February 12, 1999

Swindler Dupes 40 Chinese-University Administrators

About 40 administrators from universities in China fell prey to a swindler who invited them to a bogus fund-raising conference in the southern city of Guangzhou, Chinese newspapers reported last week.

Accepting an invitation from an organization calling itself the "China Higher Education Investment Foundation," university presidents, deputy presidents, and treasurers from 10 provinces paid 3,500 yuan each, or

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