Chinese students in Australia are being coerced by criminal gangs to fake their own kidnappings, authorities said. In one case, a student's father handed over more than $1.4 million after being sent a video of his daughter bound in an unknown location.

Chinese students in Australia are being coerced by criminal gangs to fake their own kidnappings, authorities said.

In one case, a student's father handed over more than $1.4 million after being sent a video of his daughter bound in an unknown location. https://t.co/hn82rih6iJ

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