Swindle with jades

The swindle “jade and ivory” is a form of organized criminality which has existed for more than twenty years and which is found especially in France, Suisse and Belgium.

The majority of the authors belong to the community of the travelling entertainers French. They make accept the victims which they can carry out a great benefit by playing the intermediary in a transaction of Chinese statuettes in Jade or in Ivoire. The Escroquerie implies a scenario worked out with several protagonists including the appearance of a pseudo expert out of jade and ivory.

When the victims conclude the transaction, they are only found with a collection of hard stone statuettes of poor quality and recent manufacture.

This type of swindle can appear lucrative, a careful estimate of 15 last years the total damage approaches the 56 million euros. (at the 1/26/2007)

Sources

Arrestations
M6 Capital
the kings of swindles-Marianne

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