悉尼华人区出现换汇抢劫案，警方敦促民众提高警惕

Burwood警方发布中英文警讯，提醒辖区内居民警惕换汇抢劫案。

警讯全文如下：

Burwood宝活警局在近期发觉有一种新兴趋势，一些住在宝活区或附近人士成为兑换货币时被抢劫的目标。

受害人通过社交媒体与陌生人见面安排将澳币兑换为人民币。

受害人约好见面时间和地点, 用现金进行面对面交换汇交易。在交易期间,骗子把受害人身上的现金抢走。

在某些情况下，骗子手持武器攻击并威胁受害人。 Burwood警区指挥部警察拘捕及起诉了几位有关换汇抢劫案人士。

警方提醒大众小心这些兑换货币的趋势, 在打算进行货币兑换时要多注意。并鼓励大众在进行兑换货币时，使用信誉良好的汇款公司，以确保人生和财物安全。

Police attached to Burwood Police Area Command have observed an emerging practice in 2020 / 2021, whereby members of our local community are being targeted in currency exchange robberies in the Burwood area.

During these offences, the victims organised to exchange Australian currency into Chinese currency via social media applications with other members of the community.

The victims arrange a time and place to meet to carryout the exchange. In certain instances, the victims have attended the meeting with cash to complete the exchange and are confronted by the offenders and the money is stolen.

In some cases, the offenders have assaulted and threatened the victims. There have also been cases where the offenders have been armed with weapons. Police from Burwood Police Area Command have arrested and charged several people during 2020 and 2021 in relation to these offences.

Police are urging that members of the community be mindful of this emerging trend when intending on exchanging currency.

Police recommend that members of the community utilise reputable money transfer companies when making currency exchanges to ensure that they are not targeted in these offences.

据2016年澳洲人口普查数据显示，Burwood华人居民占当地人口总数的45.1%，华人数量在当地排第一。