Student wants to collect millions from insurance and has his legs amputated - plan backfires. In Taiwan, a student apparently attempted an unbelievable act to get money from the insurance company.

But doctors discovered him. The aim was probably to collect an insurance sum of 1.3 million US dollars. The 23-year-old has now been arrested on suspicion of fraud. According to the student's statement, he was riding his scooter in cold weather in Taiwan and suffered severe frostbite on his legs. The accused also said that he was being followed by a gang.