Gang Arrested for Posting "Sons and Daughters for Sale" on Junggonara... Turns Out to Be 'Billion-Won Fraudsters'

A post on Junggonara that caused controversy for claiming that Mr. A and others were selling their son and daughter. Photo by Junggonara capture

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] It has been confirmed that the group who caused controversy by posting false ads about selling their son and daughter on the online secondhand trading site 'Junggonara' are suspects in a fraud case involving hundreds of millions of won.

The Cyber Investigation Unit of the Gyeongsangbuk-do Provincial Police Agency announced on the 29th that they arrested five people, including A (25), on charges of intimidation and defamation under the Information and Communications Network Act, and booked one person without detention.

It was investigated that A and others posted ads selling children using the victim's phone number and photos of the children as retaliation after the victim left comments such as "Be careful, this might be a scam" on the false sales posts they had written.

The police also confirmed that from August last year to February this year, over six months, A and others posted false ads on the secondhand trading site claiming to sell forklifts, excavators, massage devices, and silver bars, defrauding a total of 320 million won from 47 victims.

They committed the crime by attaching photos of items posted by other sellers on the secondhand trading site to their false sales posts. When buyers requested direct transactions, they induced transactions through a secure payment site and then sent fake emails by creating a fabricated screen.

The police are investigating additional crimes by A and others, believing there may be more victims not yet identified. They also stated they will respond strictly to acts of posting malicious posts or comments on information and communication networks with the intent to defame others.

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