An Indonesian mom is accused of faking her own death in an elaborate attempt to avoid paying off a debt she owed to another woman.
The alleged scam artist — known only as “L” — reportedly owed an undisclosed sum to associate Maya Gunawan, with the cash initially due Nov. 20.
According to the Daily Star, L was unable to procure the money by that date and asked Gunawan to extend the loan until Dec. 6.
That day came and went — and Gunawan was shocked when she logged onto Facebook Dec. 12 to discover a post from L’s daughter announcing her mom had been killed in a car crash.
The post proclaimed L had died after an incident on a bridge near her home in Medan, North Sumatra. It further declared she would be buried 370 miles away in the city of Banda Aceh.
The woman — known only as “L” — reportedly posted the fictional tale on her daughter’s Facebook on Dec. 12. One of the images was a snap of the alleged scam artist in a shroud playing dead. Maya Gunawan/Facebook
Whoops: An image of a gurney being wheeled into a hospital was included in the Facebook post. The picture was reported to be a screen grab of a TV show. Maya Gunawan/FacebookThe Facebook update included a photo of a “corpse” wrapped in a sheet and a different image of a gurney being wheeled into a hospital. Two additional images showed L wrapped in a “shroud” with her eyes closed as she played dead.
However, the daughter reportedly admitted the post was a lie, claiming her mother had hacked into her Facebook account to pen the fiction.
The image of the gurney was reported to be a screen grab of a TV show, while the snaps of L in a shroud were purportedly taken to make her “deception more convincing,” according to the Daily Star.
The daughter reportedly admitted the post was a lie and her mother hijacked her Facebook account. The post included this image. Maya Gunawan/Facebook
The snaps of L in a shroud were purportedly to make her “deception more convincing.” Maya Gunawan/FacebookIn speaking with local media, Gunawan claimed she has not gone to the police.
She added she is still waiting for L to pay back the amount due, but reports she is no longer reachable.






