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China’s ‘soy sauce’ intestinal detox scam swindles over 100 seniors out of US$1.5 million

A Chinese health center in Beijing defrauded over 100 elderly individuals of more than 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) by using soy sauce in an intestinal cleansing product to falsely convince victims they had toxins in their bodies. Over 30 people were arrested by Beijing police on fraud charges. The scheme was uncovered when a woman in her 60s, surnamed Li, ran out of money for treatments and attempted to stop therapy. Clinic staff reportedly pressured her to pawn her gold bracelet, claiming she did not need money if her illness could not be treated.

A Chinese health centre scammed more than 100 elderly people out of a total of over 10 million yuan (US$1.5 million) by putting soy sauce in an intestinal cleansing liquid to dupe them into thinking they had toxins in their bodies.

The Beijing police have arrested more than 30 people involved on suspicion of fraud.

They cracked the case after the family of a woman in her 60s discovered she had spent 700,000 yuan (US$103,000) in the health centre.

The victim, surnamed Li, bought numerous expensive treatments, priced at tens of thousands of yuan per session.

A male doctor chats to an elderly man during a health check-up as he sits with two family members. Photo: Shutterstock

When Li had run out of money and decided to give up the treatment, clinic staff even asked her to pawn her golden bracelet, saying: “If your illness cannot be treated, what do you need money for?”

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Source document: Beijing police statement

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South China Morning PostParty-alignedCenter2 days ago
China’s ‘soy sauce’ intestinal detox scam swindles over 100 seniors out of US$1.5 million

A Chinese health center in Beijing defrauded over 100 elderly individuals of more than 10 million yuan ($1.5 million) by using soy sauce in an intestinal cleansing product to falsely convince victims they had toxins in their bodies. Over 30 people were arrested by Beijing police on fraud charges. The scheme was uncovered when a woman in her 60s, surnamed Li, ran out of money for treatments and attempted to stop therapy. Clinic staff reportedly pressured her to pawn her gold bracelet, claiming she did not need money if her illness could not be treated.

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