Day 74 of 160

Day 74: Dad's Friend's Can't-Lose Investment

At the kitchen table at home, a daughter in her late twenties (B) asks her father (A) about an investment he made on an old friend's advice.

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Dialogue

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  1. B μ•„λΉ , μ•„κΉŒ μ—„λ§ˆν•œν…Œ λ“€μ—ˆλŠ”λ° 무슨 투자λ₯Ό ν–ˆλ‹€λ©°?

    Appa, akka eommahante deureonneunde museun tujareul haetdamyeo?

    Dad, Mom told me earlier that you've invested in something?

  2. A μ•„, κ·Έκ±°. 동창 μ˜μˆ˜κ°€ 쒋은 κ±° μžˆλ‹€κ³  같이 ν•˜μžκΈ°μ— 쑰금 λ„£μ—ˆμ§€.

    A, geugeo. Dongchang yeongsuga joeun geo itdago gachi hajagie jogeum neoeotji.

    Oh, that. My old classmate Yeongsu said he had a good thing going and asked me to join in, so I put in a bit.

  3. B μ–Όλ§ˆλ‚˜?

    Eolmana?

    How much?

  4. A μ²˜μŒμ—” 였백만 원. 근데 ν•œ 달 λ§Œμ— 수읡이 μ˜€μ‹­λ§Œ μ›μ΄λ‚˜ λ“€μ–΄μ™”μ–΄. κ·Έλž˜μ„œ μ΄λ²ˆμ— 이천만 원 더 λ„£μ—ˆμ§€.

    Cheoeumen obaengman won. Geunde han dal mane suigi osimman wonina deureowasseo. Geuraeseo ibeone icheonman won deo neoeotji.

    Five million won at first. But within a month I'd made five hundred thousand. So this time I put in another twenty million.

  5. B ν•œ 달에 μ‹­ νΌμ„ΌνŠΈ? μ•„λΉ , 그런 μˆ˜μ΅μ€ 세상에 μ—†μ–΄. 은행 κΈˆλ¦¬κ°€ 일 년에 μ‚Ό νΌμ„ΌνŠΈμΈλ°.

    Han dare sip peosenteu? Appa, geureon suigeun sesange eopseo. Eunhaeng geumniga il nyeone sam peosenteuinde.

    Ten percent a month? Dad, returns like that don't exist. Bank interest is three percent a year.

  6. A ν•΄μ™Έ 가상 ν™”νλΌμ„œ κ·Έλ ‡λŒ€. μ›κΈˆμ€ 무쑰건 보μž₯ν•΄ μ€€λ‹€κ³  κ³„μ•½μ„œμ—λ„ μ“°μ—¬ μžˆμ–΄.

    Haeoe gasang hwapyeraseo geureotae. Wongeumeun mujogeon bojanghae jundago gyeyakseoedo sseuyeo isseo.

    He says it's because it's foreign cryptocurrency. And the contract says the principal is guaranteed, no matter what.

  7. B μ›κΈˆμ„ 무쑰건 보μž₯ν•œλ‹€κ³ ? 그게 제일 이상해. μ§„μ§œ νˆ¬μžλŠ” 손해λ₯Ό λ³Ό μˆ˜λ„ μžˆλŠ” κ±°μ•Ό.

    Wongeumeul mujogeon bojanghandago? Geuge jeil isanghae. Jinjja tujaneun sonhaereul bol sudo inneun geoya.

    The principal is guaranteed no matter what? That's the most suspicious part. With real investments, you can lose money.

  8. A μ˜μˆ˜λŠ” λ‚˜λ₯Ό 속일 μ‚¬λžŒμ΄ μ•„λ‹ˆμ•Ό. 사십 λ…„ μΉœκ΅¬λ‹€.

    Yeongsuneun nareul sogil sarami aniya. Sasip nyeon chinguda.

    Yeongsu isn't the kind of man who'd cheat me. We've been friends for forty years.

  9. B 영수 아저씨도 μ†μ•˜μ„ 수 μžˆμž–μ•„. ν˜Ήμ‹œ μƒˆ μ‚¬λžŒ 데렀였면 μˆ˜λ‹Ή μ€€λ‹€κ³  μ•ˆ ν–ˆμ–΄?

    Yeongsu ajeossido sogasseul su itjana. Hoksi sae saram deryeoomyeon sudang jundago an haesseo?

    Your friend might have been fooled too. Did they say you'd get paid for bringing in new people?

  10. A ...ν–ˆμ§€. 친ꡬ 두 λͺ…λ§Œ μ†Œκ°œν•˜λ©΄ λ³΄λ„ˆμŠ€ μ€€λ‹€κ³ .

    ...Haetji. Chingu du myeongman sogaehamyeon boneoseu jundago.

    ...They did. They said I'd get a bonus if I introduced just two friends.

  11. B κ·Έκ±° μ „ν˜•μ μΈ 닀단계 사기야. μƒˆλ‘œ λ“€μ–΄μ˜¨ μ‚¬λžŒ 돈으둜 λ¨Όμ € λ“€μ–΄μ˜¨ μ‚¬λžŒ μˆ˜μ΅μ„ μ£ΌλŠ” 거라고.

    Geugeo jeonhyeongjeogin dadangye sagiya. Saero deureoon saram doneuro meonjeo deureoon saram suigeul juneun georago.

    That's a classic pyramid scheme. They pay the earlier people's returns with the new people's money.

  12. A 에이, μ„€λ§ˆ. 맀달 μˆ˜μ΅λ„ κΌ¬λ°•κΌ¬λ°• λ“€μ–΄μ˜€λŠ”λ°.

    Ei, seolma. Maedal suikdo kkobakkkobak deureooneunde.

    Come on, surely not. The returns come in every month like clockwork.

  13. B κ·ΈλŸ¬λ‹ˆκΉŒ 더 μœ„ν—˜ν•΄. μ²˜μŒμ—” 믿게 ν•˜λ €κ³  λˆμ„ μ£Όλ‹€κ°€, 거앑이 λ“€μ–΄μ˜€λ©΄ 사라지거든. μ§€κΈˆ μ•±μ—μ„œ 좜금 ν•œλ²ˆ ν•΄ 봐.

    Geureonikka deo wiheomhae. Cheoeumen mitge haryeogo doneul judaga, geoaegi deureoomyeon sarajigeodeun. Jigeum aebeseo chulgeum hanbeon hae bwa.

    That makes it even more dangerous. They pay out at first to win your trust, then vanish once the big money comes in. Try withdrawing some from the app right now.

  14. A μ–΄... 'μ‹œμŠ€ν…œ 점검 쀑'이라고 λœ¨λŠ”λ°. μ–΄μ œλ„ μ΄λž¬λŠ”λ°.

    Eo... 'siseutem jeomgeom jung'irago tteuneunde. Eojedo iraenneunde.

    Uh... it says 'System under maintenance.' It said the same thing yesterday.

  15. B 봐. μ§€κΈˆ λ‹Ήμž₯ κΈˆμœ΅κ°λ…μ›μ— μ‹ κ³ ν•˜μž. κ²½μ°°μ„œμ—λ„ 같이 κ°€κ³ .

    Bwa. Jigeum dangjang geumyunggamdogwone singohaja. Gyeongchalseoedo gachi gago.

    See? Let's report it to the Financial Supervisory Service right now. And go to the police together.

  16. A μ˜μˆ˜ν•œν…Œ λ¨Όμ € 물어봐야 ν•˜μ§€ μ•Šμ„κΉŒ? 괜히 친ꡬλ₯Ό μ˜μ‹¬ν•˜λŠ” 것 κ°™μ•„μ„œ.

    Yeongsuhante meonjeo mureobwaya haji aneulkka? Gwaenhi chingureul uisimhaneun geot gataseo.

    Shouldn't I ask Yeongsu first? I feel bad suspecting my friend for nothing.

  17. B μ•„λΉ , λ¨Όμ € μ—°λ½ν•˜λ©΄ κ·Έμͺ½μ—μ„œ 증거λ₯Ό μ§€μšΈ μˆ˜λ„ μžˆμ–΄. 아저씨도 ν”Όν•΄μžμΌ 수 μžˆμœΌλ‹ˆκΉŒ μ‹ κ³ λΆ€ν„° ν•˜κ³  같이 μ•Œλ € λ“œλ¦¬μž.

    Appa, meonjeo yeollakamyeon geujjogeseo jeunggeoreul jiul sudo isseo. Ajeossido pihaejail su isseunikka singobuteo hago gachi allyeo deurija.

    Dad, if you contact them first, they might delete the evidence. Your friend might be a victim too, so let's report it first and then tell him together.

  18. A 그래... λΆ€λ„λŸ½λ‹€. λ”Έν•œν…Œ 이런 κ±Έ λ‹€ λ°°μš°λ„€.

    Geurae... bukkeureopda. Ttalhante ireon geol da baeune.

    All right... I'm embarrassed. Learning this sort of thing from my own daughter.

  19. B λΆ€λ„λŸ¬μš΄ 게 μ•„λ‹ˆλΌ 운이 μ—†μ—ˆλ˜ κ±°μ•Ό. 자, λŒ€ν™” λ‚΄μš©μ΄λž‘ μž…κΈˆ 기둝뢀터 μΊ‘μ²˜ν•˜μž. νœ΄λŒ€ν° 이리 쀘 봐.

    Bukkeureoun ge anira uni eopseotdeon geoya. Ja, daehwa naeyongirang ipgeum girokbuteo kaepcheohaja. Hyudaepon iri jwo bwa.

    It's nothing to be embarrassed about; you were just unlucky. Come on, let's screenshot the messages and the deposit records first. Give me your phone.

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