The complex scam involves multiple tactics, including forcing victims to fake their own kidnapping.
International students have been warned to be on 'high alert', with a virtual kidnapping scam targeting NSW students having led to one family losing $288,000.
The complex scam usually starts with a phone call claiming the person has been implicated in a crime in China or their identity has been stolen, demanding the victim pay a fee to avoid arrest or deportation or legal action.The complex scam usually starts with a phone call claiming the person has been implicated in a crime in China
In some cases, the victim is told to fake their own kidnapping, being told to cut off contact with their families and rent a hotel room, where they are instructed to bind and blindfold themselves on camera. One incident cost a family $288,000 after they sent money to a bank account in China as a ransom payment.
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