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representative of an investment company who collected investment funds for making a pictorial for the world-famous singer BTS was arrested.
There are 70 people deceived here, and the damage is 11 billion won.
This is JIBS reporter Kim Yeon-seon.
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BTS, a K-pop idol,'Bangtan Boys', who recently reached #1 on the Billboard single chart with their new song Dynamite.
The 57-year-old aunt of an investment company, who took advantage of BTS's fame to invest 10 billion won, was arrested.
Ko attracted 70 investors, saying that investing in the BTS photo shoot business can make a lot of money.
He promoted the possibility of making BTS pictorials because he was a former manager of a securities company and as a shareholder of a production company in Seoul.
A sample of the pictorial was shown to the suspected victim, and a notarization of 20% of the proceeds and principal was guaranteed for 3 months.
[Fraud victims: the accused is a securities company manager also haeteotgo to work better this dwaeseo hear like that talk (was invested) BTS enough for that much revenue (did believe) think I'll be able to me;
he said, the last in May 2018 From 20 million won to 500 million won per person, it was intercepted after receiving a whopping 11 billion won as investment.
We hired up to 4 interim recruiters to get more investment.
However, from the beginning, making BTS pictorials was false, and the investment company was closed.
[Kim Min-ho/Jeju Dongbu Police Department Investigation Division Chief: If you are operating an investment company and offer higher returns than before, you should be suspicious.] The
police arrested the suspect, who was arrested for fraud, sent to the prosecutors with the opinion of the prosecution, and was detained. The investigation will continue on the remaining four interim recruitment plans that have been enrolled.
(Video coverage: Ko Seunghan JIBS)