{"id":162769,"date":"2013-09-13T13:19:55","date_gmt":"2013-09-13T20:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/?p=162769"},"modified":"2013-09-13T13:19:55","modified_gmt":"2013-09-13T20:19:55","slug":"bo-xilai-needs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/2013\/09\/bo-xilai-needs\/","title":{"rendered":"Bo Xilai Needs You"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinalawblog.com\/2013\/09\/a-china-related-scam-letter-lol.html\"><strong>From Dan Harris at China Law Blog<\/strong><\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/imagethief\/status\/378597726914502656\">via William Moss<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Dear prospective partner,<\/p>\n<p>I am writing to you in respect of an embattled friend of mine, Bo Xilai. My name is Mr. Harry Bennett and I am a top management Executive at the legal department of the Industrial &amp; Commercial Bank of China (London) Limited. [\u2026]<\/p>\n<p>My friend Mr. Bo Xilai has presented a subtle offer to me which requires the help of a financially credible partner to complete successfully. Mr. Xilai is in a difficult situation with the Chinese government and he wants the sum of $25 million currently in a fixed-term deposit with the Industrial &amp; Commercial Bank of China retrieved immediately for investment placement. [\u2026] [<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.chinalawblog.com\/2013\/09\/a-china-related-scam-letter-lol.html\">Source<\/a><\/strong>]<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>CDT is waiting to hear whether this is a parody or a genuine scam. In the meantime, read <a href=\"http:\/\/chinadigitaltimes.net\/china\/bo-xilai\/\">more about &#8220;Mr. Xilai&#8217;s&#8221; difficult situation and those of his past business associates<\/a> in our archives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From Dan Harris at China Law Blog (via William Moss): Dear prospective partner, I am writing to you in respect of an embattled friend of mine, Bo Xilai. My name is Mr. Harry Bennett and I am a top management Executive at the legal department of the Industrial &amp; Commercial Bank of China (London) Limited. 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