About

Photos of a man who is thought to be a Chinese gangster are spreading across the Internet. The portly tough-guy throws caution to the wind as he bares his belly while showing off piles of money. According to ABC News^[1], the man is sitting next to an estimated $170,000 worth of Yuan, which is about 20 times the annual income of the average Chinese citizen. Several of the photos however, show another man being beaten and humiliated as several people stand around him and take pictures.

Origin

The photos were uploaded to the anonymous photo-sharing site Imgur.^[2] The man in the photos has yet to be identified.

Controversy

There's an ongoing debate as to whether these pictures are real or staged. It's possible the money could have been digitally inserted into the pictures and the violent scenes could be staged. But the pictures of the man standing next to and inside a pair of Porsche's appear to be real. And then there's the question of who exactly uploaded the picture to the anonymous photo-sharing site. Were they uploaded by the alleged Chinese "gangster" himself or by someone who got a hold of his phone and decided to share the images with the world?

Pictures and Template

The most widely distributed of these images show the man next to a large stack of 100-Yuan bills:

This can be used as an Advice Dog spinoff or as a photoshop exploitable.

Search Interest

External References

^[1] Yahoo News – Viral Pics Show Chinese 'Gangsta' Fondling Porches, Puppies And Purse

^[2] Imgur – Pics from a Chinese gangsters phone