College Student Impersonates Teenage Girl... Threatens Male Solicitor to Extort Over 100 Million Won

Mr. B, who tried to arrange a casual meeting through SNS, threatened and demanded cash

College student A (18) is accused of threatening B (35), who was seeking a meeting with a minor last April, and extorting 108 million won from him. [Image source=Yonhap News]

[Asia Economy Intern Reporter Kim Jeong-wan] A university student who approached a man attempting to solicit prostitution by pretending to be a teenage girl and extorted over 100 million won in cash has been arrested by the police.

The Incheon Western Police Station has applied for an arrest warrant for university student A (18) on charges of extortion and fraud.

A is suspected of threatening B (35), who tried to arrange a so-called conditional meeting with a minor through social networking services (SNS) in April last year, and extorted 108 million won over seven months.

He is believed to have impersonated a minor, contacted B via SNS to obtain his contact information, and then used it as leverage to threaten him and demand cash under the pretext of a settlement fee.

A is also accused of impersonating a police officer to C (35), whom he met through SNS, deceiving him into believing that he was investigating a cyber sexual violence complaint case, and pocketing 50,000 won. Additionally, he posted false sales listings for mobile phones on a secondhand trading site and swindled 710,000 won in cash from two people.

After receiving B's complaint and launching an investigation, the police arrested A yesterday at a motel in Incheon.

The police are currently investigating the exact details of A's crimes. After seizing A's mobile phone, they plan to conduct digital forensics to secure related evidence and check for any additional offenses.

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