Eyes open and nose bay is a cash-on-delivery scam
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The dark intentions were reported when an Iranian article was on SBS 8 News (May 16).
I read a few comments.
The content accusing victims of fraud stood out.
There were some responses to how to send a watch worth more than 100 million won by courier.
anyone can win
I was also like that when I first got the report.
It seemed strange to send an expensive watch blindly by courier.
However, after hearing the details from the informant who was a victim of fraud, I changed my mind.
If you are vigilant, anyone can face 'delivery delivery fraud'.
The victim, too, has his eyes open and his nose is cut.
“I am an investment consulting person in Busan.”
The scam victim decided to sell his expensive watch for 114 million won.
And I posted a sale article on an online second-hand trading site.
Then one person called.
The social media profile picture was a family picture.
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The man who offered to buy the watch introduced himself as an investment consulting person in Busan.
He said that he wanted to buy a watch, and he naturally brought up his family story and exchanged daily conversations.
In Seoul, in Busan… Child-to-child meeting postponed
Victims initially drew a line that they could not do mail.
Because it is an expensive watch over 100 million won.
The other party also agreed to this part and set a meeting date.
In the process, I came to know the area where the victim was living.
They were supposed to see each other in Seoul and also in Busan.
However, the meeting did not take place.
The man who wanted to buy a watch kept canceling his appointment on the excuse that he was busy with work.
"Let's deal with convenience store delivery with CCTV."
This man, who lives in Busan, makes a proposal while canceling the appointment.
He's too busy, so he asks for a convenience store courier.
He insisted that convenience stores have CCTV inside everywhere, so they can't be stolen and are safe.
However, the victim was still hesitant to send the watch over 100 million won.
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Just send the delivery receipt and deposit right away... However, by payment
At this point, the man makes another suggestion.
He said that he would deposit the money right away as long as he mails a parcel from the convenience store, prints a receipt and sends it to him.
Before he could pick up the watch, he offered to send me all of the 112 million won.
The scam victim is quick to accept this offer because it's important to get a watch.
However, there was one condition.
When he left the parcel, he demanded that it be paid on delivery.
There is a reason.
The probability of delivery accidents is low as the delivery driver has to receive the delivery fee directly from the recipient.
The victim also saw that this statement made sense, so he obediently entrusted the courier with cash on delivery.
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The calls keep coming... "It's being deposited."
The victim took a picture of the receipt and sent it with the delivery waybill number and the name of the convenience store.
At this time, I had no idea that the box with the watch was in a convenience store and would be stolen.
From this point on, the victim's cell phone continues to receive calls.
It's a call from a man who wants to send you the price of the watch right away.
The transfer amount is large, so he continues to talk on the phone, making excuses, such as sending it in two installments.
The call lasted more than 10 minutes.
The victim went outside as much as he could see that he was still standing inside the convenience store and continued the call.
Another man appeared at the convenience store... In 6 minutes, the watch disappears
While the victim is on the phone, another man appears at the convenience store.
It has been about 10 minutes since the informant left the box with the watch at the convenience store.
If you look at the CCTV video of the convenience store, the man disappears immediately after entering the convenience store, holding the watch within 6 minutes.
This man was a criminal gang with a man who wanted to buy a watch in Busan.
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The reason this man was able to come out with the courier was because he left it with 'payment on delivery'.
The victim did not prepay for shipping when dropping off.
He only applied for courier service.
For this reason, there was no refund procedure such as cancellation of card payment.
All you have to do is cancel the courier application and pick up the goods.
The accomplice in the CCTV video that deceived even a convenience store employee... "He's a quick delivery driver."
Even if it is a cash on delivery, it does not mean that there is no process at all.
It is common sense to check if the person who entrusted the parcel in the first place and return the goods.
I spoke to the convenience store employee who returned the package at the time.
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The accomplice man carrying the watch introduced himself as a quick-service delivery driver.
He said that at the time, he had been instructed by the staff to find and deliver the parcel that he had left a while ago.
He said that he showed the parcel tracking number and receipt that the victim took and sent at the time.
The convenience store clerk, however, expressed disappointment that he could not deliver the parcel because he was not him.
Then he changed the person who had left the goods a little while ago.
He was a third person impersonating the victim.
The convenience store employee eventually returned the item, believing that the person who switched to the cell phone was the person who had just left the package.
It was only then that the victim sensed something strange when the call became long and the deposit was not received.
I hurriedly went into the convenience store, but the man in the CCTV had already disappeared with the watch.
Where is the stolen watch? back up for sale
The watch the victim was scammed on was made by Company O in 2017.
As there are only a few models in Korea, it is very rare.
When the victim's son heard about the scam, he posted a damage message on a used watch trading site.
He promised that he would even pay a key if he found the watch.
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At this time, I got a call from a watchmaker.
The same model is on sale.
When the victim was asked about the condition of the packaging, etc., he was sure it was his watch.
At this time, we decided to approach the item as if we were buying it by collaborating with a watchmaker.
And we promised to meet at a cafe in Gimpo-si, Gyeonggi-do, and as a result of checking, it was the same as the stolen watch, so we immediately reported it to the police.
One transporter arrested... Accepted the offer of 500,000 won per day
In fact, the package caught by the police in Gimpo turned out to be a person unrelated to the crime.
When I saw an article that said they would give me 500,000 won a day, I jumped out of it.
You can think of it as the same role as most voice phishing carriers.
It is said that the courier did not even know it was selling a stolen watch to the police, and stated that he had decided to work on the idea that he would simply hand over the item and collect the money.
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Police are tracking the man in the CCTV of the convenience store... Fingerprint detection on the box
Police are tracking the man who took the box from the CCTV footage.
The cell phone they used at the time of the crime was a so-called 'cannon phone', so it is not easy to trace.
First of all, we have requested the delivery box to the National Forensic Service and have collected the fingerprints of 5 people.
Police are predicting that these organizations may be operating in the same way as voice phishing criminal organizations.
In Korea, only the middle book is active, and the general manager is expected to be abroad, such as in China.
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What lessons does this incident teach us?
The victim didn't want the scam she suffered from airing in the first place.
Because it's embarrassing.
It's because it's embarrassing to think of sending a watch that costs more than 100 million won.
However, it is said that he decided to report the incident to prevent additional victims like himself.
There have been several cases of courier delivery scams similar to this in the past.
Let's take a look at this damage and write down a few precautions.
① It is natural
to avoid dealing with expensive items and courier services.
Expensive items should not be traded by courier.
When sending a parcel, you must write down what is in the box and how much it costs.
Although there are slight differences between companies, one convenience store company makes it impossible to send parcels out if the price of an item exceeds 1 million won.
This is because you have purchased insurance that covers up to 1 million won in case the item is stolen.
There is no one to take responsibility for such expensive items even if they are lost by courier.
②Convenience store cash-on-delivery delivery is suspected.
The singularity that appeared in this crime is 'convenience store cash-on-delivery delivery'.
Convenience stores do not specialize in delivery.
For the convenience of our customers, we have formed a partnership with a courier company and act as an agent.
Although most convenience store owners take good care of their parcels, they can be vulnerable when someone approaches them for the purpose of criminal activity, such as theft.
From the criminal's point of view, convenience store owners can take advantage of their busy schedules to steal, or they can cheat, as in this case.
Also, as mentioned earlier, the cancellation process for cash on delivery is less complicated.
There is no need to cancel the card payment as there is no prepayment.
You just need to get permission from the convenience store owner and get your items back.
Convenience store employees can 'fraud' and steal items.
③ When a transaction was induced according to the bank check time, the
victim sent a parcel delivery service to the convenience store after 11:30 pm.
It was because the man who was in Busan at the time delayed the transaction because he was out with his family.
The time the victim sent the parcel was around 11:30, and after that, the time he spoke with the man was around midnight.
This is not what the victim experienced, but in other similar cases, they use the bank check time as an excuse to delay deposits.
Each bank is slightly different, but there is usually an inspection time between 11:50 p.m. and 0:10 a.m. the next day.
In this case, there is no account transfer.
This is a method of taking time to aim at this point, and bringing the parcel out.
④ If the SNS profile is a recently changed family picture
, it cannot be said that it is 100% suspicious.
But these scammers use cannons to do their so-called 'work'.
At this time, a new SNS account is also created.
That's why we also change our social media profile picture recently.
It is difficult to find such an old profile picture.
Another characteristic of these organizations is that they have family photos.
The purpose is to reassure the other party.
However, these family photos were also stolen.
Even when they make a deal, they keep talking about their spouse, trying to build consensus.
If you listen to the victim's phone calls with these organizations, the story of a spouse often appears.