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A New York candy company's entire $110,000 shipment of rare Japanese KitKats has been hijacked after falling victim to a new style of strategic theft scam that involves identity fraud and fictitious pickups.
Danny Taing's company Bokksu offers rare Japanese snacks in subscription boxes to candy-loving Americans. The company orders shipments of product in Japan and repacks them to sell with a markup.
His most recent order - $110,000 worth of rare KitKats - was supposed to be shipped to the US from Japan, but went missing before it could arrive at its destination in New Jersey.
Somewhere on the way, the 55,000 KitKats - in flavours like matcha latte, melon and daifuku mochi - were redirected by scammers using a fraud campaign called strategic theft or fictitious pickups.
The thieves use a fake carrier identity hoping to be the authorized transporter of the cargo, after which a real carrier will deliver the shipment to a destination the scammers chose.
Danny Taing's (pictured) company Bokksu offers rare Japanese snacks in subscription boxes to candy-loving Americans. The company orders shipments of candy in Japan and repacks them to sell with a markup
His most recent order - $110,000 worth of rare KitKats - was supposed to be shipped to the
