"I Left My Bag on the Train": The Shocking True Identity of a Man in His 60s Approaching Strangers

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What would you do if someone approached you and said, "I left my bag on the train, could you please lend me some transport fare?"

I feel like I might actually lend them the money.

However, this is a scam—a complete fraud.

A man in his 60s who betrayed the goodwill of citizens has been sentenced to prison.

The Daegu District Court announced that it sentenced a man in his 60s, identified as Mr. A, to 10 months in prison on charges of fraud.

He was indicted for approaching passersby in Songpa-gu over a period of about five months starting in April of last year, deceiving them by claiming that he left his bag on an SRT train, lost his wallet and cell phone, and needed to borrow money for transport to return home to Busan, promising to wire the money back once he got home.

He was charged with swindling 1.76 million won from 13 victims.

Mr. A had neither lost his cell phone nor his wallet.

It was also confirmed that he had no intention of repaying the money from the very beginning.

The court explained the sentencing rationale, stating that a severe punishment was inevitable given that he repeatedly committed crimes using the same modus operandi and did so during a repeat-offense probation period for similar crimes.
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