Man accused of fraud with fake suicide attempts

A former air-conditioning installation worker who swindled people by pretending he was going to jump from buildings has been charged with causing a disturbance, the Jiangxi provincial Shangrao city people's government said on Tuesday.

The 47-year-old suspect, surnamed Li, from Yancheng, Jiangsu province, pretended he was about to jump off buildings 25 times in seven provinces since 2011, according to the Hengfeng county people's prosecuting department in Shangrao, Jiangxi province.

In the process he was able to cheat people out of 12,000 yuan ($1,964) by telling sob stories.