Huawei Executive Arrest Inspires Advance Fee Scams (sans.edu)

UnderAttack writes: Scammers are attempting to trick Chinese victims into sending thousands of dollars in order to secure the release of Chinese Huawei executive Meng who was arrested in Canada last week. The messages claim to originate from Ms. Meng and suggest that she found a corrupt guard who will let her go for a few thousand dollars. Of course, there will be riches for anybody who is willing to help (and more). The scam is reportedly targeting people via WeChat, which may have a higher success rate than more widely distributed scams.

One of the messages reads (translated): "Hello, I am MENG Wanzou. Currently, I have been detained by Canadian customs. I have limited use of my phone. Right now CIA is trying to get me into the hands of the US government. I bribed the guard of my room, and urgently need US$2000 to get out of here. Once I am out, I will reward you 200,000 shares of Huawei. I will be good on my word. if you are single, we can also discuss the important thing in life. The guard's name is David, the account number is 52836153836252, swift 55789034. I will be good on my word."

Comments

Stupid Tax

[youngone]

if you are single, we can also discuss the important thing in life.

Oh good lord, if you're dumb enough to fall for that you almost deserve to be scammed.

Re:Stupid Tax

[plague911]

The difference is that the "dumb" in this case are willfully this way. When people say this, they are rarely implying that the mentally handicapped should be taken advantage of. They are referring to people who should be capable but have spent their entire life sheltering themselves unwilling to gain intelligence/exposure to new ideas.

That being said go take your SJW shit elsewhere, no one respects your retarded virtue signaling. Unless you happen to actually be retarded, then carry on (See that play on words there).