The FBI has issued a warning about a new phone and video scam targeting Chinese-speaking residents across the United States.
The elaborate operation impersonates both US health insurance providers and Chinese law enforcement officers to extort money from victims under the guise of investigating fraudulent medical claims.
According to a Public Service Announcement by the Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3), the scheme begins with a phone call—often in Mandarin or Cantonese. The caller claims