Experts offer safety tips for students overseas

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Two of the four overseas Chinese students studying in Canada and who went missing are still unaccounted for while the two others have been found.

The students, aged between 16 and 20, are believed to be victims of a scam targeting Chinese students in Toronto.

Local police said Zhang Juanwen, 20, from Toronto University and another female student from McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario, have been recovered.

Police are still searching for 17-year-old Yue "Kandy" Liu and 16-year-old Ke "Jaden" Xu.

Local police said the scam involves suspects telling young Chinese students not to use their cellphones or access social media, or their family in China will be hurt. The suspects then contact families of the victims in China, tell them their children have been kidnapped and demand a large ransom.

Not too long ago, a Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying went missing - allegedly abducted while studying in a US university. She is presumed dead by police, and a local man has been arrested in connection with her disappearance.

All these cases have prompted colleges to emphasize on-campus security. Now security experts are offering tips to help them stay safe. 

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