在孟买航运数字总局(Digital General of Shipping)最近发布的一份公告中，海员家属被警告，冒充执法官员的骗子越来越多。

这一警告是针对不同情况作出的反应，在不同情况下，有人声称自己是船上的海员或冒充执法人员，在虚假的情况下向毫无戒心的家庭成员索取金钱。

根据该报告，这些欺诈行为通常采取电子邮件、电话和WhatsApp消息的形式，骗子声称海员参与了谋杀、毒品、强奸、走私和***等重大非法行为。

然后，他们要求支付赎金以释放据称被指控的海员。

然而，调查证明，这些指控往往是欺诈性的，目的是滥用目标家庭的脆弱性。

该通知建议海员家属在接到欺诈电话或电子邮件时要格外小心，并强调在接受任何汇款请求之前核实来电者或电子邮件发送者的身份的重要性。

此外，它还建议家庭在未经适当核实的情况下，不要向不知名的人汇款。

收到此类欺诈性信息的家庭应立即向招聘和安置服务机构(RPS)的相应节点官员或雇用该海员的船东代表报告情况。

然后，指示这些机构通知适当的执法当局，以避免进一步受害并保护海员及其家属的安全。

航运总局是印度政府港口、航运和水道部的一个联合办公室，负责监督与商船有关的所有行政事项。

这一警告的发布表明了政府在解决针对海员家属的欺诈问题方面的严肃态度。

针对这一建议，印度果阿海员协会(GSAI)主席弗兰克·维加斯(Franky Viegas)列举了去年多起欺诈者针对果阿海员家庭的案件。

Viegas支持这一警告，并表示GSAI准备依靠其系统中的现有数据来帮助受影响的家庭。

航运总干事敦促所有利益攸关方共同努力，保护海员及其家属的利益，并强调需要采取集体行动打击这些欺诈计划。

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英文原文

In a recent advisory issued by the Digital General of Shipping in Mumbai, family members of seafarers are warned about an increasing number of scammers posing as law enforcement officials.

The warning is in reaction to different situations in which individuals claiming to be seafarers onboard vessels or posing as law enforcement officers have sought money from unsuspecting family members under bogus circumstances.

According to the advisory, these fraudulent attempts frequently take the form of emails, telecalls, and WhatsApp messages, in which scammers claim that the seafarers are involved in major illegal acts such as murder, ***s, rape, smuggling, and theft.

They then demand payment for the release of the allegedly accused seafarers.

However, investigations have proven that these allegations are often fraudulent and are intended to abuse the vulnerable nature of the targeted families.

The notice advises seafarers’ families to exercise great caution when receiving fraudulent calls or emails, emphasizing the significance of verifying the identities of callers or email senders before accepting any money transfer requests.

Furthermore, it advises families not to send money to unknown people without proper verification.

Families who receive such fraudulent messages are asked to immediately report the situation to the appropriate nodal officer of the Recruitment and Placement Services (RPS) agency or the representatives of the ship-owners through whom the seafarer is engaged.

These agencies are then directed to notify the appropriate law enforcement authorities to avoid further victimization and protect the safety and security of seafarers and their families.

The Directorate General of Shipping, an associated office of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping, and Waterways, Government of India, oversees all executive matters relating to merchant shipping.

The release of this warning demonstrates the government’s seriousness in addressing the issue of fraud against seafarers’ families.

In response to the advice, Franky Viegas, president of the Goa Seafarers Association of India (GSAI), cited multiple cases in which fraudsters have targeted families of Goan seafarers over the last year.

Viegas supported the warning and stated that GSAI is prepared to assist affected families by relying on existing data in their system.

The Director General of Shipping has urged all stakeholders to work together to protect the interests of seafarers and their families, highlighting the need for collective action in combating these fraudulent schemes.

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