Online fraudsters have switched from major texting apps with in-country service providers to foreign ones, according to social media posts from police forces around China. Photo: Shutterstock
Parents in China told to delete encrypted messaging apps from kids’ phones to prevent inadvertent role in online scams
- Encrypted messaging apps are a ‘grey zone’, as criminals can easily destroy proof, police in multiple Chinese cities warn in social media posts
- Kids fooled into chatting with them may be regarded as assisting internet crimes, the posts say, urging that parents delete such apps
Online fraudsters have switched from major texting apps with in-country service providers to foreign ones, according to social media posts from police forces around China. Photo: Shutterstock
