We were chilling over drinks with the crew.
‘I tried buying a second-hand new iPad Mini recently, but I got scammed.’
This was a friend who always swooped in with logical and creative solutions, like a savior when a project hit a snag, someone who you’d think wouldn’t even bleed if pricked. 🦸♂️
‘They said they’d give me the iPad, Pencil, and Smart Keyboard all for just 400,000 won…’
This was the guy who doubted every developer on a project, but didn’t question that insanely low price? And by the way, there’s no such thing as a Smart Keyboard for the iPad Mini.
‘The account holder’s name was ‘Libangbau (N Pay),’ so I felt safe with Naver Pay.’
According to his logic, K Pay equals Kakao Pay, and A Pay is Apple Pay. Plus, with a name like Libangbau, you’d struggle to think it’s even a real name. 🤔
‘But then, they said the shipping fee was 2,000 won. They told me to deposit 400,200 won again, promising to cancel the initial 400,000 won deposit. That’s when it felt off…’
It felt off only then?
‘Usually, shipping costs more than 3,000 won, right?’
That’s not the weird part!
‘Anyway, I got suspicious and told them I’d pay later since I was in a meeting, then headed to Hana Bank downstairs.’
There’s a Hana Bank on the first floor of our office building.
‘That person’s account was with Hana Bank. When I asked the bank officer, they checked the account for me. Turns out, there were constant deposits of 400,000 won happening in real-time.’
He must’ve been the first victim to witness a scammer making money live. 💸
‘However, even if a suspicious account is identified, the bank can’t freeze it without a police report. I was heading to the police station, but I had one more question to ask.’
What could he possibly be curious about in that situation?
I asked if there were any deposits of 400,200 won in the mix.
Ah… he wanted to know if someone was more clueless than him.
‘There was someone,’ he said with a bright smile.
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