Teen Tells Carousell Sellers That He Made ‘Scheduled Bank Transfers’; Runs Away With Items

Ah, I love Carousell deals gone wrong. Why?

Because I can add it to my ever-growing list of Carouhell episodes.

And in the latest episode of Carouhell: “The Apple Product That Got Away”

Teen Told Carousell Sellers That He Made ‘Scheduled Bank Transfers’ & Ran Away With Items

According to The Straits Times, a 17-year-old teenager has been arrested for allegedly duping sellers on Carousell into believing that he had scheduled bank transfers to pay for sellers’ used Apple Products.

He would then trick them into giving him the Apple Products first, although they had not received the money yet.

I cannot remember what I was spending my time doing at 17 years old, but it was definitely not tricking people on Carousell.

The police released a statement that they received more than one report between 4 October and 19 November 2019 from victims who said they had been scammed by an online buyer.

This means that possibly many people were cheated.

How Did It Happen?

You’d think that if you met up with a potential buyer or seller on Carousell, it would mean a more trustworthy or secure transaction right?

Wrong. I’m sorry but you have been mistaken.

The teen would set up an appointment to meet the Carousell sellers who listed their Apple products for sale.

During the meetup, this sneaky dude convinced them to give him the products and convinced them that he had made a “scheduled transfer” to their accounts using iBanking and that they would get the payment in a matter of hours.

Surprise surprise, I’m sure you saw this coming.

They never received the moolah.

It just goes to show that you can’t always trust people’s words, especially strangers.

Preliminary investigations reveal that he was involved in at least five cases of e-commerce scams. The damage? He made off with more than $5,000 worth of Apple Products.

He will be charged in court today. If convicted of cheating, he could be fined or jailed for up to 10 years.

If you or anyone you know have been a victim of scam, do not hesitate to go to www.scamalert.sg or call the anti-scam hotline on 1800-722-6688.

And also, watch all the videos we’ve done in collaboration with the SPF so that you won’t be the next victim:

And remember, do not be overly trusting when dealing with strangers online. Unless you want to be in my next episode of Carouhell here at Goody Feed.