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The blessing scam, also called the ghost scam or jewelry scam, is a confidence trick typically perpetrated against elderly women of Chinese origin. The scam originated in China and Hong Kong and victims have fallen to it worldwide including in Chinatowns and overseas Chinese communities. The object of the scam is to persuade the victim to put ...
The melon drop is a scam similar to the Chinese version Pèngcí in which a scammer will cause an unsuspecting mark to bump into them, causing the scammer to drop an item of alleged value. The scam originally targeted Japanese tourists due to the high price of honeymelon (cantaloupe) in Japan.
An Indian burn, also known as a snake bite or Chinese burn in the UK and Australia, is a pain-inducing prank, where the prankster grabs onto the victim's forearm or wrist, and starts turning the skin away from themselves with one hand, and with another hand towards themselves, causing an unpleasant burning sensation to the skin. [1]
The China Federation of Radio and Television Association said in a statement Tuesday that "many actors" have gone abroad on fake promises of film shoots, and as a result suffered "serious damage ...
Attorney Thomas Kollin with client Ming Xue Thursday in Coshocton County Common Pleas Court. Xue received 4 to 6 years in prison for his participation in a gift card scam that had him charged with ...
Icing your lips temporarily will compress your blood vessels to make them look red and plump. Massaging an ice cube on your lips for 2 minutes will give you instant results. Line your lips
The Hongcheng Magic Liquid incident [1] was a scam in China where Wang Hongcheng (Chinese: 王洪成; pinyin: Wáng Hóngchéng; born 20 August 1954), a bus driver from Harbin with no scientific education, [2] claimed in 1983 that he could turn regular water into a fuel as flammable as petrol by simply dissolving a few drops of his liquid in it.
Phishing scams happen when you receive an email that looks like it came from a company you trust (like AOL), but is ultimately from a hacker trying to get your information. All legitimate AOL Mail will be marked as either Certified Mail, if its an official marketing email, or Official Mail, if it's an important account email. If you get an ...