Zhang portrayed himself as an obstetrician-gynaecologist at a prestigious Shanghai hospital.

A person in China was convicted of fraud for swindling 2.6 million yuan (about Rs 3 crore) from his girlfriend by pretending to be a health care provider at a prestigious hospital. Zhang, initially employed at a lodge, acquired an 11-year, six-month jail sentence and a 250,000 yuan (Rs 29,22,396) superb for his actions.

The court docket made the main points of the case public in Could with out specifying the precise dates of the incidents. In response to the South China Morning Post, Zhang initiated the deception in 2016 after assembly his girlfriend Huang, who was employed at a shopping center. 

Throughout their six-year relationship, Zhang portrayed himself as an obstetrician-gynaecologist at a prestigious Shanghai hospital. He additionally claimed that he had graduated from a famend medical college in China. He crafted a compelling picture of a “profitable skilled,” and Huang by no means questioned his narrative. They began relationship three months after their preliminary assembly.

Nonetheless, one potential warning signal was Zhang’s behavior of suspending Huang’s requests to go to him on the hospital attributing it to a busy schedule crammed with scientific checkups or surgical procedures. As their relationship deepened, they incessantly met for dates on the hospital garden.

By November 2016, nevertheless, Zhang developed a playing dependancy and accrued vital money owed. He began taking cash from Huang within the identify of residence funding and spent it on playing and paying off his money owed. Throughout their relationship, Huang transferred greater than 2.6 million yuan to Zhang. 

Huang’s household grew involved as Zhang started avoiding compensation of the cash. Ultimately, Huang, annoyed with the state of affairs, verified Zhang’s employment with the hospital, solely to seek out out that he was not employed there.

Throughout the trial, the prosecutor stated: ”Whereas love is gorgeous, one should even be cautious of candy traps”.

Many social media customers sympathised with Huang after particulars of the case went viral on social media. One consumer wrote, ”She was too blinded by love.”