China News Service, April 28. According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in Australia, recently, the Chinese Embassy in Australia has noticed that some criminals have faked the phone numbers of the Chinese embassy and consulates in Australia, personnel of the domestic public security and law departments, and international express companies. Australian and Chinese citizens commit telecommunications fraud and try to create a "virtual kidnapping" scam.

In order to prevent Chinese citizens in Australia from being deceived and avoid personal injury and property damage, the Chinese Embassy in Australia reminds the following:

　　1. Telephone fraud is a common method used by criminals.

If you receive a recorded phone call, claiming that an official agency is conducting an epidemic prevention publicity investigation, informing you that you are involved in illegal entry with a fake passport, involving a domestic bank card money laundering case, that you have not picked up your package at the embassy or consulate, and that you are transferred to manual services as prompted, etc. It's a trick used by scammers, and you must hang up the phone without hesitation.

　　2. Most of the fraudulent calls are made automatically and randomly by dial-up software or number simulation software.

The caller number is displayed as the phone number of the embassy and consulate in Australia, the domestic public security and law department, the international express company, and the Australian government department. If the callback function is used, the number of the fraudster will be connected to the next step of the scam.

　　3. The Chinese embassy and consulate in Australia will not notify the parties through telephone or telephone recording that important documents or packages need to be collected, or domestic cases need to be dealt with, nor will they ask for your bank account information or ask you to transfer money, nor will they call you on the phone. According to the recording, his phone number has been transferred to the domestic public prosecutor's office, and the callee will not be asked to call back any phone number for further contact.

　　Fourth, the Chinese and Australian police will not use WeChat, QQ, whatsapp, tiktok, telegram, etc. to investigate cases, and the police IDs held by fraudsters are also fake IDs synthesized through image editing software.

　　5. Special attention should be drawn to the fact that the scams of criminals have been carefully designed to take advantage of the psychological tension and fear of the target. When the target is deeply trapped, in extreme tension, panic or even brain confusion, the reason is to give help. Propose solutions related to money, and on the grounds of security and confidentiality, require the target object to be isolated from the outside world and only contact criminals in a single line to create a "virtual kidnapping".

　　6. Please be highly vigilant of the above-mentioned traps. In case of related situations, please remain calm and report to the local police station in time, or call the police on 131444 for assistance, or log on to the ACCC website (https://www.scamwatch.gov.au/ ) to report fraudulent incidents.

Those involved in the disclosure of personal information can seek help from IDCARE (National Identity and Cyber ​​Support Service), a citizen identity and cyber support service, Tel: 1300432273.

　　7. If you are unfortunately deceived, please report to the local police in Australia in time.

If the defrauded money is withdrawn through bank card transfer in mainland China, after the victim reports the case to the local police in Australia, he can directly call the 110 police number of the public security organ in the place where his household registration is located to report the case, or transfer to the local anti-fraud center through the 110 police telephone number to inquire about the police number of the local anti-fraud center report later.