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Former bankers jailed for $3.6M Africa investment scam targeting Japanese investors

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Two former Standard Chartered Bank employees in Hong Kong have been sentenced to three years in prison for their role in a scam that defrauded 21 Japanese investors of HK$28 million (US$3.6 million). The scheme involved using fake bank documents to solicit investments for development projects in Africa through a company called African Development Funding (ADF). The former relationship managers, Woo Man-ho and Chan Tak-ching, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to defraud, having made false representations about the company's financial standing and issuing bogus promissory notes that purported to guarantee returns. AI

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Former bankers jailed for $3.6M Africa investment scam targeting Japanese investors

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Brian Wong ·

    Former Standard Chartered bank staff jailed over HK$28m Africa investment scam

    Two former relationship managers at Standard Chartered Bank in Hong Kong have been jailed for three years for swindling HK$28 million (US$3.6 million) from 21 Japanese investors who believed their money would fund development projects in Africa. The District Court on Thursday sen…

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