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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.

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By Gareth Boreham, Ruth McHugh-Dillon

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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.

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