Student’s 10-month hotel fraud exposed: How a 21-year-old scammed 63 hotels with this trick?

In a shocking case of fraud, a 21-year-old student from Taizhou, Zhejiang province, was arrested for scamming 63 hotels over ten months by faking unsanitary conditions in their rooms. The man, identified only by his surname Jiang, used his university tuition funds to travel extensively before resorting to this deceptive scheme when his finances dwindled.

The Scheme

Jiang carried out his fraudulent activities between September 2023 and August 2024. He meticulously prepared props such as dead cockroaches, strands of hair, and used condoms to create the illusion of poor hygiene. After planting these items in hotel rooms, he would threaten management with online defamation unless compensated with free stays or monetary settlements. “Jiang…