NSW Police are warning about 'virtual kidnapping' scams targeting Chinese students studying in Australia.
An international student is safe after a"virtual kidnapping" in Sydney that scammed her family in China of more than than $200,000 in"ransom" money.
The videos were followed by demands for money by a person purporting to be Chinese police to ensure the woman's safe release.The State Crime Command's Robbery and Serious Crime Squad, together with local detectives, began investigating along with police negotiators, the AFP and Chinese authorities. In the latest incident initial contact was made in July when the woman received an email purporting to be from Chinese police, saying her personal details had been illegally used on a package intercepted overseas.
The organisation said it was particularly worried about a bizarre scam in which students are tricked into posing as kidnapping victims. The other main scam call involves a courier or Chinese authority alleging to have intercepted a parcel addressed to the victim with fraudulent documents such as fake passports.
"They claim to be an officer at the embassy and they ask us to submit some sort of a file, or they ask us to assist them with some sort of a crime."
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