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Trending: The scammers who make you kidnap yourself
Trending: The scammers who make you kidnap yourself
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Length:
19 minutes
Released:
Jul 10, 2024
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Podcast episode
Description
It is one of the most bizarre crimes of our times. Con men posing as police officers are forcing Chinese students to fake their own kidnapping. Elaine Chong reports on the extremes to which criminals will go to make money from their victims. The scammers trick Chinese people studying abroad into believing that they are wanted for crimes back in their homeland, and that they must hand over large sums of money to avoid repercussions for them or their family. When the students can no longer meet the escalating demands they are told to fake their own kidnapping so the fake police can seek a ransom from their relatives back in China.
Released:
Jul 10, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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