Prestigious University Student Borrows Coins and Cash Worth Tens of Millions and Disappears... Police Investigation Underway

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[Asia Economy Reporter Donghoon Jeong] A student from a prestigious university in Seoul is under police investigation for fraud, accused of borrowing thousands of dollars worth of Bitcoin and cash from fellow students at the same school and failing to repay them.

On the 22nd, according to the police, the Mapo Police Station and Seodaemun Police Station in Seoul received complaints from the victim students against A, a current student at Korea University, and have been investigating since last year.

A is alleged to have borrowed money from friends at the same university from 2018 until last year and failed to repay it. He suddenly left the country abroad in February while under investigation, cutting off contact, but it is known that he recently returned.

It was also found that some of the victim students filed civil damage compensation lawsuits against A.

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