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Watch Out for Pickpocketing and Other Scams Over CNY

Be careful of pickpocketing and other petty crimes during the Lunar New Year in China.

by That's, 19 January 2020

Scammers Are Using Fraudulent QR Codes to Empty Wallets

Beware of fake QR codes: they could cost you.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 20 March 2017

EF English First to Close in China?... No!

A scam notice said the company's training centers for kids and teens would close and that parents could claim refunds.

by Alistair Baker-Brian, 25 July 2022

'Sexy Girl' Bots Scam ¥1 Billion from Dating App Users in China

In a nationwide investigation, police found chat bots posing as bodacious babes to have scammed users out of a collective fortune.

by Gary Bailer, 10 January 2018

Cheating Pigeons Use High-Speed Train to Win Race in Shanghai

A cheating scandal rocks China's bird racing world after recent revelations of pigeons taking the high-speed train during annual Shanghai Pigeon Grand Prix.

by Bridget O'Donnell, 29 August 2018

Naked Man Pretends To Be Hit By Mercedes in Zhejiang

A man sprawled out across a Chinese highway while completely naked so that he could pretend to be hit by a woman driving a Mercedes-Benz.

by Isabella Farr, 13 April 2016

Safe Surfing: Your Ultimate Guide to Online Scams in China

China might seem like a port in a storm when it comes to public security. Though the truth is, local swindlers have long moved from old-school preying on street corners to telecom fraud....

by Edoardo Donati Fogliazza and Grigor Grigorian, 07 August 2019