$7.6 Billion P2P Lending Scam Flames Out In China
According to authorities in China, a peer-to-peer lending company Ezubao defrauded investors of more than $7.6 billion, using the funds on gifts and salaries. The executives at the company are accused of destroying evidence in a business now determined to be a Ponzi scheme. The charges come as China’s stock market faces steep declines. Authorities there have said in recent years increasing numbers of fraud and bankruptcy has placed doubt over China’s online financial industry. Ezubao, according to authorities, offered clients fraudulent investment products. Over one million investors put....
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