Phone scams by fraudsters pretending to be Chinese police officers are resurfacing, according to the Richmond RCMP.

Since June, Richmond RCMP has received six reports of phone scams involving callers posing as Chinese police officers and convincing victims to send money.

In the scam, victims receive a phone call from someone claiming to be from an airline or an alleged telecom company and are then told their name is linked to a large investigation in China, explained Cpl. Melissa Lui, Richmond RCMP media relations officer.

Often phone numbers are "spoofed" to make calls appear to be from a legitimate source.

While on the call, victims are transferred to someone posing as a "Chinese police officer" and then instructed to download the Teams application to continue the conversation.

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