Chinese investors were fooled by a company that claimed the United Nations was relocating its headquarters from Manhattan to a new, much larger site in the city of Xian in northwestern China. Photo: Alamy
Investors fleeced in UN relocation scam to new home in China
- Company employee claimed to be ‘president’ of the United Nations, complete with official regalia
- 37 detained after three-month investigation, with 27 imprisoned on fraud charges
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China Society
Chinese investors were fooled by a company that claimed the United Nations was relocating its headquarters from Manhattan to a new, much larger site in the city of Xian in northwestern China. Photo: Alamy