The Consulate General in San Francisco reminds Chinese citizens to strengthen safety precautions

Recently, with the increasing number of Chinese citizens in the United States, the number of Chinese citizens in the United States has gradually increased, and the number of help cases such as Chinese citizen -related tourism accidents, smashing cars, and "virtual abduction" telecommunications fraud have increased significantly. The Consulate General in San Francisco reminds that Chinese citizens, especially international students, employees of Chinese -funded institutions, and tourists, etc., must strengthen safety prevention and ensure the safety of personal and property.

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Pay attention to travel safety

Familiar with and abide by traffic regulations, pay attention to driving safety.

Before traveling, do a good job of safety risks to avoid going to areas in poor security and avoid unbound or high -risk areas to travel to tourist attractions.

Try to travel with acquaintances to take care of each other.

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Pay attention to prevent smashing cars and stealing

In recent years, cases in San Francisco, Auckland and other places have frequently stole theft, and many tourists have suffered property loss and important documents.

Driving in the above -mentioned areas, be careful to choose a parking lot, and do not place any property in the car.

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Provide awareness of preventing telecommunications fraud

Some criminals use the pretext of "confidentiality of cases" and "protecting family safety" to control the victims to temporarily cut off all contact with relatives and friends, and then contact the victim's family members through WeChat, telephone, etc., lied that the victim was abducted and asked for ransom. Essence

Some criminals shall perform fraud under the guise of transfers to the police with "security accounts" or impersonating the Chinese embassies and consulates in the United States with suspected crimes that can obtain high returns, suspected crime.

Please take the initiative to learn about the types of fraud and prevention of common telecommunications networks. Do not believe that "the pie is falling in the sky". Be sure to achieve unknown links without clicking, unfamiliar calls, incompetence, and personal information.

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In case of emergency, please call 911 to call the police for help in time.

For consular assistance, please call the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Global Consular Protection and Service Emergency Hotline (24 hours)+86-10-12308,

Or the China Consulate General in San Francisco+1-415-9296998.

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