San Francisco Police Warn Chinese people about scam involving fake gold, notes, coins

From NBC Bay Area News, June 29, 2019 is this article about a San Francisco police warning to Chinese people about a scam.

Included with the article is a photograph showing old Nationalist China notes, old Chinese coins, and fake gold Chinese ingots.


San Francisco Police photograph which shows old Chinese coins and bills

Police on Friday sent a warning to San Francisco's Mandarin-speaking community, asking them to be on the lookout for a scam involving the promise of ancient Chinese artifacts.

According to police, recently a group of suspects were able to gain the trust of a business owner and convinced him they had unearthed valuable artifacts at a construction site.

Authorities have reported similar scams in New York and Southern California as well as Asia.

Article:
https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/loc...About-Scam-Involving-Fake-Gold-512005152.html

 

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Yeah, I just read about this scam. It's really ridiculous but I guess it could work as some Chinese people live very private lives. Some live like hermits, and I know this because I once lived in a very old Chinese community at one time. Here's another link that explains how it works.

https://sfdistrictattorney.org/chinese-gold-scam-hits-streets-san-francisco