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I have told you that prospective couples sigh deeply because of the Corona. At this time, a wedding company that had signed a lot of contracts with a small wedding took up only the deposit from the couples and suddenly closed the door. It turned out that it attracted customers even just before it went out of business.

Reporter Park Jae-hyun covered it.

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prospective couple about to get married in October this year.

I signed a contract with a small wedding company in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, and on the early morning of the 8th, I received a text saying that I am sorry that the business was suddenly closed at the wedding hall number.

[Preparatory couple: Suddenly we received a text message and were so embarrassed that we went to visit us right away. I would have noticed if there was anything strange, but there was no such thing at all, and I went to the tasting a while ago.] The

down payment of 3.8 million won was not returned.

[Preliminary couple: I know that the building owner and the rent have already been overdue and advised not to operate any more. It was enforced on August 5th (court name), but he received the down payment until August 3rd.] Even when the

business was about to close, it attracted customers.

[Former official of the wedding hall: (Court) It was the same as usual until just before the executor came. (Representative husband) says he has to go out to ask for his car to be removed a few minutes before the arrival of the bailiff... It was the ceremony next week right now, and there were some people crying about what to do... .] The

chairman of the wedding hall was arrested at the end of last month on charges of intercepting more than 1 billion won by acquaintances for doing other business.

[Preparatory couple: (paid) There was no contract at all for the cake maker. None of the deposits or cash of the bride and groom went into the companies' accounts. ○○To the representative account... .]

To date, more than 20 damages have been reported to the police, and the amount of damage has amounted to about 150 million won, including couples and businesses.

In addition to the reports that have been received so far, the police are continuing the investigation, seeing that there will be a total of 50 damages.

(Video coverage: Kim Tae-hoon, video editing: Kim Jong-tae)