Telecom fraud blamed in death of college applicant
By Zhao Ruixue in Jinan | China Daily | Updated: 2016-08-26 08:35
Students' information is easily collected and sold to scammers who prey on trusting people
Xu Yuyu, a college-bound student, died from a sudden heart attack on Sunday after tuition fees raised by her family were swindled in a telephone scam.
The 18-year-old from Linyi, Shandong province, scored 568 points on her college entrance exam this year and was admitted to Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications.
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