20s Arrested for Defrauding 14 Million Won by Falsely Claiming Gold Plating Bracelet as Pure Gold

Police Arrest Suspect Following CCTV Tracking

A person in their 20s is deceiving customers by selling gold-plated bracelets as pure gold at a jewelry store in Cheonan, Chungnam. / Chungnam Provincial Police Agency

A man in his 20s who deceived a gold-plated bracelet as pure gold and swindled 14 million won was arrested by the police.

The Cheonan Dongnam Police Station in Chungnam announced on the 2nd that they have detained a man in his 20s, Mr. A, on charges of fraud.

Mr. A is accused of visiting a jewelry store in Cheonan on the 12th of last month, deceiving the store by claiming a gold-plated bracelet was pure gold, and receiving 14.95 million won, equivalent to the price of 45 don of pure gold.

The store owner, Mr. B, did not suspect anything because the detailed engravings verifying the weight and purity of the bracelet requested by Mr. A were indistinguishable from those of pure gold, but later realized it was plated and reported it to the police.

The police tracked surrounding CCTV footage and arrested Mr. A at a motel in Seoul.

A police official said, "As gold prices have recently surged, please be cautious to prevent similar gold-plating fraud cases from occurring."

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