A Married Woman with Four Children Who Embezzled Over 500 Million Won Saying "Let's Get Married"

A Woman in Her 40s Committing Marriage Fraud Was a Mother of Four
Extorted 534 Million Won Under the Pretext of Raising Wedding Funds

A woman in her 40s who deceived three men with the phrase "Let's get married" was revealed to be a mother of four children.

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On the 21st, the Gwangju District Court Criminal Division 10 (Judge Na Sang-ah) announced that it sentenced a woman in her 40s, Ms. A, who was indicted on fraud charges, to 3 years and 4 months in prison. Ms. A is accused of approaching three men from October 2020, falsely claiming to be single, promising marriage, and then embezzling a total of 534 million KRW under the pretexts of preparing a newlywed home and marriage funds.

The first victim, Mr. B, was defrauded of 49.2 million KRW over 12 installments from October 2020 to January 2022. At that time, Ms. A reportedly demanded the purchase of an officetel in Seo-gu, Gwangju, saying, "We need to save money to get married." The second victim, Mr. C, contacted Ms. A through an application (app) in March 2021. Ms. A deceived Mr. C by saying, "If you send me money, I will grow it through stocks so we can move," and embezzled 60.13 million KRW over 32 installments. The last victim, Mr. D, contacted Ms. A in August 2021 and was defrauded of 20 million KRW.

Additionally, Ms. A is known to have deceived several people under the pretense of vending machine investment business, embezzling a total of 534 million KRW. The court stated, "Considering the number of victims and the frequency of offenses, the large amount exceeding 500 million KRW, and that despite having four children, Ms. A lied about being single to three victims, developing romantic relationships and then embezzling money, the method of the crime is malicious." However, the court also noted, "Taking into account that the defendant paid damages to some victims and reached settlements, as well as having a similar fraud conviction around 2014, the sentence was determined comprehensively."

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