According to the CIB, the suspect, surnamed Hsueh, 36, got an employment with a real estate agency and made copies of clients’ keys and deeds.

He then ran house rental advertisements on the Internet, and managed to use the keys and deeds to convince victims he was the owner of the property they were renting. After receiving down payments, the suspect disappeared.

The CIB did not reveal the number of people falling prey to his scam.

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