Con artist from rural China who hired luxury cars, pretended to be rich, swindled 40 women out of US$280,000 jailed for 13 years
- Lures women on dating sites by hiring flashy cars, faking ownership of construction firm
- Snared by police after borrowing cash from one woman, using it to deceive others
A man from a poor rural family in China who posed as a wealthy businessman by hiring luxury cars has been jailed for 13 years after he swindled 40 women out of a total of two million yuan (US$280,000).
The racket was exposed after the con man, whose surname is Gu, was beaten up in southwestern Sichuan province in February last year, by a man who accused him of having an affair with his wife, Red Star News reported.
Police discovered that the wife had transferred a large amount of money to Gu’s bank account.
Several other women also told the police they had been cheated out of money by him.
Investigators discovered that Gu faked his identity, dated multiple women simultaneously using sophisticated “time management” skills and tricked the women into lending him money.
It is understood that at least 40 women fell for the con and that the case involved a total of two million yuan, police in Sichuan said.