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A graduate of Tsinghua University in Beijing was suspected of being involved in telecommunications fraud after studying in Britain. He successively paid 450,000 yuan and was lured to Cambodia. After his family was informed of the matter, he received assistance from the Chinese and British police and embassies and the student returned home safely.
A graduate of Tsinghua University in Beijing, surnamed Xi, was suspected of involvement in telecommunications fraud after studying in Britain. He gradually transferred 450,000 yuan (about US$67,000). When Chinese police informed her family that a student surnamed Xi had been defrauded, Xi lost contact and the incident attracted attention. On the morning of the 4th, the student’s mother reported that he was safe and posted on WeChat Moments that her child had returned home safely.
Jiangsu Radio and Television Station’s news client “Lizzie News” reported that the mother of a student named XiWeChat Report the safety to the outside world, and thank the Chinese Embassy in the UK, the Chinese and British police and other institutions for their enthusiastic help.
She said her child is “unfortunate but also happy” and that she is grateful for all the help. The future is still long and facing oneself takes time. They hope that their child will come out of the shock as soon as possible and actively cope with the impact of the incident.
The family members of the missing students told on the 3rd that the student surnamed Xi was 23 years old. He graduated from the Department of Chemistry of Tsinghua University in Beijing in 2026 and moved to the UK to study for a graduate degree at UCL (University College London) in September. On October 20, Xi told his family members that he was being held in the so-called “migrant The “verification” requires family members to transfer at least £70,000 to a bank card, and must provide a “verification deposit” to the Immigration Bureau.
From October 25, she started transferring money in batches to strange accounts, and at the same time the scammers tricked her into leaving the UK and moving there.cambodia Cooperate in the so-called “investigation”. At the end of October, he bought a flight ticket to Cambodia for the first time, but the payment failed due to insufficient bank card limit.
On the afternoon of November 1, the police came to the door and said that Shi had suffered telecommunications fraud and told his family that Shi had transferred more than 400,000 yuan since October 25. After the police came to the door, Xi made a video call with his family. He ended the call after 5 minutes and could not be contacted after that.
After not being able to contact Xi that day, family members logged into her e-mail and five minutes later the inbox was empty. That night, he tried to buy an outbound ticket for the second time, but the payment still failed.
The next day, the student, surnamed Xi, sent an email saying he was safe, saying, “I’m safe. I was scammed. I’m sorry for you, and I want to be left alone.” However, the student surnamed Xi had never communicated with his family by email before, and he suspected that Xi was being controlled. On November 2, the family reported the case to Chinese public security and British police simultaneously. Information about the missing person spread among international students and the Chinese Embassy in Britain provided consular assistance and guidance.
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They were first asked to pay a so-called verification deposit based on an “immigration check”, and then induced to transfer the money in batches. He was tricked into traveling to Cambodia to cooperate with the investigation and was suspected of engaging in cross-border electronic fraud.
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When the police came to remind him on November 1, his family discovered that he had transferred more than 400,000 yuan and lost contact. He immediately logged in to her mailbox, confirmed the suspicious situation, and reported the matter to Chinese public security and the British police on November 2.
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On the morning of the 4th, the mother said in her WeChat Moments that her child had returned home safely, and thanked the Chinese and British police and the Chinese Embassy in the UK for their assistance. He also expressed hope that the child will be able to come out of the shadows as soon as possible and face the rest of his life again.
