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...
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.
He was "really friendly" while communicating with Ho, and there was "no reason doubt to his intentions whatsoever". 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 person eventually blocked Ho's number after being sent a final warning with a threat to report him to the police.In response to AsiaOne's queries, the police confirmed that a report was lodged.Ho told AsiaOne that this is the first time he had encountered such an incident.
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