Thief asks owner to redeem ID with underwear

According to the Police Department of Anhui, after stealing, a thief surnamed Xiong left a note in a house which asked the owner to redeem her ID card and cellphone with her underwear. Later Xiong came back to the crime scene again and left another threatening note when he found the owner did not do as he asked. Xiong was caught at the scene when he tried to leave the second note.

The case is under investigation. 

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Fake Chinese Princess Found Guilty over 2 Million Yuan Scam

A Chinese woman has been found guilty of scamming people out of some 2.3-million yuan by claiming to be a Qing Dynasty princess.

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The 47-year old woman, a farmer in Henan, duped people into believing she was a descendant of the Aisen Goiro Family which founded the Qing Dynasty in 1644. She would then offer the victims 3-times their return on their investment if they gave her money to help bribe officials holding, what she claimed, is some 175-billion yuan in assets left by the royal family after the fall of the Qing Dynasty in 1911. She also provided the victims with fake relics, including fake gold bars and treasure maps, as collateral.

The woman, who claimed her real name was Princess Changping, has been sentenced to 13.5-years in prison. Her accomplice, a 47-year old unemployed man from Xi'an, has been jailed for 12-years.

Cri.com contributed to the story.