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**mpxricyNimb** · 11-18-2010, 02:59 PM

Feng shui master conned of US$800,000

Tony Chan Chun-chuen, whose name was once linked to Asia's richest woman Nina Wang, has been conned of US$800,000 by a cabbie.

The Hong Kong feng shui master was said to have flown to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on a private jet in July 2008. There, car-service driver Peter Rahhaoui fetched him to the city, some 21km away. He paid with his American Express card, said New York Post in an exclusive report.

In the next few month, large monthly charges from the limousine service were posted to Chan's card, ranged between US$4,300 to nearly US$20,000. But the multi-millionaire did not realise the deductions and only found out after being informed by the bank.

A file photo of Nina and Tony
A security specialist noticed the suspicious pattern of activity on Chan's account and notified the authorities. In papers filed recently at Brooklyn federal court, prosecutors said Rahhaoui's started the scam after he picked up Chan at the airport. Prosecutors said other than the first charge, the rest were unauthorised and fraudulent.

The driver was busted in January. He pleaded not guilty. Chan, 51, served as a spiritual adviser to Wang and later became her lover. Wang died at 69 in 2007. After that, Chan forged a will that made him the sole heir to Wang’s fortune, worth some US$4.2bil as estimated by Forbes magazine in the year she died.

A Hong Kong court deemed Chan's will a forgery in February and Wang's estate was channelled to the Chinachem Charitable Foundation Ltd - a charity organisation set up by Wang's late husband - as stated in her original will. Chan was arrested and released on a HK$5mil bail pending trial. Hong Kong tax collectors has also demanded for HK$300mil in back taxes on income Chan alleged to have received for feng shui services but he claimed the money were gifts from his lover.

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mpxricyNimb Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 440 Senior Member	Feng shui master conned of US$800,000 Feng shui master conned of US$800,000 Tony Chan Chun-chuen, whose name was once linked to Asia's richest woman Nina Wang, has been conned of US$800,000 by a cabbie. The Hong Kong feng shui master was said to have flown to Teterboro Airport in New Jersey on a private jet in July 2008. There, car-service driver Peter Rahhaoui fetched him to the city, some 21km away. He paid with his American Express card, said New York Post in an exclusive report. In the next few month, large monthly charges from the limousine service were posted to Chan's card, ranged between US$4,300 to nearly US$20,000. But the multi-millionaire did not realise the deductions and only found out after being informed by the bank. A file photo of Nina and Tony A security specialist noticed the suspicious pattern of activity on Chan's account and notified the authorities. In papers filed recently at Brooklyn federal court, prosecutors said Rahhaoui's started the scam after he picked up Chan at the airport. Prosecutors said other than the first charge, the rest were unauthorised and fraudulent. The driver was busted in January. He pleaded not guilty. Chan, 51, served as a spiritual adviser to Wang and later became her lover. Wang died at 69 in 2007. After that, Chan forged a will that made him the sole heir to Wang’s fortune, worth some US$4.2bil as estimated by Forbes magazine in the year she died. A Hong Kong court deemed Chan's will a forgery in February and Wang's estate was channelled to the Chinachem Charitable Foundation Ltd - a charity organisation set up by Wang's late husband - as stated in her original will. Chan was arrested and released on a HK$5mil bail pending trial. Hong Kong tax collectors has also demanded for HK$300mil in back taxes on income Chan alleged to have received for feng shui services but he claimed the money were gifts from his lover.
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