Shanxi Police Arrest Fraudster for USD1.2 Million Mask Selling Scam
Zhang Yushuo
DATE:  Feb 25 2020
/ SOURCE:  yicai
Shanxi Police Arrest Fraudster for USD1.2 Million Mask Selling Scam Shanxi Police Arrest Fraudster for USD1.2 Million Mask Selling Scam

(Yicai Global) Feb. 25 -- Police in Taiyuan, China's Shanxi province, have arrested a man surnamed Guo who lured worried citizens into paying a total CNY8.4 million (USD1.2 million) for face masks that never existed, CCTV reported today. Guo used group chats on Tencent Holdings' WeChat app to find his marks, who were looking to protect themselves against the COVID-19 outbreak.

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Keywords:   COVID-19 ,face mask,Fraud Case