According to police in Talamban, Pan walked into a coffee shop owned by a 22-year-old local merchant and offered to sell an iPhone 17 Pro Max for 35,000 pesos. After inspecting the phone and finding it to be authentic, the buyer paid 25,000 pesos. Pan handed over a device and promptly walked away without uttering a word. Seconds later, the victim realized the unit handed to him was not the authentic device he had just inspected, but a counterfeit clone.

The victim and his uncle pursued Pan, cornering him outside a nearby shopping mall. Using the local police emergency "One Button" alert application, the victim summoned officers who swiftly arrived on the scene and took Pan into custody. ToNanyang Heat Week|check in & spin for Premium