China Overseas Chinese Network August 21 telegram:
Attention, many embassies and consulates abroad have issued reminders!
At present, security incidents involving overseas Chinese in some countries or regions have occurred from time to time, and new methods of telecommunication fraud have emerged in an endless stream, resulting in property losses of overseas Chinese and the situation of the new crown epidemic is still severe... Recently, many embassies and consulates have issued reminders in response to various risk situations.
In this regard, Xiaoqiao has sorted it out, let's take a look!
Prevention is required! The security situation in some areas is not optimistic
Recently, Ukraine officially announced that the Ukrainian state of war was extended by 90 days to November 21 after it expired on August 23.
The current security situation is still at high risk. The Chinese Embassy in Ukraine reminds domestic personnel not to come to Ukraine temporarily, and those who have been evacuated to a third country should not return to Ukraine for the time being. A small number of Chinese citizens who voluntarily stay in Ukraine insist on taking precautions against air defense.
The Chinese Embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo stated that since the 13th, there have been multiple shooting incidents in Butembo, North Kivu, Congo, and many policemen have been killed.
On the 16th, the Congolese government troops fought fiercely again with the illegal armed M23 in the Buena Gana area.
According to the Chinese Consulate General in Johannesburg, recently, a Chinese citizen running a factory in the Johannesburg area was kidnapped by several robbers at his workplace. Fortunately, he was rescued by the local police soon after.
This is the third kidnapping case involving Chinese nationals in the Joburg region this year.
The Chinese embassy in Mali said that the domestic security situation in Mali has been unstable recently, and terrorist attacks and various criminal cases have occurred frequently.
In the early morning of August 12, a house of a Chinese citizen was robbed in Kenneba, Marikaj Region.
According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in Angola, Angola will officially hold a general election on August 24, and the instability and uncertainty of the security situation are further highlighted.
In response, the Chinese embassies in Congo, Mali, Angola, and the consulate general in Johannesburg have successively issued safety reminders to overseas Chinese in consular areas to strengthen their awareness of prevention, improve security levels, pay close attention to the security situation around their residences, and reduce unnecessary going out.
In case of emergency, please report to the police and contact the embassy for assistance while ensuring your own safety.
Tighten the safety string! Fraud cases are frequent in these areas
According to the Chinese Embassy in France, a large number of Chinese students studying in France have been defrauded recently, resulting in serious economic losses.
The criminals often use technical means to disguise the caller number as the phone number of the Chinese embassy in France, the domestic public security department or the telecommunications service operator, and induce the parties to remit money to the so-called "safe account" for "fund custody", and some even induce the parties to take nude photos. , recording nude videos, etc. to "cooperate with the investigation".
The Chinese Embassy in Portugal received reports from overseas Chinese that some criminals pretended to be staff of the Chinese Embassy in Portugal, and committed telecommunication fraud to overseas Chinese in Portugal on the grounds of "there are documents to collect" or "the bank account was stolen and used for illegal activities". .
According to the "African Times", the South African IRS said that some scammers have recently started to defraud victims in the name of IRS through mobile phone text messages or emails.
In this regard, the embassies in France, Portugal and the South African Revenue Service have successively reminded them to guard against fraudulent calls posing as embassies.
Protect personal privacy, do not disclose personal identity documents, bank accounts, home addresses and other information at will, and beware of privacy leaks being used by criminals.
In addition, don’t trust any phone calls or emails that involve personal financial information, requests for transfer or remittance, etc., and keep the bottom line of not transferring money, not paying money, and not disclosing personal information.
If you cannot identify whether it is a fraudulent call, it is recommended to hang up the phone and call the local embassy consular protection phone for verification.
Epidemic prevention can not be relaxed! The new crown epidemic situation is still severe
At present, the global new crown epidemic situation is still severe. According to the new crown epidemic statistics of the World Health Organization (WHO), during the week from August 8 to 14 local time, the number of newly confirmed new crown cases in Japan reached more than 1.39 million, ranking first in the world for four consecutive weeks. first place.
South Korea and the United States followed with 860,000 and 670,000 respectively.
According to the Department of Consular Affairs of the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, recently, the situation of the new crown epidemic in Russia has become more severe. The number of new confirmed cases in St. Petersburg has increased significantly every day, and the number of imported cases from Russia has also increased significantly.
The Chinese Embassy in Sri Lanka stated that at present, the new crown pneumonia epidemic in Sri Lanka has rebounded, and the number of newly confirmed cases and deaths has increased.
Recently, Chinese citizens in Sri Lanka have been diagnosed with new coronary pneumonia one after another. In particular, a cluster of epidemics occurred in a company, and nearly 50 employees were infected.
Chinese citizens in Sri Lanka need to maintain a high degree of vigilance.
Several embassies and consulates abroad remind overseas Chinese to strengthen self-protection awareness, maintain good epidemic prevention habits, ventilate more, wear masks, wash hands frequently, and disinfect frequently. travel.
Avoid high-risk behaviors such as dining out and gatherings.
Raise safety awareness! Water wading accidents occur from time to time in summer
According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Embassy in Italy, Italy has now entered the peak of summer vacations.
Recently, a Chinese citizen accidentally drowned while wading in water. The Chinese embassy in Italy reminds overseas Chinese and students in Italy to always be alert to water risks, be fully prepared before playing, and understand local conditions and weather forecasts. , rescue calls, etc., learn basic skills of drowning prevention and first aid, prepare necessary equipment such as life buoys; abide by safety regulations, go to places with formal management and high safety factor to play, do not go to undeveloped areas or areas with obvious warning signs such as prohibition of entry play.
According to the WeChat official account of the Chinese Consulate-General in Christchurch, recently, severe weather such as continuous rainstorms, strong winds and snowfall has frequently occurred in parts of the South Island of New Zealand.
Nelson, the West Coast and other places have declared a state of emergency due to heavy rain and strong winds.
Remind the overseas Chinese and international students to improve their safety awareness, pay close attention to the local weather conditions, arrange travel reasonably, and take safety precautions.
(Source: China Overseas Chinese Network (qiaowangzhongguo) comprehensive Chinese Embassy in Ukraine, Chinese Embassy in France, Chinese Embassy in Portugal official website, "Africa Times", etc.; Author/Editor: He Ying)