China News Service, June 18, according to a compilation report by Australia.com, due to the frequent occurrence of fraudulent phone calls against Chinese residents, the police in Ryde, Sydney, Australia, reminded residents of the Chinese community to prevent phone fraud. The data shows that within a month, the victim was defrauded by more than 3.3 million yuan.
Ryde police said that it has received several alarms in recent weeks involving phone fraud using multiple methods. A victim received a phone call from an employee who claimed to be an international express company and was told that there was a "security problem" in the package being delivered. Subsequently, another victim of the police ITU claiming to be from China asked for the passport and driver's license number.
In response, a Ryde police spokesman said that there are often a lot of e-mail and phone scams, but there have been more and more scam calls targeting Chinese residents. The scammer attempts to obtain the victim's personal information, thereby stealing identification. In the next 6 to 12 months, the victims will find that they have registered a bank account or credit card in their name.
The police reminded not to disclose personal information and bank account details including mobile phone personal identification codes. A Ryde police spokesman said: "We just want to let the public know that the police never ask for this information on the phone." (Sun Shishi)