Man Arrested After Allegedly Scamming 11 People in Pokémon Card Sales
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- Police in Naju, South Korea, sought an arrest warrant for a man in his 30s accused of online fraud.
- Investigators say he posted false listings for Pokémon cards and other items, then kept payments from 11 buyers between January and late May.
- Police arrested him on August 31 after tracing bank accounts and analyzing call records.
A man in his 30s allegedly posted fake listings for Pokémon cards on an online secondhand marketplace and took about 10.36 million won from 11 people, South Korean police said.
Naju Police Station in South Jeolla Province sought an arrest warrant for the suspect on fraud charges. Police allege that he advertised cards and other goods between January and late May, accepted buyers’ payments, and did not provide the items.
Investigators received a victim’s complaint on March 16. They traced bank accounts and analyzed call records before identifying evidence of the alleged offense. A court later issued an arrest warrant, and police arrested the suspect in Naju on August 31.
The suspect reportedly told police that he committed the alleged fraud to cover living expenses.
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Originally published by Dong-A Ilbo in Korean. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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