A man jailed for his role in a $6-million property investment scam is set to be deported back to China

The man and his female co-offender pleaded guilty to a raft of dishonesty charges in 2021, after being found to have conned a wealthy couple into buying part of an Auckland development.

Their scheme involved lying to an overseas investor about others also contributing, and used forged signatures and false invoices to obtain funds.

Open Justice reports the man was served a deportation notice after being released on parole, but his appeal to avoid deportation was declined.

He now has one year to pay the remaining $640,000 he owes his victim, before being deported.