China News Service, April 28. According to the WeChat public account of the Chinese Consulate General in Lyon, recently, a number of international students and Chinese citizens in the consulate area of ​​the Chinese Consulate General in Lyon received fake reports from the Chinese embassy and consulate in France and the domestic public security organs. , Alibaba customer service scam calls.

The fraudster tricks the victim into directly transferring money from overseas or from domestic relatives and friends to the designated account by grasping some personal information of the victim or by "being involved in a criminal case or civil dispute", providing online financial services, etc.

  The Chinese Consulate General in Lyon once again reminds Chinese citizens in the consular area to improve their awareness of prevention and beware of being deceived.

  The main methods of telecom fraud include but are not limited to:

1. Pretending to be a public official

  The criminals pretended to be Chinese embassies and consulates in France or domestic public security organs, and notified the callers that they had been wanted by domestic public security organs because of their involvement in major criminal cases involving credit card fraud and cross-border money laundering, and sent fake “police officers” through social software. "Help to prove innocence" as a bait to deceive and threaten his remittance.

  Such scams may also be packaged in the form of notifying the caller that their passport or residence card has expired, or requiring the callee to go to the embassy or consulate to pick up a package such as a "residence card".

2. Friendship and financial management

  The criminals made friends and online dating with the victims through social platforms. After gaining trust, they tricked the victims into investing and betting on fake investment platforms.

Such platforms often use petty profits to trick users into making additional investments, or pay large deposits, and then run away with the money.

3. Virtual kidnapping

  On the grounds of "secrecy of the case" and "safeguarding the safety of the family", the criminals manipulated the victim to go out temporarily to avoid and cut off all contact with relatives and friends through intimidation and other means, and then called the victim's family, falsely claiming that the victim was kidnapped for ransom.

Under the threat and intimidation of criminals, the victim will also record voice, shoot video, etc., and contact family members to claim that they have been kidnapped.

It is easy for family members to believe it, blindly transfer money, and finally be deceived.

  In response to the specific circumstances, the Chinese Consulate General in Lyon once again solemnly reminds Chinese citizens in the consular area:

  As long as strangers ask to send money, tighten the safety string!

  First, the Chinese embassy and consulates in France will not notify the parties by telephone that they are involved in credit card fraud, cross-border money laundering or other criminal cases, nor will they request transfers or remittances by telephone, nor will they ask the receiver to call back any phone numbers and so-called The "Interpol Center" or the domestic public security organs and other agencies will not notify the parties by phone that their passports have expired, their residence cards have expired, and they will not notify the embassy to pick up packages or official documents.

  Second, never disclose your name, address, family situation, bank account and other personal information to strangers on the phone.

If a stranger calls and asks to "don't contact family and friends for their safety," or makes other unreasonable requests, be vigilant and don't be deceived.

  Third, establish a correct concept of financial management and love, be alert to various financial traps of "getting rich overnight", and do not blindly transfer money to strangers you have never met just because you "can chat online and understand yourself".

  Fourth, if you cannot identify whether it is a fraudulent call, please promptly check with the Chinese Consulate General in Lyon or the Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Call Center of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (+86-10-12308).

If you are unfortunate enough to be deceived, you should report the case to the French police in time, and at the same time to the domestic public security organ.

If the victim is unable to report the case directly to the domestic public security organ, he can report the case in time through his close relatives in China, and ask for help from the anti-telecom network fraud center where the case was reported (just dial 110).

  France police number: (+33)17

  Consular protection and assistance number of the Consulate General in Lyon:

  +33-785620931