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China health scam uses soy sauce for fake detox, defrauding seniors of $1.5M

A health center in China has been exposed for a scam involving a fake intestinal detox treatment using soy sauce, defrauding over 100 elderly individuals of approximately US$1.5 million. The organized fraud ring preyed on the loneliness of seniors, convincing them they had toxins in their bodies and selling them expensive, ineffective treatments. Beijing police have arrested over 30 individuals in connection with the case, which came to light after a victim's family discovered she had spent over US$100,000 on the fraudulent services. AI

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China health scam uses soy sauce for fake detox, defrauding seniors of $1.5M

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  1. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Fran Lu ·

    China ‘soy sauce’ intestinal detox scam swindles over 100 seniors out of US$1.5 million

    A Chinese health centre scammed more than 100 elderly people out of a total of over 10 million yuan (US$1.5 million) by putting soy sauce in an intestinal cleaning liquid to dupe them into thinking they had toxins in their bodies. The Beijing police have arrested more than 30 peo…