Cover image via Leo Kho (Facebook)
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Recently, a post about a food delivery rider who was pranked by a mysterious 'YouTuber' to send an order to a cemetery went viral on Facebook
In the post, Facebook user Leo Kho condemned a 'YouTuber' — who identified himself as Jason — for pranking his friend, who is working for food delivery company EASI.
"The current YouTuber's (modus operandi) is really elaborated. (He) transferred RM5,000 directly to my friend. You can be popular, but there is no need to make my friends go to Nirvana Memorial Park," Kho wrote on the post, dated 23 October.
Kho shared seven photos and one video in the post. The screenshots of the conversation between the food delivery rider and Jason show how the prank played out.
Image via Leo Kho (Facebook)
Based on the photos, it is learnt that Jason instructed the food delivery rider to send the order to a cemetery site that is near to a 'zoo'
The location is believed to be a burial site in Semenyih, which is next to a petting zoo.
After Jason sent over a RM50 bank transaction receipt, the food delivery rider replied that they would send the order to the location immediately.
"When you arrive at the location, look for a person called 'Guo Guo Xiang'. Let me know when you get there. Thank you," Jason said.
"While you are giving him the order, remember not to bother him."
About 15 minutes later, the food delivery rider asked Jason if he had given the wrong address. But Jason dodged the question and told him to look for the person.
"Bro, do you know where this is? There is no one here," the food delivery exclaimed before sending several videos showing the cemetery site.
Image via Leo Kho (Facebook)
"Don't play with me, I am just trying to do my job," the food delivery rider can be heard pleading in the video, to which Jason replied in a voice message with laughter
"Laugh die me (sic). I am sorry, bro. Are you willing to be featured in a YouTube video?" Jason asked the confused food delivery rider before saying, "It's a prank."
Jason then sent another bank transaction receipt. It is believed that he wired RM5,000 to the food delivery rider for the trouble. However, the latter was infuriated by the prank.
"So you think you can toy people like that because you have money?" they said. Jason appealed to the rider to pick up the phone as he wanted to talk to them calmly about the matter.
The rider went on to reprimand the 'YouTuber', asking whether is it funny to send food to a place where ancestors are laid to rest.
"Will get a lot of views? A lot of people will enjoy your content? I tell you, you are a trashy YouTuber. Nobody will enjoy your prank videos," the rider texted.
At the time of writing, Kho's post has gone viral with over 3,900 shares.
After the incident blew up, a spokesperson from EASI revealed that the food delivery order was a private arrangement done outside the company's app
Speaking to China Press, the spokesperson who declined to be named said the company had identified the prank victim.
They learnt that the rider was threatened by Jason, which led them to agree to the strange arrangement.
"The company prohibits its delivery staff from taking orders privately. But after learning the matter, we understood that the delivery staff was threatened by the customer at the time, saying that he would give them a bad review if they didn't deliver the food to the other party. Then, he said he would pay them RM50 as a reward," revealed the EASI spokesperson.
EASI had blocked the customer from using its service. However, the food delivery company told Sin Chew Daily that the phone number as seen in the screenshots is not a registered user with the company.
The Chinese daily also confirmed with Leo — the person who highlighted the incident on Facebook — that the incident did happen to his friend.
The EASI spokesperson is now urging members of the public to stop commenting on the incident to avoid causing psychological pressure on the prank victim
Several netizens speculated that the incident could be a 'self-directed and self-performed' stunt to attract publicity.
Meanwhile, a lot of netizens also trained their guns on the mysterious 'YouTuber' for putting the food delivery rider in a humiliating spot and said the RM5,000 'compensation' does not justify the prank.
"Let's think from another angle. If someone tricks your dad with RM5,000, tells your dad to (imitate an animal), and asks whether they can put it on YouTube, can you accept that? People are out here just to make a living. What makes them think giving money can make their action excusable?" a Facebook user commented.
"Many people in the comments section said that the person should keep quiet after receiving RM5,000. So does that mean if the amount is RM50,000, it is okay to play with people's lives? Everybody should know where's the limit. Even you have money, it doesn't mean you can abuse others like this," added another user.
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