China Scene: East

Conman swindles cash in fake businessman scam

A smartly-dressed young man who begged for cash on a street in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, turned out to be a conman.

The man, who donned a business suit, brand-name glasses and shiny shoes, squatted outside a cinema in Xinjiekou, a busy commercial area, and told onlookers he was a businessman from Shenzhen, Guangdong province.