Fake Facebook millionaire busted with ‘ghost money’

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Stung Treng Provincial Court yesterday charged and detained a man accused of circulating more than two million counterfeit dollars via Facebook. According to court documents, the accused was identified as Kong Seila, 29, a farmer living in Thalaborvat district’s Sre Russei commune.

 

He was charged with “Fraud and Circulating Counterfeit Currency and Banknotes” under Articles 377, 378 and 647 of the Criminal Code. He faces from five to seven years in prison. Stung Treng Provincial Anti-Cybercrimes police officer Major Keo Vanny told Khmer Times yesterday that last Thursday, the accused made a live video on his personal Facebook account, which uses the name “Hwe Knm”, claiming to be a millionaire.

 

He said that he had jewellery and $10 million in cash to distribute to those that “liked or shared” his video. He also solicited people’s phone numbers and bank details, saying that he would send gifts of cash and jewellery. Maj Vanny said that during the live video, Seila showed a pile of US bank notes, gold necklaces and other valuables, and that many people viewed, liked, or shared his online show.

 

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