Scammed by the fake Chinese police - BBC Trending, BBC World Service

Published: 05 July 2024
on channel: BBC World Service

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Chinese people around the world are being targeted by an elaborate scam in which criminals pretend to be Chinese police.

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A British Chinese woman has told BBC Trending how she handed over life savings in the belief that she was paying bail in order to avoid extradition to China on fabricated criminal charges.

Some victims are even made to fake their own kidnappings to raise more money to give to the fake police. So why are Chinese people seemingly so vulnerable to this type of crime?

00:00 Introduction
01:14 Scammers set a trap for Helen
03:35 A suspicious confession
04:48 “Pack your bags, you’ve got 24 hours”
06:39 The victims made to fake their own kidnap
08:30 Why are Chinese people vulnerable to these scams?
10:15 The scamming industry

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