Chinese embassy warns nationals in UK of scammers posing as Hong Kong ICAC staff
Fraudsters posing as anti-corruption officials targeting Chinese nationals into transferring funds, embassy warns
The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom has warned its citizens in the country to beware of scams involving fraudsters posing as staff from Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog.
The criminals falsely accused victims of offences such as money laundering, pressuring them to cooperate in a bogus “investigation” and to transfer money to accounts posing as those of “ICAC staff” or other fake “safe accounts”, it said.
“The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom reminds Chinese citizens in Britain to be vigilant and strengthen their precautions,” it said.
The embassy reminded citizens that law enforcement agencies would not conduct investigations by phone or over the internet, nor would they request funds be transferred to so-called safe accounts or to staff members’ personal accounts.