輕信代繳學費 華盛頓大學90名中國學生被騙百萬!

As many as 90 University of Washington students from China may have been defrauded of up to $1m in tuition money, UW police department investigators said.

華盛頓大學警察局調查員近日表示，該校多達90名中國學生可能被騙走高達100萬美元的學費。

The Chinese students, all studying at the UW in Seattle this summer, were told they could save 5 percent — about $600 — off the $11,340 cost of summer tuition by paying an intermediary, said UW Police investigator Lt. Doug Schulz.

華盛頓大學警察局偵查員道格·舒爾茨少尉表示，這些今年夏天在華盛頓大學學習的中國學生被告知，通過中間人代繳11340美元的夏季學費，可以節省5%，約600美元。

The investigation is ongoing and no arrests have been made, Schulz said.

舒爾茨少尉表示，調查正在進行中，目前還沒有人被捕。

The scam started to unravel last month when a New York detective contacted UW about stolen credit-card numbers from that state being used to pay summer tuition. At least 19 students are confirmed to have been defrauded, for a total of $190,000.

這樁詐騙案上月開始浮出水面，當時紐約一名偵探聯繫華大稱，有人用開戶行在華盛頓州的失竊信用卡賬號支付夏季學費。至少19名學生確認被騙，涉案總金額爲19萬美元。

But there could be as many as 90 victims, according to information gathered by UW's student fiscal services office. Several students said a UW student from China who was well-known in the community spread word of the deal through WeChat.

不過，根據華大學生財務處收集的信息，受騙者可能多達90人。多名學生表示，在華大校園很出名的一名中國留學生通過微信發佈了代繳學費的信息。

Nelson Lee, a Seattle lawyer who is helping the students pro bono, said the scheme was clever because "a 5 percent cut is not that outlandish. Five percent has a ring of truth to it."

從事學生公益性工作的一名名叫尼爾森·李的西雅圖律師表示，該詐騙計劃非常狡猾，因爲5%的節省並不奇怪，5%確有其事。

He has asked the U.S. Attorney's Office for help, and said he believes federal investigators should be involved because the case may include wire fraud and could be widespread.

他已經向美國律師事務所尋求幫助，並表示自己認爲聯邦調查人員應參與進來，因爲該案件可能包括範圍極大的遠程詐騙。