<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="Police"><span>Police</span></a><span> are warning of a new </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/scam" rel="" target="" title="scam"><span>scam</span></a><span> targeting the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/china" rel="" target="" title="Chinese community"><span>Chinese community</span></a><span>, particularly international </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/students" rel="" target="" title="students"><span>students</span></a><span>, following a recent spate of attacks, with some citing losses of more than $400,000.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The alleged "authority scams" appear to target members of the Chinese community, reportedly posing as Chinese police or authorities before telling the person they are being suspected of committing crimes or being threatened with arrest.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Authorities in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="" title="Sydney's"><span>Sydney's</span></a><span> inner city, south and east have received a spike in scam reports, with victims being told they need to transfer money or </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/cryptocurrency" rel="" target="" title="cryptocurrency"><span>cryptocurrency</span></a><span> to avoid being arrested.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/us-politics-updates-donald-trump-visits-china-xi-jinping/3b9adc56-fb45-4330-a224-6a2114717eb0" rel="" target="" title="Trump, Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilising US-China relations but differences persist"><strong><span>Trump, Xi wrap up summit claiming progress stabilising US-China relations but differences persist</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victims are being targeted via multiple phone apps, including WeChat.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>On May 3, a 22-year-old woman reported a loss of more than $400,000 after saying she was contacted by Chinese police who said she was linked to a "known terrorist".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The woman was then told she would have a warrant for her arrest, and her family would be arrested unless she transferred money.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/police-issue-warning-over-chinese-authority-scams-targeting-international-students/c25c4559-1c2d-4a40-92f6-89c83f0648bb" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Cybercrime Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Matthew Craft said scammers "are becoming increasingly sophisticated in the way that they target their victims".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They will use a range of tactics to intimidate victims into acting quickly to make a payment, including threats of arrest."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police have urged people who believe a potential scammer has contacted them to report it to the National Anti-Scam Centre.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 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