A Withdrawal Agent Sentenced to 3 Years and 6 Months for Earning Hundreds of Millions from Casual Meeting and Body Cam Phishing Crimes

[Asia Economy Reporter Jang Hyowon] A foreign national responsible for cash withdrawals in a fraud ring that earned hundreds of millions of won in criminal proceeds by using prostitution as bait was sentenced to prison.

On the 25th, Judge Lee Dongho of the Criminal Division 2 at Cheongju District Court announced that he sentenced A (38), a Chinese national, who was tried on charges of fraud, extortion, and violation of the Electronic Financial Transactions Act, to 3 years and 6 months in prison. He also ordered A to pay a total of 42 million won to two claimants.

A is accused of embezzling over 260 million won from 19 victims who were deceived by false advertisements such as "arranging conditional meetings" for about a month starting from May 9 last year.

The organization used chat applications to encourage the installation of malicious code, then induced obscene acts and threatened to distribute the videos to acquaintances to extort cash.

A received 100,000 won from the organization as a fee for withdrawing money deposited by victims and remitting it in yuan to other accounts.

The court ruled that severe punishment was necessary considering that A showed no remorse for the crime, there were multiple victims, and compensation for damages was not easy.

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