"농산물 팔아드릴게요"... 19-time Offender Who Defrauded Elderly

Extorting Agricultural Products and Cash Nationwide Over 10 Months

A man who approached elderly people selling agricultural products nationwide and defrauded them of their goods was arrested by the police.

On the 27th, the National Police Agency posted a video titled "Grandmother, please wait a moment. I will sell these items for you" on their official YouTube account. In the video, a man identified as Mr. A approached an elderly woman who had come out to sell perilla seeds on the street and offered to pull her cart for her.

Person A approaching an elderly person selling agricultural products Photo by National Police Agency Official YouTube Capture

After the grandmother settled down, Mr. A told her that he would sell the perilla seeds to his sister-in-law and took the sack of perilla seeds before leaving. Trusting Mr. A, the grandmother waited for him, but when he did not return after 30 minutes, she realized she had been deceived and reported it to the police. The police, who arrived at the scene, conducted surveillance following Mr. A’s movements and were able to apprehend him.

According to the police investigation, Mr. A has 19 prior convictions and had been traveling around the country without a fixed residence, committing crimes for 10 months since September last year. In addition to the perilla seeds, he defrauded 45 kg of red pepper powder worth approximately 1.27 million won by claiming, "My younger sibling runs a restaurant and I will sell it for you," and also stole 100,000 won worth of durup (angelica tree shoots).

Furthermore, Mr. A made group reservations at restaurants, saying, "Please pack the boiled pork first; I will come back to pay," then took the food and fled. At another restaurant, he made a group reservation and asked to borrow money first, then ran away after receiving it. Through these methods, he committed crimes amounting to a total of 6,348,000 won in food and money.

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