A video game obsessive who flashed an bogus pistol to rob a new Fordham University student regarding nearly 5 billion fantasy coins was recinded in cuffs Tuesday to runescape 3 gold begin with six months behind pubs.

Humza Bajwa pleaded guilt ridden in Bronx Supreme Court docket to forcibly stealing four. 7 billion gold coins for easy use in the role-playing game RuneScape. Gamers use the virtual dough to obtain supplies in a ancient online fantasy world.

As part of the actual plea deal, the Massachusetts native will pay back the $3, 300 in real cash he promised to swap to the gold coins at some sort of July 13, 2012 meeting on this Fordham campus.

When the student’s friend arrived to get the money, Bajwa pulled a fake gun and forced your pet to call the coin dealer and tell him to transfer the personal moolah, court papers state.

He then pulled exactly the same stunt weeks later about undercover 48th Precinct Policeman Shaun O’Donnell, who had posed to be a gamer buff selling the virtual currency.

After pleading guilty to be able to grand larceny and attempted robbery, Bajwa was sentenced to half a year jail time and should serve 3, 000 hours of area service and spend all 5 years on probation on his release.