Thieving China law graduate swipes US$4,200 in temple donations by switching QR codes
- Surveillance cameras reveal full extent of crimes carried out by law graduate who went to top university
A top university law graduate in China has been arrested for stealing donation money from Buddhist temples in a number of provinces by changing their receipt QR codes to his own.
The man, whose identity was not released, confessed to the police that he had stolen more than 30,000 yuan (US$4,200) from temples in the southwestern provinces of Sichuan and Chongqing, and the northwestern Shaanxi province this year, the Beijing Youth Daily reported.
He is believed to have a master’s degree in law from one of the country’s most prestigious universities.
The case came to light after police in Shaanxi released video footage of him at Famen Temple of Baoji city this month.
A clip from the temple’s surveillance camera shows the man kneeling in front of a statue of Buddha that was next to the donation box, along with other visitors.