Wong Giao Lian, 29, reportedly exchanged ten MYR100 bills for VND5 million (US$223) at a shop on Biet Thu Street in the town on January 9.
| Wong Giao Lian admitted to the police that all of his ringgit notes were fake. Photo: Ba Khanh |
After Wong left, the shop owner noticed that the bills were counterfeit and called the police.
Wong was detained soon after. When searching his room at a hotel in Nha Trang, police found 679 more 100-ringgit notes. Wong admitted to the police that all of them were fake.