Taiwan man held in 'holy' Elmo muppet scam
- Published: 10/02/2012 at 02:32 PM
- Online news: World
A Taiwanese man was taken into custody for allegedly swindling millions of Taiwan dollars by selling Sesame Street dolls and other items which he claimed had "magic powers," according to police.
Some of Sesame Street puppet characters are pictured in New York. A Taiwanese man was taken into custody for allegedly swindling millions of Taiwan dollars by selling Sesame Street dolls and other items which he claimed had "magic powers," according to police.
The suspect, identified by his surname Lin, was accused of conning some Tw$3 million ($100,000) from a businessman with products including an Elmo doll, a Sesame Street muppet, which he said was "holy" and could bring luck, they said.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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