University students jailed after finding KFC loophole
A group of Chinese university students have been sentenced to up to two and a half years in jail after they found a loophole to receive AUD $40,000 worth of KFC.
The university students from east China’s Jiangsu Province scammed KFC through their mobile apps, the Global Times reports.
The group obtained free KFC meals and made profits by reselling it.
In total, the fast food giant had economic losses equating to 200,000 yuan ($40,000).
One student discovered that through his WeChat account, he could get meals and coupons without fronting up the money.
The young person would sell coupons as well as meals to make a profit.
He would also order meals for himself.
In the time period between April and October 2018, his dealings led for the company to lose over 58,000 yuan ($11,000).
The other students that were part of the elaborate scam had losses that ranged from 8,900 yuan ($1700) to 47,000 yuan ($9400) each.
The court ruled the main instigator, whose last name is Xu, would be given a two-and-a-half-year jail sentence, along with a 6000 yuan ($1200) fine.
They were charged for “crimes of fraud and imparting criminal methods”.
The other four scammers were sentenced from 15 months to two years in jail.
They were also fined between 1000 yuan ($200) and 4000 yuan ($800).