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Two Arrested over ‘Chinese Blessing Scams’ Targeting Elderly Asian Women in Australia

A woman was arrested at Sydney Airport for allegedly running a spiritual blessings scam targeting Sydney's Asian community.
New South Wales Police have received reports of over 80 victims, with more than $3 million in cash and valuables allegedly stolen.
Detective Superintendent Guy Magee described the scam as highly organized, involving at least 50 offenders linked to the operation.
Authorities warn the community to be cautious of unidentified individuals asking for valuables for blessings and urge community members to report scams.

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'Fly in, fly out criminals' preying on elderly in $3 million 'blessing scams' saga

Police have arrested two people in connection with alleged spiritual blessing scams targeting Asian communities.

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Elderly women tricked by 'blessing ritual', scammed out of millions of dollars

A 63-year-old woman is arrested at Sydney Airport over a multi-million dollar spiritual blessing scam, targeting elderly Chinese women.

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Two arrested over ‘Chinese blessing scams’ targeting elderly Asian women in Australia

Two alleged fraudsters accused of swindling an elderly woman out of tens of thousands of dollars in cash have been arrested by Australian police investigating a spate of “Chinese blessing scams.”

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‘FIFO criminals’: Police hunt 50 alleged scammers over $3 million spiritual blessing fraud

Elderly Chinese women were approached and told their loved ones would be “cursed” if they did not hand over money and valuables to be “blessed”, police say.

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