Conversation exchange application '대화교환 앱'

Mar 13, 2022 My friend introduced me to a conversation exchange application. At first, I became pen pals with people and then I texted on Kakaotalk. Most of the people I met there were so kind that it was easy to make friends. Each person had different personalities, jobs, and knowledge so I was so glad to talk with them in English although I often had to use a translator. But when I felt that we became good friends, they told me about their bad situation and asked me to send money to their bank. I already knew about a similar story and I realized that I could be scammed by them. So I didn't send money and refused politely. Since then they haven't sent any messages. I also blocked them on Kakaotalk. I don't think everyone is like that, but I was very disappointed with them. 친구의 소개로 알게 된 ‘대화교환’ 앱을 사용했어요. 처음에 펜팔을 교환하다가 카톡으로 문자를 주고받았어요. 제가 만난 대부분의 사람들은 매우 친절해서 저는 쉽게 친구를 만들 수 있었어요. 저마다 다양한 성격, 직업, 지식 등이 있었고, 비록 제가 종종 번역기를 사용해야 했지만 영어로 그들과 대화하는 하는 것은 무척 즐거웠어요. 하지만 제가 그들과 좋은 우정을 쌓았다고 느꼈을 때 그들은 자신의 안 좋은 상황을 이야기하고 제게 은행에 돈을 보내 줄 것을 요구했어요. 전 이미 이런 비슷한 이야기를 알고 있어서, 그들에게 사기를 당할 수 있음을 알아차렸어요. 그래서 저는 돈을 보내지 않았고, 정중하게 거절했어요. 이후 그들은 메시지를 보내지 않았고, 저 역시 카톡에서 그들을 차단했어요. 저는 모든 사람들이 그럴 거라고 생각하지는 않지만, 그들에게 매우 실망했어요.

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