Chinese farmer pretended to be princess to commit fraud

BEIJING, Sept 9:  A court in northern China says a farmer who pretended to be a princess descended from the Qing dynasty to swindle people out of more than 2 million yuan ($315,000) has been sentenced to 13 and a half years in prison for fraud.

The Lianhu District Court in Shaanxi province says Wang Fengying and co-accused Yang Janglin told people she was called Princess Changping and persuaded people to lend them money to help them get back assets held by authorities. They promised high returns on the investments. The fraud lasted two years until a victim went to the police.


A statement posted Tuesday on the court's website says police seized 41 gold bars, thousands of fake dollars and treasure maps that Wang offered to investors as collateral.

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