South Korea is hit by rising scams related to the Nintendo Switch edition Animal Crossing: New Horizons – iGamesNews

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South Korea is hit by rising scams related to the Nintendo Switch edition Animal Crossing: New Horizons – iGamesNews

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As you all know, much of the world is dealing with it. coronavirus At this time and for that reason and to prevent its spread, both governments and the health authorities of the countries are making a series of recommendations and obligations to reduce it as much as possible. One of them is to temporarily close all non-essential stores in countries, which excludes food stores, pharmacies and basic services such as gas stations and service stations.

However, there are always people who try to take advantage of adversities to make their particular August. Today we get news in that regard. A clear example of this is found in South Korea, where they have suffered a shortage of Nintendo Switch that has not been resolved until today. Now things have gotten worse since Scammers have started using the highly coveted Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons edition as bait.

Is that how it works:

  • Scammers share links to fake product lists on social media.
  • If someone buys a Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Edition from any of these fake websites, they will lose the money they have transferred to the scammers, and they will not even receive the product they have ordered.
  • Reports suggest that victims have lost some 5.24 million won ($ 4,200) to these scammers. The number of victims continues to increase as they are deceived by these fake e-commerce websites.
  • South Korean police remind the public that although the Nintendo Switch Animal Crossing: New Horizons Edition sells for around 360,000 won ($ 299), it will sell for between 700,000 and 900,000 won on the resale market. Therefore, the public should be cautious of product listings that claim to sell the product at an unusually low price. Police investigations are ongoing.

Finally we remind you that the main feature of this edition is that It includes a Nintendo Switch console, a base and a pair of Joy-Con controls with its straps, all decorated with island motifs. further in Europe also includes the download code for Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

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