"Approached Claiming to Be 'Close with the CEO'"
A thief who deceived an employee by claiming to be 'close friends with the owner' at a jewelry store and ran off with a gold bracelet was caught by the police.
The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency posted a video titled "16 Million Won Jewelry Fraud Suspect Arrested" on their official Facebook account. They also released CCTV footage taken at a jewelry store in Jungnang-gu, Seoul, on the 14th of last month. The video shows Mr. A entering the store while waving his hand.
A video has been released showing a man who deceived a jewelry store employee by pretending to be the owner of a coffee shop working in the same building and extorted precious metals worth approximately 16 million won. [Photo by Seoul Police Facebook]
He introduced himself as the owner of a coffee shop on the first floor and asked employee Mr. B to show him a gold bracelet for a wedding gift. Mr. A told Mr. B, "I am close friends with the owner of this jewelry store," and requested to see the wedding gold bracelet. When Mr. B brought out a gold bracelet worth 8.2 million won, Mr. A expressed his intention to buy it and said, "My wife will come this afternoon to make the payment."
Sensing something suspicious, employee Mr. B called the owner, but the call did not connect. Mr. A pressured the employee, saying, "Don't you trust me now?" Eventually, Mr. B handed over the gold bracelet, and Mr. A took a taxi and fled.
Soon after realizing he had been deceived by Mr. A, Mr. B reported the incident to 112. Detectives who arrived at the scene reviewed the CCTV footage to identify the suspect’s appearance and escape method.
The police discovered that Mr. A had paid the taxi fare with a card. They tracked down the convenience store where he last used the card, gradually narrowing the distance to Mr. A. Two days later, Mr. A was caught by detectives lying in wait near his residence.
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