Tag Archives: scams

An environmental protection association, a pyramid scheme, and a 5,000-RMB miracle pill

The Shenzhen Evening News reports on a fake wonder-drug that’s being used to attract applicants to a pyramid scheme.

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Chongqing man stuns press by conjuring up 30,000 RMB

The Chongqing Economic Times reports on a man who conjured up 30,000 RMB.

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Can we interest you in a beautiful woman and a small fortune?

Impotent tycoon seeks reliable man to have child with 29-year bombshell wife. Generous compensation offered.

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Zhang Wuben and the traditional Chinese medicine racket

How diet guru Zhang Wuben, a laid-off worker made himself a Chinese medicine doctor and then was denounced as a fraud.

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A Blind Shaft-style coal mine scam

New Culture View reprints a Beijing Times report on murderous swindlers who killed to extort mine accident compensation.

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Real estate swindler goes on trial in Beijing

A 26-year-old woman went on trial yesterday at a Beijing court on fraud charges.

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Guard your pass word from hidden ATM cameras

The Beijing News alerts readers to the danger of losing your credit card information to thieves.

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College graduate flees pyramid scheme in Dongguan

A man was held hostage for six days by a pyramid scheme ring before he managed to escape.

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A call from a gaming buddy

Milk Pig writes about a phone scam.

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Employment scam in Dongguan

Dongguan Times: Job scams in the city are preying on the inexperienced job-seekers.

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