Cyber kidnapping scams target Chinese international students | Human Rights

A disturbing ‘cyber kidnapping’ scam is targeting Chinese students around the world, forcing them to fake their own abductions for ransom.

In December 2023, 17-year-old Chinese student Kai Zhuang disappeared in the United States. His family received ransom demands and a photo of him in distress. Days later, he was found hiding in Utah’s mountains.

Four months earlier, a…