S Korean Police Bust ‘Crypto Scammer’ Who ‘Preyed on Housewives and Office Workers’
South Korean police have arrest a suspected crypto scammer who allegedly preyed on “housewives and office workers.” According to the broadcaster SBS, officers in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, arrested a 38-year-old man. He w...
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According to the broadcaster SBS, officers in Gimpo, Gyeonggi Province, arrested a 38-year-old man.
He was handed over to prosecutors on fraud-related charges.
Officers claimed the man duped his victims out of around $218,000.
He allegedly told them that they would be “guaranteed” “high profits” if they invested in his project....
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