Chinese woman schemes to make US$1.4 million, lives with rich men, loots homes

SCMP | June 15, 2025, 6 a.m. | Original

A woman in China cooked up a scheme to make US$1.4 million over a five-year period by living with rich men and looting their luxury homes. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/163.com

A woman in China set up a scheme to save 10 million yuan (US$1.4 million) to buy a house by dating rich men, moving in with them and then looting their homes.

Yin Xue, 24, from rural Hunan in central China, grew up in a poor family.

At the age of 18, she went to the lavish wedding of one of her boyfriend’s friends, according to the mainland media outlet Guangming Net.

Seeing the couple’s designer clothes, villa and private staff sparked envy and ambition in Yin.

Yin Xue was caught by police after the ninth man she tried to rob installed surveillance cameras in his home. Photo: handout
Yin Xue was caught by police after the ninth man she tried to rob installed surveillance cameras in his home. Photo: handout

“I realised I wanted that kind of luxurious life too. But I would have to earn it myself,” said Yin.

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