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There was a company that recruited members through electronic payment using virtual currency, and the police started a full-scale investigation.

It's like a multi-level financial scam that benefits existing investors with new investments.



Correspondent Son Ki-joon.



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[OnNetworks is the first, utility bill payment, and e-wallet service agency, which recruits franchisee members.]



This company called 'OnNetworks' in Guro-gu, Seoul started electronic payment using virtual currency in October of last year. We announced that we have launched a payment service.



The company said the service starts when members top up the company's points with cash or gift certificates.



After purchasing a virtual currency such as Omnis Gold suggested by the company with this point again, if you use this virtual currency to pay utility bills such as electricity or telecommunication charges, 9% of the payment amount will be returned.



He explained that when another member is brought in, the referrer receives an additional 1% of the member's payment amount.



As word spread that high profits were guaranteed through SNS, members flocked.



However, since the end of last year, the refund, which had been normally received several times, started not being paid.



The company said that the situation would recover soon, but



[company official: I can keep my promise.

The company is now investing and entrusting us with big projects...

.]



People who have already spent a lot of money on point charging suspected fraud, and sued the company's CEO, Park Mo, and others to the police.



[Han Sang-jun / Attorney: I saw the refund coming in and invested a lot of money.

After that, no withdrawals will be made.

All Ponzi scams work this way...

.]



The company said that the refund ratio was lowered due to overpayment of some refunds, and malicious investors were sued.



He also promised to pay those who did not receive a refund.



The National Police Agency designated the Seoul Guro Police Station as an intensive investigation center earlier this month.



The police booked Park and his associates on charges of violating the Act on Similar Reception Act and fraud.



In addition, as the number of victims and the amount of damage are also expected to increase, we plan to proceed with the investigation more quickly.



(Video coverage: Kim Seung-tae, Choi Dae-woong, video editing: Jeon Min-gyu, CG: Kang Yu-ra and Jang Seong-beom)