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The scammers who make you kidnap yourself - BBC Trending podcast, BBC World Service

It is one of the most bizarre crimes of our times. Con men posing as police officers are forcing Chinese students to fake their own kidnapping. Click here to subscribe to our channel 👉🏽 https://bbc.in/3VyyriM Elaine Chong reports on the extremes to which criminals will go to make money from their victims. The scammers trick Chinese people studying abroad into believing that they are wanted for crimes back in their homeland, and that they must hand over large sums of money to avoid repercussions for them or their family. When the students can no longer meet the escalating demands they are told to fake their own kidnapping so the fake police can seek a ransom from their relatives back in China. 00:00 Introduction 02:11 What are virtual kidnappings? 06:08 What’s it like to be put under this extreme pressure? 10:37 So who is behind these scams? 13:51 How the fake Chinese police scam is changing 15:51 Recording a scam call Watch how else Chinese people abroad are being scammed by the fake Chinese police 👉🏽    • Fake China police scam targeting Chin...   Check out more episodes of BBC Trending here 👉🏽    • BBC Trending   Thumbnail credit: Getty Images ---------------- This is the official BBC World Service YouTube channel. If you like what we do, you can also find us here: Instagram 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Twitter 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   Facebook 👉🏽   / bbcworldservice   BBC World Service website 👉🏽 https://www.bbc.co.uk/worldserviceradio Thanks for watching and subscribing! #BBCWorldService #WorldService #China #Scam