Is it true that gangs continue to cheat on Canadian students?

Recently, the Canadian police released the news that many overseas students from China lost contact, which made everyone worried. These lost students are between the ages of 16 and 20.

Toronto police said that the China students who lost contact in recent days may be related to a fraud gang targeting China students. The tactics are very similar: threatening "if they don't cooperate, their families will be hurt", asking these students to "hide" and turn off their mobile phones and all social media, while they took this opportunity to demand ransom from their families on the grounds of being kidnapped.

The searching for you issued by Toronto police pointed out the way for lost students to be cheated.

Now, the news is a little relieved-

According to the news released by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation on the morning of 1 1 local time, Toronto police said that they found Zhang Wenwen, a 20-year-old girl from China, one of the three China students who lost contact recently, at about 4: 45pm local time in Toronto. At present, she is safe and in good condition.

On the afternoon of June 5438+03, it was reported that Chen, spokesman of the Consulate General of China in Toronto, said that two of the four overseas students who lost contact with China had been found.

However, this incident is not the first time. As early as July this year, the Canadian police issued a notice saying that six China people in Canada reported that they had received threatening phone calls, and then there were many more incidents.

This makes people wonder: How did they spend these days? What routines do fraudsters use to make these people obey orders, and what kind of people will they extend their claws to?

Police disclosure

Zhang's lettering was hidden as required.

A few days later, I turned on my mobile phone and found that I was cheated.

On the morning of 13, the Red Star journalist verified the news with Liu Jiahong, the secretary-general of the Overseas Youth Rights Protection and Development Federation (Haiqinghui), who first released the news of Zhang's loss. Secretary-General Liu said that the news of losing contact was first published on165438+1October 9, and the president of the Canadian branch of the Overseas Youth Rights Protection and Development Federation reported to the headquarters, and then the news was widely spread on domestic social media.

Then, how was Zhang cheated and lost contact for many days, and finally how did he find himself cheated?

Angel, a 20-year-old female student from China, is from Karamay, Xinjiang. She is a junior in economics at the University of Toronto. Allyson Douglas-Cook, a Canadian police officer, told the Canadian media Globe and Mail that the suspect asked Zhang Enwen to hide in their designated place, turn off his cell phone and cut off all contact with his family and friends.

Zhang Qinwen

The swindler warned Zhang Wenwen on the phone that if she didn't do this, her family in China would be hurt. So, Zhang Enwen left Toronto for the designated place as required, and stayed there for the next few days.

At the same time, the fraudsters contacted Zhang's family, claiming that Zhang had been kidnapped to a secret location and demanded a ransom. 165438+1On 9 October, Zhang Yuwen's boyfriend and roommate found that the situation was not good and reported to the police that she had lost contact. The police then contacted Zhang Yuwen's family. Fortunately, no money was lost.

While everyone is desperately looking for Zhang Wenwen, Zhang Wenwen's mobile phone has been turned off, staying at the designated place, unaware of the outside search news.

However, a few days passed and no one appeared to contact her.

In desperation, Zhang Enwen turned on his mobile phone, only to find that it was full of news from friends. Only then did she realize that her family was not in any danger, but she was just caught in a telecom fraud.

So, in the afternoon of 1 1, she immediately returned to Toronto and alerted the local police.

According to the Canadian National Radio and Television News Network, Toronto police said that they had confirmed that these students had received threatening phone calls before they lost contact.

"They were told by phone to find a place to hide, don't use mobile phones, don't contact their families, and don't use any online social media, otherwise their families will be implicated ..." Craig Briest, a Toronto police officer, said in an interview with foreign media. After the fraudsters call the students, they will tell the families of the victims that their children have been kidnapped and use this as a way to "demand a large ransom".