New South Wales Police have revealed scammers are 'preying' one particular group of people in Australia and warned they should hang up or report calls from a specific scammer.
Chinese international students in New South Wales have been warned to be vigilant about suspicious calls involving"virtual kidnapping".
NSW Police have warned international students about suspicious calls claiming to be from the Chinese Embassy, Consulate or police demanding large sums of money. Picture: Getty Images/stock Police have received four reports of the scam in the state so far, with victims told to use WeChat or WhatsApp to continue to the discussion where they are threatened. Picture: NSW Police
The woman transferred $20,000 to an offshore account and demanded a further $174,000. Police found the woman before she sent more money to the scammer.She was threatened with deportation unless she paid $280,000 and the teen was instructed to fake her kidnapping so the family could pay the ransom money.
Again he was directed to take stage photos of a kidnapping, but his family in China reported the photos to police before sending further cash.Detective Superintendent Joe Doueihi encouraged Chinese students who had received calls or messages to come forward, as they work with universities and Chinese officials to send out a warning. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Joel Carrett
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