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Fresh warning of extortion scam targeting Chinese students in Australia

Published 12 May 2023, 10:02 am
There are fresh warnings of a scam targeting Chinese students in Australia in a bid to extort money from them. In some cases, victims have been so terrified they've staged their own kidnappings to encourage their families to pay.
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