A durian vendor in Singapore was scammed out of $400 worth of Mao Shan Wang durians by a customer who placed a large order but never paid. The vendor, Adam Ho, shared his experience with AsiaOne, detailing how the scammer communicated with him, arranged for delivery, and ultimately took the durians without paying.
A durian vendor was scammed of $400 worth of Mao Shan Wang durians last week. A durian shop owner wants to warn others after falling victim to a purported scam whereby a customer ordered $400 worth of durians but did not pay. Speaking to AsiaOne on Monday (Dec 16), 29-year-old owner of Durian Kaki, Adam Ho, said that the incident had occurred last Thursday. According to Ho, the individual who claimed to be a regular customer had reached out him via WhatsApp at around 11.
30am, wanting to place an order for his company event with door-to-door delivery. He was 'really friendly' while communicating with Ho, and there was 'no reason doubt to his intentions whatsoever'. The customer claimed to have an event with 10 to 15 people attending and after rounds of negotiation, Ho agreed to sell him 10 boxes of Mao Shan Wang durians at a discounted price of $40 per box. The order was scheduled to be delivered before 6pm, and Ho's deliveryman arrived at The deliveryman noted that the unit appeared 'abandoned' due to a stash of flyers under the door. This did not raise any suspicions however, as Ho contacted the customer and confirmed the address. Videos and photos of the order were also sent to the person to verify the delivery. He subsequently instructed the deliveryman to wait for 10 minutes to see if the customer would come to retrieve the durians. The deliveryman went for a smoke break in the meantime, leaving the durians hanging on the door of the unit while he left the premises. The durians had been taken from the door when he returned, prompting the deliveryman to conclude his job and leave. 'The entire process from reaching the place and my rider having a smoke till the durians were taken was 12 minutes,' said Ho. Ho sent the customer multiple reminders to pay for the durians but was met with a variety of excuses. The person eventually blocked Ho's number after being sent a final warning with a threat to report him to the polic
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