Gang Arrested for Posing as Women to Blackmail with Sex Lures, Embezzling 700 Million Won

Accessing Video Calls via SNS

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Saeyan] A gang involved in so-called 'body cam phishing,' which approaches men through social networking services (SNS) to record obscene acts and demand money, has been arrested.

The Masan Eastern Police Station in Gyeongnam announced on the 27th that they have apprehended and detained all eight individuals involved in body cam phishing, romance scams, and conditional meeting fraud.

They are accused of approaching a total of 75 victims from January last year to March this year and extorting approximately 700 million KRW.

They recorded obscene acts of male victims via video calls and then threatened to distribute the footage to acquaintances to demand money.

Additionally, they approached male victims through chat applications, proposing "If you give me money, I will have sexual relations with you," and received up to 50 million KRW or more from men who agreed.

Although they approached victims pretending to be women, all of them were actually men.

They also committed 'romance scams' by stealing photos of men and women circulating on the internet to approach victims via SNS and demand money.

The police received reports of the crime in July last year and sequentially arrested the withdrawal agents, collectors, intermediaries, and finally all eight members, including the Chinese national who coordinated the operation domestically.

A police official stated, "Because victims hesitate to report due to concerns about others' perceptions, related criminal organizations are becoming more active," and urged, "If you are a victim, please report actively."

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