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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
Tim Piccione

Fake police, 'brainwashed': Details of alleged kidnap scam revealed

A territory university student tricked into a staged kidnapping was extorted out of $400,000 by an international network and a fake Chinese police officer, court documents have alleged.

New details about the alleged virtual kidnaping scam, which is said to target "vulnerable" Chinese internationals, were revealed on Friday when Zheming Zhang was granted bail in the ACT Magistrates Court.

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