Posing as a monk to obtain money is a new form of begging which is very lucrative. There should be a law against this type of activity. It is obviously cheating innocent people who think they are helping the monks. By right, people should only give food, scriptures and robes to the monks, not money. When people give money, it encourages fake monks. Real monks therefore, should reject money or ask the person to donate directly to the temple. Real monks do not receive money directly from people. It is against the pratimoksha vows. But nowadays, unfortunately, some ordained people allow people to give money to them directly when on their alms rounds. They should not accept money while on their alms rounds. They can, however, accept money as donation for services such as doing prayers in homes, giving blessings etc. To prevent and discourage fake monks, it is a matter of educating the public. One can do this through newspapers and the TV. When lay people are aware of these rules, they will not donate to the fake monks.