主要观点总结
本文关注社交媒体平台上出现的所谓“假外国人”，他们冒充TikTok难民欺骗年轻女性并分享不当内容，引发关注。随着大量外国用户加入RedNote平台，平台跨文化交流增多，但也出现一些恶意用户利用AI生成或偷窃的西方人脸照片冒充外国人。警方已对此展开调查，并提醒公众注意防范诈骗。
关键观点总结
关键观点1: 假外国人现象引发关注
社交媒体上出现冒充外国人的现象，通过欺骗年轻女性并分享不当内容，引起社会关注。
关键观点2: RedNote平台跨文化交流增多
随着外国用户加入RedNote平台，跨文化交流增多，但也伴随着一些恶意行为。
关键观点3: 假外国人利用AI生成照片冒充
一些恶意用户利用AI生成或偷窃的西方人脸照片冒充外国人，进行欺诈活动。
关键观点4: 警方展开调查并采取措施
警方已对此类欺诈行为展开调查，并采取措施进行打击，包括成功拦截风险信息和加强监管。
关键观点5: RedNote平台采取措施应对
RedNote平台采取措施应对欺诈行为，包括拦截风险私信和招聘英语客服人员。
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So-called fake foreigners have emerged on social media platforms, posing as TikTok refugees to deceive young women and share inappropriate content, sparking widespread concern.As hundreds of thousands of foreign users join RedNote, the platform has experienced a surge in cross-cultural interactions.In the two days leading up to January 14, RedNote gained over 700,000 new users. RedNote is also known as Xiaohongshu in ChinaPosts by foreign people often attract thousands of warm, welcoming comments from Chinese netizens.However, some malicious Chinese users have taken advantage of the trend by using artificial intelligence (AI) generated or stolen photos of Western faces to impersonate foreigners.A female user reported receiving multiple harassing messages from such imposters.▲RedNote has been flooded with foreigners amid an on-off banning saga involving the TikTok platform. Photo: BaiduShe said that the accounts featured foreign face pictures, Western names, and IP locations set to the United States.RedNote’s IP location feature, designed to boost transparency and authenticity, displays the user’s geographic location when they post.The woman said: “They all asked me in Chinese if I wanted to date them, claiming it was for ‘lasting China-US friendship’.” “They claim to be foreigners, but their Chinese is far better than their English,” she said, adding that she has reported the fake foreign users.Media reports reveal that most of these “foreigners’” accounts are run by Chinese men, with some operating as organised professional teams.According to Entertainment Capital, insider information showed that one AI-generated account, depicting a foreign girl, amassed up to 12,000 followers.Some accounts impersonate NBA basketball players to draw traffic, reposting content from foreign social media platforms without permission.Others use photos of attractive Western individuals to entice young Chinese users into romantic relationships, even persuading them to share explicit images.A woman surnamed Wang from eastern China’s Zhejiang province nearly fell victim to a scam after meeting a “British boyfriend” online. As their relationship “progressed”, the man offered to send her cash to help her buy a house in China.Wang later received a fake message, stating that the cash parcel had arrived but required a 25,500-yuan (US$3,500) “customs fee”. Police contacted her and revealed the scam just in time.In another case, a man called John, claiming to be from the Middle East, sweet-talked a woman into transferring tens of thousands of yuan for a supposed business deal.The police say that “fake foreigners” often use simple English with frequent grammatical errors, and scam groups may show inconsistent language styles.
▲Police in China are aware of the problem and have conducted several successful investigations. Photo: BaiduIn China, scammers impersonating foreigners can face up to 10 years in prison and fines. To tackle the scourge, RedNote has intercepted about 2.4 million risky private messages and is urgently recruiting English-speaking staff.On January 16, Li Liang, Vice-President of Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok, warned users that an overseas IP does not necessarily mean the account is registered abroad. Douyin has banned more than 10,000 fake foreign user accounts.*The opinions expressed in the article are solely those of the author.*GBA Expats: Free services offered by BAFLA and Bay Area International Exchange Service Center外语圈: BAFLA's Chinese channel 中文频道
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