Fraud is rampant. According to the Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency, a total of 28 reports of no-show scams were received in Gwangju between January and April this year.
A new scam involves people pretending to be from a military unit, ordering food and drinks, then:
The practice of asking for someone to buy combat rations (packaged meals) on his behalf is becoming widespread. On the 12th of this month, Mr. A, who runs a samgyetang restaurant in Buk-gu, Gwangju, received a call from Mr. B, who identified himself as a soldier, saying, "I'm going to buy some packed meals on the 14th at 4 p.m.
A received a call saying, "Please prepare 80 servings of Samgyetang by 12:00." A asked for payment in advance, but B said that he would pay on the day because it was a corporate card. At this time, B was
It was confirmed that he had forged official military documents and sent them to Mr. A via SMS. After that, on the day of the reservation, Mr. B ordered 80 bottles of drinks and sent a business card of a certain company. He wrote, "80 servings of combat rations
If you buy it for me (about 9.6 million won, about 950,000 yen), I will pay it along with the food and drink bills." Mr. A, who became suspicious, reported it to the police, so there was no financial loss. However,
On the 14th of this month, a sushi restaurant owner in Unam-dong, Buk-gu, Gwangju donated the samgyetang he had already cooked to elderly people living nearby.
The owner of a restaurant also received a takeaway order for 1.19 million won (approximately 120,000 yen) of sushi from a man posing as a military officer, but then failed to show up.
The police are planning to launch an investigation into the no-show fraud case that occurred in Gwangju on suspicion of "obstruction of business."
If this is proven, the person may be punished for "obstruction of business through fraud, etc." In this case, he or she may be sentenced to up to five years in prison or fined up to 15 million won (approximately 1.5 million yen).
A police official said, "Small business owners need to be especially careful when they receive large orders, such as by always setting a deposit and checking the affiliation and official phone number."
2025/04/19 21:28 KST
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