Victims have allegedly been scammed of more than $400,000 as part of “authority scams”, mainly targeting Chinese international students.NSW police in Sydney’s inner city, south and east said they have received an increase in reports of scams where victims are being contacted by scammers claiming to be a Chinese police officer or from another “legitimate organisation”, before being threatened with arrest.The victims are then told they need to transfer money or cryptocurrency to avoid arrest.Camera IconChinese international students are being threatened with arrest and forced to transfer money to scammers. NewsWire / John Appleyard Credit: News Corp AustraliaPolice said a...