---
title: "FBI: Scammers Threaten Chinese-Speaking Victims With Extradition To Pocket Their Money"
metaTitle: "Scammers Threaten Chinese-Speaking Victims"
description: "The FBI warns that scammers are targeting Chinese Americans, using threats of extradition both to extort them directly, and to get them to install malware."
slug: scammers-threaten-chinese-speaking-victims
date: "2025-11-15T12:00:00-05:00"
featured: true
image:
  src: "https://cdn.securelogix.dev/slx/images/scammers-threaten-chinese-speaking-victims.webp"
  alt: A woman taking a phone call with a skeptical expression.
sourcePublisher:
  name: Cybernews
  url: "https://cybernews.com/"
sourceArticle:
  url: "https://cybernews.com/news/fbi-scammers-threaten-chinese-speaking-victims-with-extradition-to-pocket-their-money/"
tags: [Vishing, Imposter Scam, Law Enforcement Impersonation, Malware]
status: published
---

## The FBI is warning about a new financial fraud scheme, where cybercriminals impersonate US health insurance providers and Chinese law enforcement to scam victims out of money.

Crooks target Chinese-speaking individuals living in the US by impersonating a legitimate US health insurance provider’s claims department. Using a spoofed telephone number, they call the victims to ask about recent insurance claims for alleged surgical procedures. The call is conducted in Chinese.

Scammers then show the recipient fraudulent invoices via video communication software and demand payment. When the victim says that they never filed such a claim, they get transferred to someone posing as Chinese law enforcement.

The accomplice may tell the victim to download video communication software and stay connected so they can be monitored around the clock...