Indooroopilly Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) are seeking assistance in identifying further victims of a scam which seems to be targeting overseas students through social media sites.
In a recently reported scam, the victim was contacted through a Facebook site and offered a job.
The victim was asked to place an amount of money in a bank account to cover the purchase of a uniform for the job.
After depositing the cash, the victim was then asked to provide their personal details to the scammer.
After this was complete the scammer failed to provide the promised job and is un-contactable.
The scammer has been known to use multiple social media sites including Facebook and WhatsApp to contact potential victims.
If you have any information pertaining to this scam or it has happened to you please contact police.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink on 131 444 or provide information using the online form 24hrs per day.
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