Scam victim owes more than $100,000

By Leila Fujimori

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, Feb 22, 2013

~~<p>A 78-year-old Hawaii Kai man is on the hook for more than $100,000 after he agreed to be a financial intermediary in a supposed hotel purchase, police said.</p>
<p>The man, a former hotel manager, received an email in November from people purporting to be Malaysian investors interested in buying a Hawaii hotel. He was also asked to run the hotel after the purchase, police said.</p>
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A 78-year-old Hawaii Kai man is on the hook for more than $100,000 after he agreed to be a financial intermediary in a supposed hotel purchase, police said.

The man, a former hotel manager, received an email in November from people purporting to be Malaysian investors interested in buying a Hawaii hotel. He was also asked to run the hotel after the purchase, police said. Login for more...