A Chinese Pyramid Scheme Built on an Anthill
On November 22, more than 10,000 angry people besieged the Liaoning provincial government in the capital of Shenyang, demanding compensation of millions of yuan from a pyramid sales scheme which bought dead ants, supposedly to be turned into health products. The demonstrators blocked a railway line and overturned cars, requiring the government to mobil…
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