Laoganma with cover of QQ Speed (a game developed by Tencent) [Photo/Weibo@Tencent]

Logos of Tencent and Laoganma [Photo/ Guangzhou Daily]

e.g. It took just one fake stamp for the three fraudsters to gain Tencent's trust.

三个骗子凭一个假印章就取得了腾讯的信任。

The internet giant Tencent sued Laoganma, a company famous for its chilli sauce, that it had not been paid for advertisement services it provided. However, Laoganma responded that they never signed any deal with Tencent and the latter might have been duped.

Later, the police issued a statement saying that three people used a fake stamp to cheat Tencent into believing they were Laoganma staff and inked a deal to obtain virtual gifts to be resold online. The three have been arrested and will face criminal charges.

Source: China Daily

Editor: Fu Shiyi

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