July.31, 2017 Global News
A virtual kidnapping（绑架） scam（骗局） targeting female Chinese students has hit Vancouver.
近日，温哥华发生了一起针对中国女学生的虚拟绑架案。
According to the RCMP（加拿大皇家骑警队）, the cyber extortion（敲诈） scheme(计划) tricks victims into believing their loved ones have been kidnapped. It’s a scheme that has been reported worldwide.
根据加拿大皇家骑警队的描述，这个网络勒索计划敲诈了受害者，让他们相信自己的亲人被绑架了。这个计划之前已经被全球报道过。
Now it appears there have been six incidents reported in the Lower Mainland.
现在它出现在洛厄·梅因兰的报道中。
The RCMP, who is in contact with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) in Vancouver, is working with other police agencies（中介） as well as a liaison（联络） officer in China to further investigate（调查）.
加拿大皇家骑警队已经介入调查，并已经和驻温哥华的中华人民共和国使馆取得联系。
Mounties said Chinese students in Canada were initially contacted through an automated phone message that urges them to call Chinese officials after being told their personal information had been compromised（被盗用） and they are now connected to crimes in China.
梅因兰说，加拿大的中国学生之前没有接触过自动发送消息的手机，这些手机发送短信在告诉他们他们的个人信息已经被盗用，呼吁它们拨打中国官方的电话。并且这起犯罪与中国的犯罪有关系。
The suspects（嫌疑犯）, who claim（声称） they are Chinese government officials, then coerce（强迫） the victims into a series of actions and if they don’t comply, they’re told their families back in China will be hurt.
声称自己是中国政府官方人员的嫌疑犯接着强迫受害者进行了一系列的行动，并且声称如果她们没有全部完成自己的要求，他们会伤害受害者的家人。
At the same time, the parents of the victims are contacted and convinced（确信的） their family members are being held against their will; which leads to a demand for money.
与此同时，嫌疑人与受害者的父母取得联系，并使他们相信他们的家庭成员被强行拘留；嫌疑人通过这种行为索要钱。
The PRC Consulate General would like Chinese students studying in Vancouver to know the following:
中华人民共和国大使馆要求在温哥华学习的中国学生知道以下事情：
“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（外交） missions. No phone call will be made to verify any personal information, especially the personal banking information.”
“中国公民在中国境内发生法律案件，有关法律文件将由中国驻外国使领馆直接邮寄给中国公民。没有任何电话会要求任何人的个人信息，特别是个人的银行账户信息。”
The RCMP said anyone who gets this type of call or message should not comply（遵从） with the demands.
加拿大皇家骑警队表示收到这类电话或短信的人不应该遵从与这些要求。
“We are very concerned that there may be more victims and we do understand that people may have some apprehension（恐惧） about coming forward,” said Staff Sgt. Annie Linteau said in a release（公开）.
“我们特别关系这里可能会发生更多犯罪行为，并且我们特别理解人们会为未来感到惧怕，”工作人员中士安妮·林托公开地说。
“But, I want to assure you that the police are here to help you and we will thoroughly（彻底地） investigate these incidents.”
“但是，我想让你确信警察就在这里随时准备帮助你，并且我们会彻底调查这些事件。”
Anyone who may be a victim of this crime is asked to call their local police department, RCMP detachment（分遣队） or Crime Stoppers.
每个人都有可能成为这些要求给当地警察打电话的罪犯的受害者，不论是加拿大皇家骑警队的分遣队还是制止犯罪的人。
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