Beware of the new scam targeting Chinese students

Unfortunately we’ve been made aware of another scam targeting Chinese students. This time, the person on the phone is claiming to be the Assembly of China and accuse the student of money laundering crimes.

Rather than asking for payment they just ask for personal details of bank accounts. It appears to be a very sophisticated scam; the student is given a case ID number and given a website to access. When they enter the case ID into the site they’ll be shown an authentic-looking (fake) case that’s supposedly from the highest court in China alongside their own photograph from National ID card. Funds are then taken from their bank account.

The case reported resulted in a student losing £7,000, but the Chinese Embassy has said most sums are much larger.

Please be careful and vigilant with calls from unknown numbers. In this case the initial phone call is from a UK number, but they’re asked to call a Chinese number.

If you are concerned about any of this information, please contact the International Experience Team


我们已经发现另一种针对中国留学生骗局的不幸消息。这次事件中,诈骗电话声称自己是中国议会,并指控该学生涉嫌洗钱罪。

但不是要求学生付款,只是要求他们提供银行帐户的个人详细信息。这听起来是一个非常复杂的骗局。受害学生将获得一个案例的ID号与一个可访问的网站。当他们在网站上输入案件ID时,他们会看到很真实的洗钱(伪造的)案件,据称该案件来自中国最高法院,网站内甚至还有他们自己的国民身份证照片。然后,诈骗集团将从学生的银行帐户中提取诈骗款项。

据报导指出,该案件已导致一名学生损失7,000英镑,但中国大使馆表示,多数被诈骗的款项要大得多。

请小心和警惕来自未知号码的电话。在这种情况下,最初的电话会来自英国号码,但之后将要求他们拨打中国号码。

如果您担心其中任何信息,请联系International Experience Team.