Teens Use a 'Lost Card' to Make 130,000 Won in Charges ... Cardholder Catches Them Personally After Being Told, 'It's Too Small to Investigate'

[Financial News] Evidence has emerged that a group of people believed to be teenagers, who found a lost card and used it to make unauthorized purchases, also stole delivery motorcycles.
On the 15th, JTBC's 'Case Chief' featured the story of A, who said they had lost a card on the 6th at a claw-machine arcade in Cheongna, Incheon.
A realized the card was missing only later and applied for a replacement, but on the 9th received a notification that about 130,000 won had been charged to the lost card. When A contacted the card company, they learned that the original card had not been automatically suspended because A had applied for a replacement due to damage.
At around 7:40 a.m. that day, 24,000 won was charged at a gas station in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province; at 9 a.m., 100,000 won at a sports massage shop; and later, 4,600 won at a convenience store. A immediately suspended the card, but reportedly two more payments were attempted afterward.
A contacted the convenience store where the last charge was made and then reported the matter to police. The store's CCTV footage showed two men believed to be teenagers, but A said police told them the amount was small and that an investigation would likely be difficult because the card had been used in another region.
Determined to catch the thieves personally, A went to the Suwon gas station where the first charge was made and checked its CCTV footage. It showed four teenagers riding two motorcycles, but the poor image quality made it difficult to identify the license plates. A visited each of the businesses where the card had been used to look for further clues, and found the motorcycle's license plate and the name of the delivery agency on its delivery box in CCTV footage from a building's parking lot.
After A contacted the delivery agency and informed it of what had happened, the agency reportedly learned only then that the motorcycles had been stolen. The stolen motorcycles were reportedly worth about 4.6 million won and 8.2 million won, respectively, and the agency's owner filed a theft report with police. A notice offering a reward of 500,000 won per motorcycle was also posted in a group chat for delivery riders in the Suwon area. The owner of the stolen motorcycle is reportedly planning to return from a trip next week and file another theft report in addition to the agency owner's.
The agency's owner said, “It will be difficult if the motorcycle owner returns and has to work without a motorcycle.” The owner added, “It's absurd that such a brazen theft took place in a blind spot when there's CCTV in front of the motorcycle parking area.”
A said, “No matter how small the amount, we can't just let teenagers get away with stealing like that,” adding, “If they get off this time, I think they may commit an even more serious crime.”
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