People in New York, LA, Boston and other cities are being hit by robocalls in Chinese. Some Chinese immigrants have been scammed into sending large sums of money to banks in Hong Kong. But experts say the calls originate in mainland China. Even the NYPD has gotten the calls. WNYC's Stephen Nessen looked into the calls.
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