An 18-year-old Chinese student who was about to go to university died of a heart attack after she was swindled out of 9,900 yuan (HK$11,500) of cash to pay her tuition fees, according to a newspaper report.
Xu Yuyu, who came from an underprivileged family, was enrolled as a freshman at a university in Nanjing, the Yimeng Evening News reported.
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Her mother told the newspaper that her daughter received a phone call from somebody claiming to be from the Ministry of Education.
Xu Yuyu. Photo: QQ.com
Xu was told to pay her tuition fees at a bank into what was later found to be the swindler’s account and she fell for the scam.
