Chinese students in California suffered phone scams defrauded of more than $200,000

　　China News Service, July 21. According to the US "World Journal" report, the police in Riverside, California, recently stated that six Chinese students from the University of California, Riverside were defrauded of 10,000 to 10,000 by gangsters posing as Chinese government officials. Ranging from 150,000 US dollars, the total is more than 200,000 US dollars. The police reminded the person to report to the police immediately if they receive a similar call.

　　The police said that in the past eight months, six students were defrauded by fraudulent calls posing as Chinese government officials for at least 10,000 yuan. Scammers claimed that these students were suspected of certain crimes and needed to be paid for investigation, otherwise law enforcement officers would immediately arrest them. Unable to stay in the United States. The Riverside Police Department said it has received four reports.

　　The police said that these scammers posing as Chinese officials usually speak Chinese. Sometimes it was claimed to be a bank official. After talking to the victim, he transferred the call to a fake government official, telling the student who answered the phone that he was involved in a financial crime and must pay a sum of money to stay in the United States. The scammers asked these students to deliver money ranging from 10,000 to 150,000 U.S. dollars to designated accounts by wire transfer or Bitcoin, and threatened "if they are not delivered immediately, they will be arrested immediately", and warned the scammers not to tell anyone people.

　　The police remind the public that foreign law enforcement officers are not allowed to arrest anyone in the United States without the cooperation of local law enforcement agencies in the United States. Federal agencies such as the US Internal Revenue Service never require anyone to send money because of a criminal case, nor do they require anyone to purchase a prepaid debit card and read the card number on the phone. The police said that if someone receives a similar call, they should call the police immediately.