Emmanuel Franklin, 19, was arrested after he allegedly faked his own kidnapping to try to swindle his mother out of $130. (Sumter County Sheriff's Office)
A South Carolina man was arrested after he allegedly faked his own kidnapping to try to swindle his mother out of $130.
Emmanuel Franklin, 19, plotted his alleged plan on Jan. 22, according to WLTX.
Franklin reportedly told his mother that if she didn't put the money in a mailbox of his choosing, that he would be murdered by kidnappers.
CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
The mother told Sumter County deputies she received a call from her son and a man she didn't know, and relayed the incident to them.
The man later reportedly fessed up to investigators, and allegedly admitted to trying to get the money from his mother.
The hottest stories ripped from the headlines, from crime to courts, legal and scandal.
