A notice warning residents against telecom fraud, released by a property service center at Tsinghua University. (Photo/Official Weibo of Beijing Youth Daily)

A notice warning residents against telecom fraud, released by a property service center at Tsinghua University, has caused a stir on the Internet of late.

The notice states that fraudsters pretending to be employees of police departments, courts and a domestic cable service provider recently defrauded a Tsinghua University professor for 17.6 million yuan (about $2.64 million).

The victim reported the incident to police at 11:25 p.m. on Aug. 29. Currently, police are still investigating the case.

Several posters warning residents to "be aware of telecom fraud" were posted on the wall of the building. (Photo/The Beijing News)

The telecom fraud took place in the Lanqiying residential area of Beijing's Haidian district. A middle-aged resident of the community who identified himself as its head of public security said that the victim teaches at Tsinghua University and lives in Building 8 of the complex. Several posters around the community entreated the public to "be aware of telecom fraud." According to residents, police officers posted the notices in the morning of Aug. 30.

Residents also said that Lanqiying residential area, built in 1998, is home to many older professors from Tsinghua and Peking Universities.