The Chinese community in San Francisco is being warned against identity theft scams in the wake of multiple reports received by police this past month regarding scammers posing as health care providers, federal employees and police officers claiming to be from China.
According to police, victims generally reported receiving a phone call from a number, which appeared to be from a health care provider. The callers claimed to be from the provider’s insurance claim department, asking the victims if they had undergone a surgical procedure in China recently, the San Francisco Police Department said in an advisory.
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