China national jailed for fake gold scam
Published on May 16, 2012
-- PHOTO: SINGAPORE POLICE FORCE
They say all that glitters is not gold.
A housewife found this out to her cost after buying ingots and Buddha statues from two men who claimed to have unearthed them on a construction site.
They told her the items were antiques made of real gold, and even gave her a sample to test. But after handing over $110,000, she discovered they were fakes.
On Tuesday, China national Yang Zhenming was sentenced to 2 1/2 years in jail.
Read the full story in Wednesday's edition of The Straits Times.
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