![]() ![]() Those who think they've been targeted by the scam are being asked to file a complaint with the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre or make a report with local police. Do not give out personal information, especially banking information, over the phone.Beware of requests to send funds to bank accounts in China or Hong Kong.Do not follow instructions from automated callers speaking Mandarin.The unit offered the following tips to avoid being scammed: The police service's commercial and organized financial crimes unit is currently looking into the reported cases of fraud. "That does make sense since the student is isolated from family members and close relatives that are back in Asia," said Cimermancic. He says students may be more vulnerable to the scam. Its likely a new kind of cryptocurrency thats picking up steam. After days or even weeks the scammer brings up an investment opportunity that sounds very promising. Scammers will call potential victims pretending to be from a courier company or law enforcement and falsely accuse the person of fraud and being under investigation, police said.Ĭonst. Dan Cimermancic with the WRPS' commercial and organized financial crimes unit says there may be more victims in the region who have not filed a police report. How this works is the scammer slowly builds trust with the victim while briefly mentioning they make a lot of money working with 'investments' or something similarly vague. Twelve people - all students - have reported being a victim of the scam with a combined financial loss of approximately $1.76 million, police said in a release. The Waterloo Regional Police Service (WRPS) has issued a warning asking residents to be careful not to fall for a scam targeting Chinese post-secondary students.
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