On November 5, Volkswagen China issued a statement: Recently, criminals fraudulently used the name of “Volkswagen Investment Co., Ltd.” and relevant supervisory authorities to send false text messages to some car owners and induce car owners to provide personal information and go through so-called recall procedures through unofficial links. The relevant SMS and attached documents are not official recall notices issued by Volkswagen. Car owners are requested to be alert and never click on suspicious links, respond to relevant information, or provide personal and vehicle information to unknown sources, and beware of being scammed.

On November 5, Volkswagen China issued a statement: Recently, criminals fraudulently used the name of “Volkswagen Investment Co., Ltd.” and relevant supervisory authorities to send false text messages to some car owners and induce car owners to provide personal information and go through so-called recall procedures through unofficial links. The relevant SMS and attached documents are not official recall notices issued by Volkswagen. Car owners are requested to be alert and never click on suspicious links, respond to relevant information, or provide personal and vehicle information to unknown sources, and beware of being scammed.