Boy scammed scammers to collect RM94k stolen from his father
A young man in Taiwan was able to cheat the scammers who stole US$21,000 (RM94,000) from his father and shockingly returned the money.
The child played numerous parts before convincing the fraudsters and recovering the money they stole from his father.
According to the South China Morning Post, the child duped the racketeers into believing they would get larger contributions from three companies interested in partnering with them.
“He informed the fraudsters that two of his colleagues were impressed by his returns and wanted to contribute NT$500,000 and NT$1 million, respectively. He also asked when they might come to get the money from his house. As the conversation progressed smoothly, he strategically changed the subject by expressing an urgent need for funds due to family matters. He requested to withdraw NT$700,000 from the purported profits, provided that NT$1.3 million was reflected in an application they had previously instructed his father to download on his mobile phone.
After several hours of convincing, including playing the roles of potential investors, the youngster was able to persuade them that they were about to earn a larger profit and received his father’s money back. The identities and ages of the father and son have not been released.
According to the report, the child was cited as stating that he watched YouTube tutorials on how to get the money back and realised that the only solution was to make them feel they were going to strike a far larger number than the amount taken from his father.
“The racket was first disclosed in an online post by the victim’s son and was subsequently reported by Taiwan EBC News on Dec 17.”
The article also stated that the father, from Nantou County in central Taiwan, had been duped into investing NT$700,000 in an online investment fraud after the scammer disguised as a lady and used persistent flattery to convince him.
“Not only did the fraudster collect the money themselves, but they also persuaded the father to install an unfamiliar app on his phone. The scammers kept calling my father ‘Dad’ and asking, ‘How have you been? Did you have any supper tonight? How was your sleep? “They constantly enquired about his health,” the child told Taiwan EBC News in an interview.
The app said that the total investment had increased to NT$1.3 million (US$40,000), with returns exceeding NT$600,000.
“While the father was anxious to collect his winnings, the fraudster insisted that ‘you need to achieve a particular number before you can withdraw’, making the couple suspicious. After giving NT$700,000 to the victim, the fraudsters continued their ruse, stating that the app now had a profit of NT$2.35 million but that he needed to pay a tax of 5 to 10% before withdrawing any monies. This time, however, the father did not fall for it, according to the newspaper.