Wage cheater: woman in China who held 16 jobs at once over 3 years, never went to work, used multiple incomes to buy villa snared by police
- Woman held multiple positions in different companies to carry out complex salary racket which has shocked mainland social media
- Racketeer kept up pretense of working by taking photos in job interviews which she claimed were snaps of her meeting clients
The story of a woman in China who fraudulently juggled separate jobs with 16 different companies simultaneously – amassing enough cash to buy a villa in Shanghai – has stunned mainland social media.
Wage cheater, Guan Yue’s scam came to an end when she was arrested during a job interview, a typical situation where she would take photos and share them on work group chats to trick her multiple employers into thinking that she was meeting with clients.
To keep track of her intricate racket, Guan kept detailed paper records of essential information, including start dates, job titles and bank account numbers for each of her positions.
The inveterate wage cheat never turned down potential job opportunities, and when overwhelmed, sold job offers to others and pocketed a commission.
Both Guan and her husband, Chen Qiang, were adept at exploiting rules and laws. A measure of their criminal skills is evidenced by the fact that Chen has initiated 13 arbitration cases and won them all.
Over a period of three years, the couple amassed sufficient wealth to afford a villa in the Baoshan district of Shanghai. It was not reported how much they paid for the property.