China News Service, Berlin, March 10th. The Chinese Consulate General in Munich issued a notice on the 9th, once again reminding Chinese citizens of the consular district to be vigilant and guard against fraud.
The Chinese Consulate General in Munich stated that recently, criminals once again pretended to be the Chinese embassy in Germany to commit telecommunications fraud.
The relevant situation is as follows:
The lawbreaker claimed to be a staff member of the Chinese Embassy and Consulate in Germany and used information technology to forge the phone number of the Embassy and Consulate in Germany to call the parties, claiming that they had received inquiries from relevant domestic provincial and municipal public security agencies, telling the parties that they were suspected of forging documents, criminal or economic Crimes, entry and exit, etc. have been restricted, and it is said that if the parties concerned do not clarify the relevant situation as soon as possible, their domestic property such as bank accounts will be sealed up, and their right of residence in Germany will also be affected.
The criminals also provided the so-called domestic public security organs' contact number, requesting the parties to contact the country as soon as possible according to the provided number.
In fact, the phone is a phone set by criminals and disguised as a public security organ. If the person contacts the phone provided by him, he will be drawn into a trap step by step, enticing him to provide personal information, and then request to transfer money to a designated account, which will cause economic loss. loss.
In response to recent cases, the Consulate General in Munich reminded Chinese citizens of the consular district again on the same day:
1. The telephone number of the Consulate General in Munich is a direct dial number, and will not be redirected to manual service by dialing the extension number through voice prompts;
2. Do not credulously ask for personal information such as name, address, family situation, bank account, and transfer and remittance requirements in any name, so as to avoid property losses.
The consulate general will not require the parties to provide personal privacy information such as passport numbers and bank card numbers, nor will they require the parties to transfer or remit money to the designated account;
3. If you receive a suspected fraudulent call, please stay calm and verify it through other channels before processing; at the same time, please call the Consular Protection Hotline of the Consulate General or the Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Call Center 12308 Hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to request that relevant information be transferred to the relevant information. Further verification by the embassy and consulate;
4. If you are accidentally deceived, you should report to the local police as soon as possible, and at the same time report to the domestic public security organs, and contact your account opening bank as soon as possible to request corresponding measures such as payment stop and freeze.
5. No matter how the criminals renovate the fraudulent methods, please remember "Do not disclose personal information to strangers, and do not make transfer payments."
The Chinese Consulate General in Munich solemnly reminds Chinese citizens in Germany to be vigilant to prevent similar telecommunications frauds, and please tell each other to prevent more people from being deceived.
The notice also attached the relevant phone number:
German police number: 110
The hotline of the Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Call Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs:
+86-10-12308 or +86-10-59913991
Consular Protection Telephone Number of the Consulate General in Munich:
0049-89-724498146 (end)