It is estimated that the damage caused by virtual money crime is close to 2.7 trillion won over the past two years.

The government has decided to continue to maintain strict countermeasures, such as ensuring the return of crime proceeds.

According to the Ministry of Justice, the Ministry of Justice has investigated 165 cases of virtual currency-related crimes since July 2017, and 132 cases were arrested and 288 cases were detained without detention.

The total amount of damage caused by fraud, multistage, and similar crimes involving virtual money investment and virtual currency exchanges related crimes amounted to 2.6698 trillion won, and the tricks also varied.

The source said, "Investing in a coin that does not have economic value last year, it will bring high returns. We have detected nine financial fraud organizations that have invested in 1404.8 billion won in a multi-stage manner, and prosecuted 15 people for arrest.

The company was found to have falsely charged 50 billion won while buying a virtual currency for customers, and then bombarded other exchanges.

Domestic beatcoin price was cheaper than China, and Chinese counterfeiters who were illegally exchanged for KRW131.9 billion worth of RMB yuan were arrested through virtual currency exchanges in both countries.

Justice Minister Park Sang-ki has decided that the crime of virtual monetary crime is not being abolished, such as the emergence of a new crime law in the thorough investigation of the prosecution.