FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A West Virginia woman is facing a felony charge for allegedly creating a “fake” child to get money from a man she contacted on Facebook.

Brittany Ann Korzun, 28, of Morgantown, was arrested by the West Virginia State Police and charged with a felony count of obtaining money, property and services by false pretenses, according to a criminal complaint.

According to the Fairmont, West Virginia Times West Virginian, on April 21, state police received a complaint about a possible child custody situation from a Pleasant Valley man.

State Police Sgt. J.P. Branham III said in the complaint that the man was contacted by a woman named Kenzie Elise Dunbar via Facebook in October 2016. The woman told the man that he fathered a child with her.

The man told police that at a later date, Dunbar allegedly died in Marion County. The man received a will for the woman and learned that the child was sick and in the hospital, according to the complaint.

The man received a babysitting agreement from a woman named Brittany Johnson, stating that he was to pay for child care. The man paid Johnson approximately $4,000 over a period of time. Johnson came to the man’s residence in Pleasant Valley, about 20 miles southwest of Morgantown, to get the money, the complaint said.

Branham said in the complaint that the man advised he had never physically seen the child. He checked with the state’s Division of Vital Statistics, the Department of Motor Vehicles and Child Protective Services and verified that Kenzie Dunbar did not exist and she did not die in Marion County. He also verified that the child did not exist, the complaint said.

State Police later found that the vehicle Johnson drove to the man’s house to get the money was registered to a woman named Brittany Murphy, also known as Brittany Korzun. A DMV photo of Korzun was obtained, and it was determined that she matched the description of the woman named Brittany Johnson, according to the complaint.

According to the complaint, Branham interviewed Korzun, and she admitted to getting money from the man for alleged babysitting and to preparing the babysitting agreement and the will.

Branham said in the complaint that Korzun said she just wanted a friend and that she knew what she was doing was wrong.

If convicted, Korzun could spend one to 10 years in prison or, at the discretion of the court, be fined up to $2,500 and spend up to a year in jail.

Korzun’s bond was set at $10,000 and posted Tuesday.

Dillon writes for the Fairmont, West Virginia Times West Virginian.