Althalus Posted June 27, 2003 #1 Share Posted June 27, 2003 HANOI (Reuters) - A Vietnamese man who used cow fat and paint to pass off a lump of iron as valuable black bronze found buyers -- but was paid $64,000 (38,620 pounds) in counterfeit bills. A justice official said 12 people involved in both frauds were arrested and were undergoing trial in southern An Giang province. Eight were accomplices of the accused metal fraudster, while three were involved in the alleged counterfeiting, the prosecutor said. State-run Tuoi Tre (Youth) newspaper reported that Huynh Van Gat confessed he had painted a one kg iron lump with cow fat and black paint and tried to pass it off as black bronze and sought to sell it for one billion dong. Black bronze is used in making jewellery and ornamental objects like statues. View: Full Article | Source: Yahoo News Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlyte Posted June 27, 2003 #2 Share Posted June 27, 2003 That's karma for you! P.S. I like your signature Althalus! Blessed Be! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceyKC Posted June 28, 2003 #3 Share Posted June 28, 2003 'Payback' is hell sometimes *Al, great avatar too And starlyte's as well* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Homer Posted June 28, 2003 #4 Share Posted June 28, 2003 Good article Al. What comes around, goes around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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