警惕!留学生要慎防诈骗电话的黑手

发布时间:2016年05月25日 来源:毕达留学
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这一次,骗子的黑手伸向了我们的英国留学生。2016年5月20号,英国兰卡斯特大学(Lancaster University)收到了英国签证中心的邮件:

“We have been made aware of the following scam which targets Tier 4 students whereby the student receives a telephone call from an individual who fraudulently purports to represent the Home Office.

The caller instructs the student to verify their telephone number 020 7035 4848 on the www.gov.uk website, search for Home Office, and then scroll down to the bottom of the screen so that they can verify that the caller is calling from the genuine Home Office number.  The caller ID on the student’s mobile does show this number.

The caller is in possession of the students full name, postcode in the UK and passport number, and asks the student to confirm those details are correct.

They then proceed to tell the student they have not paid for an immigration service and, as a result, have to pay a fine (usually £1200 - £1520) or they will be reported to the Police/or the Home Office who will detain or deport them. 

Students who have been targeted have reported that the fraudsters become increasingly insistent and verbally aggressive resulting in them feeling coerced in to making payment.

UKVI will not contact students in this manner and we recommend that your students are warned about such criminal activities.

邮件大意:

我们发现了以下骗局,它的目标Tier 4的学生,学生会收到声称代表the home office个人的诈骗电话。

骗子通过技术的手段使得,在学生的手机的来电显示为官方电话(020-7035-4848)。并且,骗子拥有学生的全名、邮编和护照号码,并在电话里要求学生确认这些细节是否正确。

然后,他们会告诉学生,他们没有支付移民服务,所以需要缴纳罚款(一般为£1200 - £1520),不然学生将会被警方/the home office扣留或者驱逐出境。

有关学生也提到,骗子越来越着急之下,甚至利用语言胁迫学生支付费用。UKVI明确表示不会以这种方式联系学生,并建议告知学生们这种违法犯罪事情。

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对此,兰卡斯特大学马上做出了反应,通知学生:

Dear Student
 
We have received the following warning from UKVI of a telephone scam.  If you receive such a telephone call please DO NOT give the person any information. If you are worried you can  refer them to the Lancaster University Visa and Immigration Team and report the call to us as soon as possible via our email here: visa-advice@lancaster.ac.uk .
 
Kind regards

小编:如果你身边也有即将或者正在英国读书的同学朋友亲人,请告知他们,慎防诈骗电话。
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