account Video Interview Volunteer Project.
Online Registration
Project Work
Assist with and participate in interviews, help record video, and organize interview materials.
Project Schedule
Intensive interviewing and filming in December 2021.
Registration Period
Applications accepted through November 30; follow-up information will be sent in early December.
Volunteer Openings
10 volunteers in Taipei and 5 in Taichung. Filming will also take place outside Taipei and Taichung. Volunteer meetings will be held at the JRF's Taipei and Taichung offices, with some meetings conducted online.
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