Conned students lose money

The mother of a 5-year-old child in Jiangxia who is accused of defrauding two university students of 50,000 yuan ($7,300) was detained on March 2. Police said the 32-year-old, surnamed Huang, pretended to be 22 in order to target her victims, surnamed Xu and Cao. She allegedly promised Xu that she could help him buy an apartment, in exchange for 35,000 yuan, while Cao was asked for 15,000 yuan to help her buy a shop. Xu and Cao sought police help after they discovered they were “dating” the same woman.