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Chinese man defrauds friends of $103,000 with vacant flat scam

A man in eastern China defrauded a long-time couple out of over US$103,000 by posing as the owner of a vacant flat he had secretly taken possession of. The man, who had a history of fraud, exploited the couple's generosity and their desire for affordable housing. This incident has caused significant public outrage on Chinese social media. AI

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Chinese man defrauds friends of $103,000 with vacant flat scam

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zoey Zhang ·

    Chinese man changes locks on vacant flat, sells it to unsuspecting couple for US$103,000

    A man in eastern China deceived long-time friends out of over 700,000 yuan (US$103,000) by changing the lock on a random vacant flat and posing as its owner to sell it to them. Sun, a Shanghai resident who previously owned two shops that went out of business, had a history of ser…