近日，低陆地区加拿大皇家骑警向华人社区发出警告称，加拿大出现了一种针对中国新移民的绑架诈骗，谎称其亲人被绑架，企图向家属勒索钱财。皇家骑警女发言人Annie Linteau警官表示，警方在10月份的第一周就接到三宗类似报警，且警方自七月份就已经意识到这类骗局，并成立一个专案组来调查这种犯罪活动。皇家骑警在七月份接到六宗这种双管齐下的诈骗（two pronged scam）报警，随后警方发布了第一份警告。
加拿大的中国留学生接到自称是中国驻加拿大使领领馆工作人员的信息，谎称其涉嫌在中国的某种犯罪活动，然后联系学生在中国的家属，称亲人被绑架，索要赎金。
根据中国驻当地使领馆的通知，中国公民绝对不会被电话告知其所涉的法律诉讼。皇家骑警在声明中也指出，如果中国公民在中国有任何的法律诉讼，相关法律文件会直接由中国使领馆邮寄给当事人，尤其是涉及个人银行业务信息的时候。
Linteau提醒，任何接到类似电话的人都不要答应犯罪分子的要求，并迅速向当地警方报警（完）。
（RCMP warn about falsified kidnappings targeting Chinese nationals）
Lower Mainland RCMP are renewing their warning about a scam that targets newly arrived Chinese immigrants trying to convince them a loved one has been kidnapped in order to extort money from their families.
RCMP spokeswoman Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau said police have had three new cases reported to them in the first week of October, the first since police became aware of the scam in July and since forming a task force to investigate the activity.
The RCMP issued their first warning in July after six incidents were reported to police about the two-pronged scam.
Chinese students in Canada received messages, from people falsely claiming to be Chinese government officials, that their personal information had been compromised and they were implicated in crimes in China.
Then the students’ families in China were then contacted and told that their relatives were being held against their will and that they would have to pay a ransom.
“The RCMP would like to remind the Chinese community that these automated calls are fraudulent,” Linteau said. “Anyone who receives similar calls should not comply with any demands and hang up immediately.”
And Chinese nationals would never be informed of any pending legal action against them by telephone message, according to a notice from the Consul General of the People’s Republic of China.
“Should any Chinese citizens be involved in any legal cases in China, the relevant legal documents will be mailed to them directly from Chinese diplomatic missions,” according to a statement in the RCMP news release,” especially personal banking information.”
Linteau said anyone receiving a similar cal should immediately report the incident to local police.
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