China News Service, September 26. According to the WeChat public account "Consular Express" of the Consular Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China, recently, a number of Chinese citizens in the consulate area of ​​the Consulate General in Los Angeles suffered telecommunication fraud and suffered heavy economic losses.

The basic situation is as follows:

　　Case 1: Several Chinese citizens asked the consulate general for help, saying that they received a call from a self-proclaimed embassy or consulate in the United States, informing them that a fake passport under their name had been seized in China, and the call was then transferred to the "public security bureau".

The other party stated that he would be arrested and repatriated due to a suspected crime. If he paid a guarantee to the procuratorate, he could apply for a guarantee certificate and revoke the arrest, and asked for confidentiality and to monitor his activities through video calls.

A number of Chinese citizens, under the intimidation and inducement of fraudsters, transferred money to the bank account provided by the other party and suffered heavy economic losses.

　　Case 2: An overseas Chinese in Los Angeles asked for help, saying that he met a "friend" through social platforms, had many common topics, and the other party was good at analyzing investment market trends.

After that, under the guidance of the "friend", he began to invest in virtual currency, from small to large, and transferred the money to the "fake platform" set by the other party, and finally lost 1.1 million US dollars.

　　The Consulate General reminds the overseas Chinese in the consular area to guard against fraud and put prevention first.

The consulate general may call or send emails to relevant personnel for reasons such as providing consular protection and assistance, requesting supplementary application materials for consular documents, etc., but will not ask for personal identity, bank account and other information or request for transfer or remittance.

The Consulate General reminds Chinese citizens in the consular area to attach importance to the safety of their property, and not to disclose their personal information such as ID cards, passports, mobile phone numbers, bank cards, and online social platform accounts to unrelated persons, so as to avoid being used by fraudsters for fraudulent activities.

If you encounter a suspected fraudulent phone call, please consult your family, the police or the consulate general for help in time. Please remember: as long as a stranger asks you to send money, you must be tight to prevent fraud!

　　There has been a high incidence of telecommunications fraud recently. Chinese citizens and overseas Chinese in the consular area are requested to implement the "six nos", namely, do not trust, do not transfer or remit, do not disclose personal information, do not click on links, do not answer forwarding calls, and do not trust online investments. Properly respond to the following situations:

　　(1) All recorded calls are fraudulent calls, please hang up immediately;

　　(2) All calls made in the name of the so-called consulate general, public prosecutors and other state officials, informing the parties of suspected crimes, requesting cooperation in the investigation, payment of security deposits, transfer and remittance, etc., are fraudulent activities;

　　(3) Any request to transfer or remit money to a "safe account" or other bank account in various names by phone, email, etc., or transfer money through WeChat, Alipay and other platforms, is a fraudulent activity, please do not transfer or remit money;

　　(4) Any calls asking for personal or other identity information, bank account information, etc. are fraudulent calls, please hang up immediately;

　　(5) Any notification in the name of a courier, bank or other staff member to receive a courier package or the deduction of the courier package or the freezing of the bank account is a fraudulent activity;

　　(6) Do not trust any information about making friends and investing on social platforms;

　　(7) Do not click on emails and text messages from unknown sources.

　　The Consulate General pointed out that if you accidentally encounter fraud, you can report the case in time through the following channels:

　　(1) Report the case to the police in the place where you live in the United States, and dial 911 or the local police station.

　　(2) If the transfer is made to the other party through a bank card in mainland China, the victim can directly call the 110 police telephone number of the public security organ where the bank is located or where the household registration is located to report the case, or transfer through the 110 police telephone number to inquire about the local anti-fraud center's alarm number, and provide information about the case involved. bank account and other information.

If you transfer money through WeChat or Alipay, follow the corresponding instructions to stop the payment or contact customer service for help.

　　(3) Victims who remit money to financial institutions in the Hong Kong and Macau SARs may report the case to the SAR in the following ways:

　　Contact details of the Hong Kong SAR Government Anti-Fraud Coordination Centre:     

　　https://www.police.gov.hk/ppp_tc/04_crime_matters/adcc

　　Contact information of the Public Security Police Force of the Macao SAR Government:

　　https://www.fsm.gov.mo/psp/cht/psp_left_4.html

　　Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (24 hours): +86-10-12308 or +86-10-59913991, Consular Protection and Assistance Telephone of the Consulate General in Los Angeles: +1-213-8078052, Email: 12308LA@gmail.com