China News Service, October 20. According to the website of the Chinese Embassy in Spain, recently, a number of Chinese citizens living in Spain reported to the Chinese Embassy in Spain that some criminals pretended to be embassy staff members and used bank cards in the names of the parties involved in crimes. Falsely asking the parties to report the case and directly transfer the phone to the so-called "domestic public security organs" on the grounds of behavior, the customs found prohibited items, and there are urgent documents to deal with.
Subsequently, the fraudsters pretended to be staff of the public security organs and contacted the parties through communication tools such as Skype, using forged documents to ask the parties to cooperate with the investigation, and asked the parties not to disclose the case to relatives and friends on the grounds that the case was in the stage of secret investigation, and then asked the parties to pay a "guarantee" or fine.
The Chinese Embassy in Spain once again reminds Chinese citizens in Spain to be more vigilant and strengthen prevention:
1. The embassy will not notify the parties involved in the case by telephone; will not transfer the phone to the so-called Interpol Center or domestic public security organs; will not notify the embassy by phone to pick up packages or official documents; The caller calls back any phone number for further contact.
2. Be vigilant, do not trust unfamiliar calls, do not disclose personal information, and do not easily transfer or remit money.
For verification, you can call the 24-hour consular protection and assistance hotline of the Chinese Embassy in Spain (0034-699089086).
3. If you are unfortunately deceived, please notify the bank where your account is located as soon as possible, ask them to freeze the transfer and remittance, and report the case to the Spanish police and domestic public security organs in time to recover the economic losses as much as possible.
If you are unable to report the case directly to the domestic public security organ, you can report the case to the local police station where your household registration is located through your close relatives in China, and ask for help from the Anti-Telecom Network Fraud Center where the case was reported.
4. It is recommended to download the National Anti-Fraud Center APP (with functions of reporting cases and incoming calls) to learn anti-fraud knowledge and improve awareness of prevention.
5. Main contact information:
Spanish National Police 091, National Guard 062.
Consular protection and assistance telephone of the embassy in Spain: 0034-699089086.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs Global Consular Protection and Services Emergency Call Center Tel: 0086-10-12308 or 0086-10-59913991.