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Fraudsters target Richmond Chinese community with Asian telecom scam

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A new spin on an old scam targeting Richmond 's Chinese community has resulted in at least $400,000 in losses in recent weeks .

The Richmond RCMP economic crime unit is investigating five reports of fraudsters posing as employees of an Asia -based telecom service.

Victims got a call from someone pretending to represent a legitimate Asian telecom that provides phone, VOIP and TV services.

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English

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