A 23-year-old Chinese student at UCL in UK, a Tsinghua University chemistry graduate, has reportedly gone missing after allegedly falling victim to a phone scam involving fraudsters posing as UK immigration officials. His family said he transferred a total of 450,000 yuan ($63,000) before losing contact with him. He has been missing for more than 48 hours, and Chinese police have been involved in the case.

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