China News Service, June 30, according to the WeChat public account of the Chinese embassy in Singapore, recently, the embassy in Singapore has received reports of multiple telecom and internet frauds encountered by citizens of New China for help. The cumulative amount of frauds was nearly one million yuan. Most of them are international students and workers.
In related cases, in addition to counterfeit banks, embassies and public prosecution law staff used by fraudsters, so-called "suspected reselling of anti-epidemic materials", "swapping bills on shopping platforms to earn commissions", "assisting online loans", etc. New scams. After defrauding the victim’s trust, criminals present forged materials such as “court summons”, “bank notices”, and “loan application forms” to threaten them with verbal threats such as “catch” and “jail in jail” or so-called “rebate commissions”. "Margin", "loan handling fee", etc. are used as an excuse to trick the victim into transferring funds to the designated account of the fraudster, or provide personal bank account information and password, and transfer the funds in the victim's account.
The Chinese Embassy in Singapore reminds citizens in New China that if they receive similar calls, they should verify with the embassy, the domestic police or the Singapore police through trusted channels. The transfer of large amounts of funds should be fully discussed with the family in advance. Keep high vigilance on calls from unknown sources, especially local calls with a prefix of +65. Such calls are highly likely to be fraudulent. During the call, please do not divulge your personal identity and bank account information, and do not believe in the so-called "commercial purchase commissions", "apply for personal credit loans" and other information. In addition, domestic public prosecution law agencies will not handle cases by telephone, nor will they require parties to check the legality of assets by transfer. National authorities, including embassies, will not ask for money or personal information on the phone or on the Internet for any reason.
If you are unfortunately cheated, please call the Singapore police immediately and contact the bank to freeze the remittance and account. If necessary, you can report to the public security organ in your country of residence (alarm phone: 86 + area code +110). If you cannot report the case directly, you can report it to a domestic relative.
Singapore Alarm Phone: 999
Singapore Anti-Telecom Fraud Hotline: 1800-7226688
Consular Protection and Assistance of the Chinese Embassy in Singapore Emergency Telephone: +65-64750165 (24 hours), +65-81296456 (Temporary Hotline during the epidemic, working days 08:30-12:30 am, 14:30-18 pm :30)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Call Center Tel: +86-10-12308 or +86-10-59913991