Melbourne - A self-styled "Asian prince" who persuaded the UN he was giving it $1 billion for the poor was discovered yesterday to be a failed Australian tradesman with delusions of grandeur. Describing himself as an exiled Borneo prince and wearing a white robe and tricolour sash, the man got a standing ovation at a UN conference in Melbourne on Friday by declaring he would donate the money to UN programmes.
`Asian prince' cons UN
Melbourne - A self-styled "Asian prince" who persuaded the UN he was giving it $1 billion for the poor was discovered yesterday…
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