"Attempted to Buy 500 Million Won Worth of Masks, Lost 200 Million Won"… Dispute in the Heart of Gangnam Leads to Police Report

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bong-gi] A dispute between a mask buyer and seller in the heart of Gangnam led to a police investigation.

According to the police on the 11th, the Seocho Police Station in Seoul booked seven people including A (29) on charges of special intimidation, and mask seller B (53) on charges of intimidation on the 8th.

A and six others allegedly met B near Gangnam Station at the time and demanded, "If you are not going to give us the masks, return the money," and after being refused, threatened to kill B. B is also accused of intimidation for saying that the person who received the money was someone else and threatening to call an acquaintance to kill them.

During the police investigation, A and others reportedly stated, "We tried to buy 500 million won worth of masks, paid 200 million won in advance, but neither received the masks nor got the money back." A police official said, "The existence of the masks has not been confirmed, but the circumstances of claims and debts have been identified, and we plan to investigate the specific facts," adding, "We will investigate whether charges such as fraud can be applied and will apply them if evidence sufficient for proof emerges."

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