AARP has posted its latest episode of its podcast, “The Perfect Scam.” This episode talks about scammers who target Chinese nationals with a variety of scams. On average, victims lose $150,000 to these scams. If you have picked up the phone and heard Chinese at the other end, this probably was a robocall from a Chinese scammer.
One point of this podcast is that scammers will target anyone they can to extract money from the potential victims. That can be the elderly, millennials, or ethnic groups such as the Chinese.
The podcast even pointed out that scammers are known to target the Chinese population in the Seattle area.
This 20-minute podcast is well worth listening to, even if you are not Chinese.
If you know of anyone who is from China, please pass this information to them. It might help them to avoid becoming a victim of a scam.
AARP Fraud Watch Network, The Perfect Scam:
https://www.aarp.org/podcasts/the-perfect-scam/info-2019/consulate-scam.html
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