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Police uncover China's largest online pyramid scam

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Banned in China nine years ago, pyramid selling scams get special attention as authorities try to eradicate them. Chinese police have uncovered an online pyramid selling scheme--the country's largest--allegedly involving 170,000 people and $180 million, state media said on Friday.Authorities in Tai'an city, in the eastern Shandong province, uncovered the … Continue Reading »

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