Khon Kaen shop owners targeted by clever thief employing overpayment scam

[webfact]

 

Disturbing incidents have been reported in Khon Kaen, where several local shop owners fell victim to a scam by a short-haired woman masquerading as a male shopper. She would claim she had no cash, ask to transfer more than the purchase price, and then request the difference in cash. The woman disappeared without confirming the transfer, leaving the shopkeepers at a loss.

 

CCTV cameras installed near a beef shop in the Kok Samran district of Khon Kaen captured the perpetrator in action. The alleged thief, a woman sporting a short boyish haircut, parked her bike in front of the store, pretending to be engaged in a phone conversation. She then grabbed a bottle of oil retailing in the shop to refuel her black and grey Honda Wave motorbike.

 

Following this, she engaged the shop owner in a conversation, enquiring about the beef prices. She then ordered half a kilogram of beef. She also opted for a bank transfer payment, where she falsely claimed she would overpay and ask for change in cash. The scam concluded with the shop owner realising no money had been transferred, making the whole transaction a deceitful act.

The reporter visited the affected beef shop located near the entrance to the Kok Samran village in Khon Kaen. Twenty-nine-year-old shop owner Oruma revealed the details of the scam that occurred on Wednesday, July 5. She described the woman as short-haired, and around 25 to 30 years old. She said the woman parked her motorbike outside the shop and pretended to have a telephone conversation, reported KhaoSod.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

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[worgeordie]

Expect more of this in a cashless society , 

 

regards worgeordie 

[ezzra]

When i do shopping and pay by means other than cash the cashier is mindful to make sure the payment went though ok before I'm allowed to leave, what append in KK is someone clever exploiting the gullibility of local trusting shopkeepers.

[hotchilli]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

She would claim she had no cash, ask to transfer more than the purchase price, and then request the difference in cash.

Instant red flag.