"No-show" meat worth 2.7 million won all sold out... Who bought it?

270 Million Won No-Show Meat Scam Impersonating Military Company
After Owner's Story Revealed, Netizens Buy Meat
"Will Even Host a Samgyeopsal Party," Repeatedly Expressing Thanks

A butcher shop owner who suffered a 'no-show' loss after ordering a large quantity of meat worth 2.7 million won expressed gratitude, saying they were able to handle the remaining stock thanks to orders from netizens.

A netizen A, who works at the butcher shop, posted on X (formerly Twitter) around 6 p.m. on the 23rd, saying, "(The affected meat) is all sold out. Thank you. I will work hard." A also shared photos of the sold-out items such as Korean beef (Hanwoo), pork neck, and pork belly on the website.

Meat worth 2.7 million won that Mr. A's butcher shop had to bear due to a 'no-show' incident [Image source=SNS capture]

Earlier, the butcher shop run by A’s family suffered a no-show incident. The event occurred on the 19th. According to A, a person B who identified himself as a military base officer contacted A’s mother and said, "We want to purchase meat in bulk for the military base." He ordered Hanwoo, pork neck, pork belly, and other items, with a total value of about 2.7 million won.

A’s family spent half a day preparing the meat that B was supposed to buy, but B never showed up. The contact number and KakaoTalk chat room left by B were also blocked. A said, "My mother has been a loyal merchant all her life and probably didn’t think to get a deposit first," adding, "We are now worried about how to handle the meat that has already been processed."

After Mr. A posted his story, it was reported that netizens bought the remaining meat on his behalf. [Image source=SNS capture]

The story spread beyond social media platforms like X to the news media. Afterwards, many netizens offered encouragement to help A, and thanks to them, A’s family was able to sell all the meat stock left from the no-show incident. A said, "After handling the urgent matters, I will hold a pork belly party later," expressing gratitude once again.

Meanwhile, A is expected to take legal action against B. A has already filed a complaint against B and said that a police investigation is forthcoming.

No-show acts can be punished as obstruction of business by deception if intentionality is proven. Obstruction of business can result in up to five years of imprisonment or a fine of up to 15 million won.