Chinese phone scam victim speaks out after $500k rip-off

EXCLUSIVE: An Australian victim of a phone scam targeting Mandarin speakers tells The Feed of the “mind control” that led her to lose a fortune.

It begins with something as innocuous as a phone call: “There is a package waiting for you,” the caller may tell you. “But there's a problem - you’ll need to speak with police”.

For international student Xiao Chen*, such a message marked the start of a 10-day ordeal that ended in a Melbourne airport hotel, where police found her alone and confused in April this year.

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Published 16 July 2018 2:14pm
Updated 12 August 2022 3:44pm
By Elise Potaka, Leesha McKenny, Min Luo
Presented by Tinrawat Banyat
Source: The Feed, SBS World News


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