Housing shortages fuel international student scams
A lack of affordable accommodation in Canada is making international students vulnerable to housing scams, a student housing cooperative has warned.
A lack of affordable accommodation in Canada is making international students vulnerable to housing scams, a student housing cooperative has warned.
Two international students transferred money to scammers posing as a Chinese police officer and an embassy representative.
Scammers are using the pandemic to target groups, including international students in Australia, with threats including arrest and deportation, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has said.
International students in Peterborough, Canada are reportedly being targeted by scammers, with one student cheated out of CAN$2,500.
International students in the UK are being targeted by scammers posing as Home Office agents demanding money for supposed immigration abuse issues, UKCISA has warned.