Warning over 'elaborate ploy' to scam Chinese students in Australia

International students are being bombarded by scams asking for money and personal information. Authorities say the scams are using increasingly sophisticated techniques to imitate authorities.

Female university students with graduating cloths at a university in Xiangyang, Hubei province, China (Getty) Credit: Jie Zhao/Corbis via Getty Images

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