How to disgrace a lying beggar. Cool.

A beggar who tried to con the public into handing him their cash by claiming he was a war veteran got what was coming to him after an TV station unmasked him as a fraud.

The middle-aged man, known only as Rudy, admitted to a news reporter he had been coining it in as a professional beggar by holding a sign claiming he was a 'homeless vet', despite never having served in the armed forces.

But Rudy got his just desserts when Hannah Saunders from WZZM13, fed up with the increase in professional beggars in Michigan since the practice of panhandling was declared a 'constitutional right' last summer, decided to find out who was genuine and who was trying to pull the wool over generous donors eyes.

She took to the streets with her film crew and interviewed some of the people standing on the street corners with various signs pleading poverty and begging for donations.

They uncovered a number of phonys who had been telling flat-out lies in order to persuade passersby to hand over their hard earned cash, including supposed war veteran Rudy, who claimed he had found his sign.

He admitted there were rich pickings to be had with it, particularly on the July 4 holiday.

He said: 'This one lady she gave me a $20 bill and said "I'm so proud of you," and I said "thank you".'

When they asked if he felt guilty about fooling donors and then spending his cash on booze, he said he had a clear conscience.

'You got to make money somehow,' Rudy said.

'It's better than robbing people and doing drugs as far as I'm concerned.'

So it's not only in Lagos, this people are even in the U.S of A? WoW!