The Consulate General of China in San Francisco reminds China citizens in the consular district to pay attention to the safety of summer travel.

BEIJING, Beijing, July 8 (Xinhua) According to the official WeChat account of the Consulate General of China in San Francisco, with the coming of summer vacation, the number of citizens traveling in the United States and China has gradually increased, and the number of cases for help received by the Consulate General involving China citizens' travel accidents, car theft, "virtual kidnapping" and telecom fraud has increased significantly. The Consulate General of China in San Francisco reminds China citizens in the consular district, especially overseas students, employees of Chinese-funded institutions, tourists and other groups to strengthen security and ensure personal and property safety.

First, pay attention to travel safety. Be familiar with and abide by traffic laws and regulations, and pay attention to driving safety. Do a good job of safety risk prediction before going out, avoid going to areas with poor public security, and avoid going to areas with closed tourist attractions or high risks. In order to take care of each other, try to travel with acquaintances.

Second, pay attention to prevent car theft. In recent years, car theft cases have occurred frequently in San Francisco, Oakland and other places, and many tourists' property and important documents have suffered losses. When driving in the above areas, be sure to choose the parking lot carefully and don't put any property in the car.

Third, improve the awareness of preventing telecom fraud. Some criminals used the excuses of "keeping the case confidential" and "protecting the family's safety" to manipulate the victim to temporarily cut off all contact with relatives and friends, and then contacted the victim's family through WeChat, telephone and other means, falsely claiming that the victim was kidnapped and demanded ransom. There are also criminals who use online investment to get high returns and victims need to transfer money to police "safe accounts" for suspected crimes to commit fraud. Please take the initiative to understand the common types of telecommunication network fraud and the main points of prevention. Don't believe in "pie falling from the sky". Don't click on unknown links, don't trust strange phone calls, don't disclose personal information, and verify the transfer and remittance.

In case of emergency, please call 9 1 1 for help. If you need consular assistance, please call the global consular protection and service emergency hotline of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (24 hours) +86- 10- 12308, or the Consulate General of China in San Francisco+1-4 15-9296998. (End)