China News Service, September 25. According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in Australia, recently, fraud cases against Chinese citizens continue to occur frequently using telephone, Internet, social media platforms, instant messaging software and other tools. It developed into a "Virtual Kidnapping" case.

"Virtual kidnapping" is a special manifestation of telecommunication fraud cases, and it is also one of the most harmful types of society, causing great harm to the parties and their families.

For this reason, the Chinese Embassy in Australia once again reminds you to be highly vigilant against telecommunications fraud and to effectively enhance the awareness of prevention:

　　1. The Chinese Embassy and Consulate in Australia will not notify the parties of expired certificates or reissues, and parcels need to be received through manual calls or telephone recordings, and will not request individuals to provide bank accounts, transfer services, or call back by telephone for further details Contacts, etc., will not talk about criminal investigations, freezing of bank information, suspected money laundering crimes, etc. through the phone.

　　2. Telecom fraud is not just a "Chinese customized" fraud that pretends to be Chinese embassies and consulates and domestic public security agencies, but also to be alert to "English" telecom fraud. "English" fraud and "Chinese" fraud have basically the same routines.

　　3. If you receive a phone call that appears to be an embassy or consulate, or you cannot distinguish whether it is a fraudulent call, be sure to keep your head calm, don't be credulous, don't disclose personal identification information, credit card information, and don't transfer money.

It is recommended to hang up.

If necessary, you can dial the contact numbers provided by the official websites of the Chinese Embassy in Australia for consular protection, domestic public security, procuratorate, and other official websites, or call the Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Call Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for further verification.

　　4. If you are unfortunately deceived, please report to the local Australian police in time.

If the deceived money is cashed through bank card transfer in mainland China, after the victim reports to the local police in Australia, he can directly dial the police number 110 of the public security agency where the domestic household registration is located, or call the 110 police number to transfer and query the local anti-fraud center. Report it later.

　　If you think you may have been the target of this type of fraud or can provide information to assist the police, please go to or call the local police station.

At the same time, you can also report to ACORN (Australia Cybercrime Online Reporting Network).

Involving the leakage of personal information, you can seek help from IDCARE (National Identity and Cyber ​​Support Service), tel: 1300432273.

　　Police emergency number: 000

　　Police call for help: 131444

　　Emergency telephone number for consular protection and assistance of the embassy in Australia:

　　Embassy in Australia: 0262283948

　　Consulate General in Sydney: 0295505519

　　Consulate General in Melbourne: 0398248810

　　Consulate General in Perth: 0892213729

　　Consulate General in Brisbane: 0730128090

　　Consulate General in Adelaide: 0882688806

　　The global emergency call center for consular protection and services of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs: +86-10-12308 or +86-10-59913991

　　Dial from within Australia: 0011-86-10-59913991

　　WeChat users can also ask for help through the mini program "Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12308".