
The embassy lists common fraud tactics and provides contact information for consular protection
The Chinese Embassy in Canada reminds Chinese citizens in Canada to be wary of online love scams using social media and dating platforms, including nude chat blackmail, false investments and other routines, and provides a consular protection hotline and contact information for various embassies and consulates.
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The Chinese Embassy in Canada issued a consular reminder through its WeChat public account, stating that it has recently received reports from many Chinese citizens in Canada that criminals have used social media and dating platforms to commit fraud through online dating and other methods.
China News Service, November 4. According to the WeChat public account of the Chinese Embassy in Canada, the Chinese Embassy in Canada has recently received reports from many Chinese citizens in Canada that they have encountered criminals using social media and dating platforms to commit fraud through online dating and other methods. The Embassy in Canada reminds Chinese citizens in Canada:
1. Recognize common routines. Criminals may induce "nude chats" or request private images, and then threaten to spread threats to relatives, friends, schools or work units, and demand money; falsely claim to have hacked into equipment, possess private videos, and attach address, old passwords and other information to intimidate; after gaining trust through dating and making friends, they may ask for money on the pretext of sudden illness, turnover, meeting, etc., or induce participation in false investments.
2. Keep your privacy and wallet safe. Do not provide private images to unfamiliar netizens, do not trust the security of video calls or "burn after reading", do not click on unknown links, and do not install unfamiliar software. Properly protect personal information such as lists of relatives and friends, and do not transfer money due to emotional commitments, interest temptations or threats.
3. Stop losses promptly when encountering problems. If you encounter blackmail, do not pay or continue to provide images, save the evidence and report it, block the relevant account, report the case to the local police and report to the Canadian Anti-Fraud Center (1-888-495-8501). If you have already suffered a loss of money, contact your bank or payment institution immediately to try to stop the payment, and be wary of secondary scams such as "paid video deletion" and "hacker recovery". If an account in China is involved, please promptly report the case to the public security agency where you are registered.
4. Contact information for consular protection and assistance
Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (24 hours):
+86-10-12308 or
+86-10-65612308
Chinese Embassy in Canada:
Tel: +1-613-5621616;
Email: [email protected]
Consular District: Ottawa Capital Region, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Nunavut.
Chinese Consulate General in Toronto:
Tel: +1-416-5942308;
Email: [email protected]
Consular District: Ontario (except Ottawa Capital Region), Manitoba.
Consulate General of China in Vancouver:
Tel: +1-604-3369926;
Email: [email protected]
Consular District: British Columbia, Yukon Territory.
Chinese Consulate General in Calgary:
Tel: +1-403-5376907;
Email: [email protected]
Consular districts: Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Northwest Territories.
Chinese Consulate General in Montreal:
Tel: +1-514-9338891;
Email: [email protected]
Consular District: Quebec, New Brunswick.
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