Missing teen girl may be victim of Chinese student scam, police say
Police are investigating three missing Chinese students in Toronto who they say may be targets of a kidnapping scam.
Police are investigating the disappearance of a 17-year-old girl who may be another victim of a scam targeting Chinese students in Toronto.
Police said the scam involves suspects approaching young Chinese students, who have told them to “go into hiding, or their family in China will be hurt.”
Police say the victims may be with the suspects and are told not to use their cell phones, or access social media.
The suspects then contact families of the victims in China, tell them their children have been kidnapped and demand a large ransom.
Yue “Kandy” Liu was last seen on Friday, Nov. 10 around 10:30 a.m. near Yonge St. and Finch Ave., according to police.
She is described as “five-foot-six with a thin build, long black hair, and brown eyes. She was wearing a knee-length brown jacket, a white scarf, blue track pants and black (and) white shoes.”
Two other victims have gone missing recently.
Juanwen Zhang, 20, was last seen on Wednesday, Nov. 8 at 1:45 p.m., near Yonge and Grenville Sts. Ke “Jaden” Xu, 16, was last seen on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 10:30 a.m., near Eglinton Ave. E and Midland Ave.
Police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers, or police directly.
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