A chance encounter with a “professional footballer” in a bar in Seoul proved to be a costly one for a Singaporean, after he lost more than $1,000 to the alleged scammer. The alleged victim, who only wanted to be known as James, told The Straits Times that he met the man...
When contacted, a spokesman for the Lion City Sailors said they are aware of the matter and confirmed that the individual is not an employee of the club.A chance encounter with a “professional footballer” in a bar in Seoul proved to be a costly one for a Singaporean, after he lost more than $1,000 to the alleged scammer.
Calling it a “very believable ruse”, James said: “He told me that he was earning $8,000 a week with the Sailors and he had just transferred there after playing in Portugal and Sweden for some time. The man eventually told James that he was interested in hiring him as his agent. He also allegedly said that he would be able to introduce the latter to Sea Limited founder Li, and other current and retired professional footballers from the SPL and English Premier League.
During a drinking session at a bar in Beach Road, the man persuaded James to pay for two bottles of alcohol for him and his friends – he claimed that he was still in the process of opening a bank account and promised to repay the loan of $383.68 by the following Monday. “I was also told that he had played the same trick on other people. When I called him out, he repeated that he was under contract with but had since started training with Selangor .”
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