Online Lender Ezubao Took $7.6 Billion in Ponzi Scheme, China Says
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The locked door of Ezubao in Hangzhou, China, in December. Officials quoted by the official Xinhua news agency said Ezubao, a Chinese online finance company, was a “Ponzi scheme.” CreditAgence France-Presse — Getty Images
HONG KONG — A Chinese online finance company bilked investors out of more than $7.6 billion, spent lavishly on gifts and salaries and buried the evidence, according to local authorities who described the operation as an enormous Ponzi scheme.
The accusations throw a shadow over China’s online finance industry, a lucrative area for many global leaders in the sector, but one that the authorities say has also drawn a growing number of cases of fraud and flameouts…
Online Lender Ezubao Took $7.6 Billion in Ponzi Scheme, China Says
