The swindle began in June when hotelier Fouroughi Denawi agreed to a gold export deal with five men claiming to be dealers in gems from the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Nation newspaper said.

• 这名德国酒店业大亨德纳威在今年六月，与5名自称是刚果共和国宝石贸易商的人签署了一份关于黄金出口的合同。