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Police say 'virtual kidnapping' scams targeting international Chinese students in Sydney are on the rise and having serious financial and psychological effects. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-12/virtual-kidnapping-scams-on-the-issue-in-nsw-police-warn/102338106

There have been four cases across NSW in the past month, with those targeted — ranging in age from 17 to 23 — ordered to pay sums of up to $280,000 or face being deported.

As it escalates, they are forced by scammers to fake their own kidnappings. The pictures are then sent to their families and are used to demand a ransom for their safe release.

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