Blessing scam targets Chinese community
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The Chinese community is being warned again not to fall for a blessing scam that has just cost an Auckland woman tens of thousands of dollars. The police say they're investigating the case and would like people to provide information. The Counties Manukau police's ethnic liaison officer Justin Zeng told RNZ reporter Chen Liu that the offenders are often of Chinese origin.