"Lineage Game Money Scam... Tens of Millions Won Embezzled in Two Months"

A man in his 20s who deceived others by pretending to sell online game currency and swindled tens of millions of won was sentenced to one year in prison.
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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Choyoung] A man in his 20s who deceived others by pretending to sell online game currency and pocketed tens of millions of won was sentenced to prison.

According to the legal community on the 5th, the Daejeon District Court Criminal Division 5 (Judge Park Junbeom) sentenced A (25), who was indicted on fraud charges, to one year in prison.

A is accused of posting a message in May 2019 on a website saying "selling Lineage M Diamonds (a type of game currency)" and then receiving 690,000 won from a man who contacted him after seeing the post, which he embezzled.

It was confirmed that A received a total of about 38.9 million won from four victims in the same year using this method.

The prosecution explained that A committed the crime without even possessing the game currency.

A, who worked as a mobile phone sales representative, was also found to have borrowed money from colleagues and failed to repay it.

The court stated the sentencing reason, saying, "Since he did not provide any compensation to the victims and only promised to pay if the victims filed civil lawsuits, it cannot be seen that he is truly reflecting on his wrongdoing."

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