China Overseas Chinese Network July 14th telegram: The new routines of liars are all here, promise me, don't be fooled...
Recently, some overseas fraud gangs have become more and more arrogant, and the old routines of telecom fraud from "killing pigs" to various posing as embassies and consulates have begun to appear again and again.
Even some liars have changed their methods of fraud, making many people fall into the "trap".
For this reason, Xiaoqiao summarized recent cases, found out the tricks of the swindlers one by one, and presented them to everyone!
Promise me, don't be fooled again!
Do you have to pay a security deposit for student status? Deceiving international students!
Recently, there have been a number of fraud cases targeting international students in the United States.
In addition to "classic" scams such as "being involved in money laundering", "having your package", "your child has been kidnapped", a new one has recently emerged: paying a security deposit to guarantee student status.
According to a Chinese student studying at Columbia University, a while ago, he received a call from a self-proclaimed "immigration officer", saying that he was "involved in visa fraud and will be sent back to his country."
If you want to keep your student status, you must pay a security deposit to the "Immigration Bureau".
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The student was so frightened that he sent a security deposit of thousands of dollars to the "Immigration Bureau".
As a result, the "Immigration Bureau" continued to ask the student to pay a security deposit of tens of thousands of dollars.
On the way to the bank, the student had doubts and decided to consult a familiar lawyer.
So he called the lawyer before entering the bank lobby.
As soon as the lawyer heard it, he thought it was a scam and reminded the student to call the police as soon as possible so that no more money was lost.
The lawyer reminds that Chinese students studying in the United States must pay attention to preventing such scams and try not to answer unfamiliar phone calls; usually be careful not to be threatened by liars who pretend to be government law enforcement officers; if they are deceived, they must report to the case in time and will be arrested The details of the scam are made clear; in addition, you can also fill out Form 4684 (specifically for "victims of casualties and theft") to deduct unreimbursed losses.
Cheap travel packages? Beware it's a scam!
Recently, many fake travel agency accounts have appeared on social platforms in Malaysia. By launching cheap travel packages, people are attracted to place orders and pay deposits online. As a result, consumers pay, but the "travel agency" disappears.
Bao Yixiong, president of the Malaysian Chinese Travel Industry Association, said that the union has recently received a lot of similar complaints. He reminded: "If the other party asks consumers to transfer online reservations after understanding the contents of the package, don't do it."
Nowadays, scammers are becoming more and more "professional", operating fake social platforms like real ones, and people will be deceived if they are not careful.
Bao Yixiong reminded that if consumers see their favorite travel packages on social platforms and want to book, they can ask to pay at the physical store, so as to check whether the travel agency really exists and whether the operation is compliant.
Security confirmation link from the post office? Don't be deceitful!
Ms. Chen, a Chinese living in Rome, Italy, recently transferred more than 2,000 euros of deposits on her bank card because she trusted the text messages of the fake post office.
Ms. Chen runs a department store in Rome. She usually uses postepay to pay for shopping online. Every time she pays, she will receive a text message with a verification code from the post office.
But a month ago, she received a text message saying that postepay needs to upgrade its security features and must click on the link attached to the text message to operate.
Seeing that the number of the text message was the same as that of the previous post office, Ms. Chen had no doubts, she opened it directly, and entered the card number, password, and even the account amount and other data as instructed.
Later, when Ms. Chen checked her bank card information, she found that more than 2,000 euros in the card had been transferred in batches.
After communicating with the post office to no avail, Ms. Chen reminded her compatriots, don't click on the link and enter your bank and personal information when you receive a similar text message!
Investing in cryptocurrencies? There is no return!
Recently, the Australian Competition and Consumers Association released a figure saying that between January 1 and May 1 this year, Australian citizens lost A$205 million to scams alone, a 166 per cent increase on the same period last year.
Among them, investment scams were the largest source of losses, with a loss of 158 million Australian dollars, of which 113 million Australian dollars were cryptocurrency investments.
The age of the deceived people is mainly concentrated in the 55 to 64 years old.
Fraud gangs pose as financial companies or banks and text their targets, claiming they can offer government/treasury bonds or term deposits that need to be transferred via cryptocurrency investments.
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Scammers will make victims download a cryptocurrency investment platform app, buy cryptocurrencies, and send them to a designated cryptocurrency wallet.
After the victim saw that he had made money in the account of the fake website, it showed that there was an increase and profit. In fact, these are all fake, and the cryptocurrencies invested in have already fallen into the hands of fraudsters.
Delia Rickard, vice-president of the Australian Competition and Consumers Association, said we should be very wary of anyone asking to invest or transfer money using cryptocurrencies, especially those who have only met online and who do not understand the complexities involved. Very easy to be fooled.
Have an unpaid parking ticket? May be fake!
The City of Vancouver, Canada, recently issued a reminder to citizens to be on the lookout for fake text messages that can make recipients think they have an unpaid parking ticket.
The number that sent the text, which appeared to be from B.C., was a "reminder" to the recipient of an overdue parking ticket, with a link from the city's website.
However, the text messages were not from the City of Vancouver, which said they would not notify the public about unpaid tickets via text, media or social media.
The City of Vancouver reminds you not to click on the link in the text message or provide any payment information when you receive such a text message.
The recipient should report the text message to the phone provider and delete it.
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Xiaoqiao reminded that liars have many tricks and often change their routines. My compatriots must keep their eyes open.
For matters involving personal property and disclosure of personal information, you must carefully check and understand before taking action.
(Source of the manuscript: WeChat official account of China Overseas Chinese Network; ID: qiaowangzhongguo; Sources: American "World Journal", Spain's Ouhua.com, Canada "Sing Tao Daily", Malaysia "Shi Hua Daily", Italian "Xinhua Times", China Embassy in Australia, etc.; Author: Zeng Xiaowei)