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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 valuables into a bag, which the perpetrator then secretly swaps for a different bag, enabling them to take the valuables.

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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 valuables into a bag, which the perpetrator then secretly swaps for a different bag, enabling them to take the valuables. (en)
  • 祈福黨，是主要活躍於香港和中國的詐騙集團，於台灣及澳大利亚等地亦有。祈福黨的犯罪行為是以欺騙手段牟取迷信民間信仰的陌生人的信任、以玄學道術為名，實際騙取事主現金或者財產後人間蒸發。 (zh)
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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 valuables into a bag, which the perpetrator then secretly swaps for a different bag, enabling them to take the valuables. (en)
  • 祈福黨，是主要活躍於香港和中國的詐騙集團，於台灣及澳大利亚等地亦有。祈福黨的犯罪行為是以欺騙手段牟取迷信民間信仰的陌生人的信任、以玄學道術為名，實際騙取事主現金或者財產後人間蒸發。 (zh)
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  • Blessing scam (en)
  • 祈福黨 (zh)
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