Deep Tide TechFlow News, November 13: Capital Medical University recently issued an anti-fraud alert after a first-year undergraduate admitted in 2026 fell victim to a telecom scam involving impostors posing as police, prosecutors, and court officials. The student transferred nearly 1.8 million yuan in total. Police urgently froze and intercepted 370,000 yuan, but the actual loss exceeded 1.42 million yuan.

According to the student, the scammers began posing as Shanghai police on September 23. They claimed the student was suspected of involvement in a fraud case and gained the student’s trust by using forged police IDs and legal documents, as well as video calls. They then prevented the student from seeking help by claiming the case was confidential.

Starting October 15, the scammers demanded that the victim pay “bail deposits” using cash, gold, and cryptocurrency. The victim withdrew 370,000 yuan to buy cryptocurrency, handed over another 200,000 yuan in cash and 450 grams of gold, and transferred 710,000 yuan online.