China police warn citizens to beware Olympic scams

BEIJING (Reuters) - Police in northern China have warned of a series of Olympic-related scams, from people offering mobile phones capable of receiving Games coverage, to others dressing up as officials on fund-raising missions. The scams were "becoming more numerous and diverse by the day", public security officials in northern Shanxi province said in comments published in local media on Monday. Pedestrians walk in front of a poster advertising the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing July 14, 2008. Police in northern China have warned of a series of Olympic-related scams, from people offering mobile phones capable of receiving Games coverage, to others dressing up as officials on fund-raising missions. (REUTERS/Reinhard Krause) Apart from run-of-the-mill confidence tricks from people selling pirated Olympic coins, gold bricks... [read full story]