Telemarketing scams targeting rich and famous on the increase
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="Wei">Wei</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="movie">movie</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="rose">rose</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2007'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Lust">Lust</span>, <span word="Caution">Caution</span>, <span word="warned">warned</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="beware">beware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="telemarketing">telemarketing</span> <span word="scams">scams</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Saturday">Saturday</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="conned">conned</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> 210,000 <span word="yuan">yuan</span> ($34,700) <span word="while">while</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Songjiang">Songjiang</span> <span word="district">district</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Songjiang">Songjiang</span> <span word="district">district</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="department">department</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actress">actress</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victim">victim</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="scam">scam</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="said">said</span>, "<span word="We">We</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="right">right</span> <span word="now">now</span>."</p><p><span word="An">An</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="incident">incident</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sina">Sina</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="website">website</span>, <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="now">now</span> "<span word="calm">calm</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="urged">urged</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="guard">guard</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="scams">scams</span>.</p><p><span word="Tang">Tang</span>, 34, <span word="began">began</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="model">model</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="rising">rising</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fame">fame</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span>-<span word="winning">winning</span> <span word="director">director</span> <span word="Ang">Ang</span> <span word="Lee">Lee</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="espionage">espionage</span> <span word="thriller">thriller</span> <span word="Lust">Lust</span>, <span word="Caution">Caution</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="movie">movie</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="starred">starred</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="Tony">Tony</span> <span word="Leung">Leung</span> <span word="Chiu">Chiu</span>-<span word="Wai">Wai</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="success">success</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="grossing">grossing</span> $17 <span word="million">million</span>.</p><p><span word="Tang">Tang</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="Best">Best</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="Actress">Actress</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Venice">Venice</span> <span word="Film">Film</span> <span word="Festival">Festival</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="performance">performance</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="gone">gone</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="movies">movies</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="TV">TV</span> <span word="shows">shows</span>.</p><p><span word="Telemarketing">Telemarketing</span> <span word="scams">scams</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="growing">growing</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span>, <span word="often">often</span> <span word="targeting">targeting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rich">rich</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="famous">famous</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Public">Public</span> <span word="Security">Security</span> <span word="Bureau">Bureau</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="telemarketing">telemarketing</span> <span word="complaints">complaints</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="up">up</span> 40 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2013 <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="year">year</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="expatriates">expatriates</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="up">up</span> 1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p><p><span word="Fraudsters">Fraudsters</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="impersonate">impersonate</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="enforcement">enforcement</span> <span word="officers">officers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="scare">scare</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="transferring">transferring</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="safety">safety</span> <span word="accounts">accounts</span>".</p>
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