A man who paid 1,500 yuan ($227) to buy two crocodiles online that he planned to cook realized he was the one who got burned when he instead received two photos of them. The sucker, surnamed Wu, reported the scam to police in Weihai, Shandong Province after he placed an order for two 25-jin (12.5-kilogram) crocs, Shandong TV reported. Wu told police he contacted the private seller after seeing his ads for the crocodiles on video app Kuaishou. Police said Wu and the vendor discussed his intent to eat the reptiles in detail. "The seller even taught Wu how to cook them," said Weihai police officer Zhang Jie. But Wu realized it was all a crock of bull when a small plastic bag arrived four days later containing two identical photos of the reptiles he thought he ordered. On the back of each photo was written "25 jin." The seller refused to give Wu a refund, claiming he had "fulfilled his request," Zhang said. Crocodiles are nationally protected animals in China, and unauthorized breeding, selling and shipping of them is forbidden by law, Shandong TV reported.
Source : global times
