[InternatlPhD] FW: Scams targeting UW Chinese students

[Sharon Kahn]

This message came from my colleague in Math, so I thought I would forward it along.
smk

From: 'Xin Cui-Dowling' via Grad Coords List <gradcoords at g-groups.wisc.edu>
Sent: Monday, January 29, 2024 9:42 AM
To: gradcoords at g-groups.wisc.edu; advisor-link at g-groups.wisc.edu
Subject: Scams targeting UW Chinese students

Dear colleagues,

One of my students was scammed out of $250k recently so I’m sharing the following information with you. These scams target at Chinese students so I have the info translated into Chinese to better capture their attention. Please share with your students.


Recently, there have been frequent calls to Chinese students’ mobile phones with the caller number showing as +86-96110, pretending to be China’s National Anti-Scam Center. The caller informs the student that they have been involved in major criminal cases such as money laundering due to theft of identity information and using forged official documents, seals, etc. They have a lot of student’s information such as their school history, their bank transaction history and their address.. They connect students with fake Chinese police officers via Skype and they educate students how to protect their personal information. Once gained victim’s trust, the scammer then tricks the victim into transferring money in the name of ensuring the safety of funds. Scammers threaten students that if they don’t transfer money soon they will be arrested and threaten them not to talk to anyone. Please be vigilant.  Such calls should not be answered and you should block the sender right away. A helpful tip: All hotline numbers are for the public to call in. Officials will never use the hotline number to make calls. Never transfer large amount to people you don’t know.



近期，频繁有中国学生手机接到来电显示为+86-96110、冒充中国国家反诈骗中心的电话。打电话的人告诉学生，他们因盗窃身份信息、使用伪造的公文、印章等而涉及洗钱等重大刑事案件。骗子似乎有很多学生的信息，包括学校记录，银行记录和住址。他们为学生在Skype上联系了假中国警察，并教育学生如何保护自己的隐私及个人信息。一旦获得受害人的信任，诈骗者就会以确保资金安全为名，诱骗受害人进行转账。诈骗者威胁学生，如果他们不尽快汇款，他们就会被捕，并威胁他们不要与任何人交谈。请保持警惕。不应接听此类电话，应该马上加入黑名单。所有热线号码均供公众拨打。政府绝不会使用热线号码拨打电话。切勿将大量资金转给陌生人。

Best,
Xin
Xin Cui-Dowling(she/her) [A button with "Hear my name" text for name playback in email signature] <https://www.name-coach.com/xin-cui-dowling-83606bbd-7e1c-43cb-8b97-70f1ce5d2929>

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Department of Mathematics
University of Wisconsin-Madison

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