One Kota Kinabalu-area man learned the hard way that not all WeChat purveyors of sexual favors are what they seem: He was robbed of his phone, and the RM30 (US$7.50) in his wallet after agreeing to meet a prostitute on the app at a nearby hotel.
The 22-year-old victim told police that he met a woman named Mei on the messaging service, and the two were to meet at hotel in the Bandaran neighborhood of the city at 10:30pm. However, instead of meeting Mei, he was met by two men, who demanded his phone and money for the services.
Thinking this was simply protocol, he handed over what they had asked for, and patiently waited in the room for Mei to appear. She never did, and by midnight, he realized that there was no woman, no longer any two men, and he that had effectively, been robbed.
Filing a police report at a nearby station, authorities confirmed the set up, and are investigating the case as theft. It is the second time a victim has come to the station to report of a similar crime, and cops say that the two suspects they are looking for are aged 25 and 30.
Officers working on the case have “urged members of the public to exercise caution and do not fall for such tricks.”
Tricks! Ha! Pun intended? We hope so.
