Simply hang up - advised Superintendent Pat Boyle on recent Chinese telephone scams

Detective Superintendent Patrick Boyle

Source: Image via Police Life Magazine

Phone scammers are targeting Chinese international students and the Mandarin speaking community, forcing them to participate in elaborate kidnapping extortion schemes.


Victorian police Superintendent Pat Boyle from Finance and Cyber Crime, Victoria Police talks about the recent scams targeting the Chinese community in Australia and how to avoid being scammed.


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