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A man was arrested in Busan who cheated a money changer and took about 20 million won in yen.
The man was found to have committed several crimes by extorting money after becoming friends.
This is KNN reporter Kang So-ra.
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A man running down an alley in Busan rushes into a taxi.
A person in his 60s is running away with a bundle of yen to exchange money.
Mr. A tricked a money changer in his 70s by saying he would transfer his money right away.
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[Nearby money changer: Before that, I came to talk about this and that, and seeing it, it looks like a saint, we became very close, and we talked.]
Mr. A, who had only been released for three months, deceived himself as a businessman and found a money changer several times and made friends. will.
He also said that on the day of the incident, he drove a coffee shop employee into a rental car and went to see him.
He tricked the waiter into saying that he was his wife, so that the money changer could safely hand over the bundle of money first.
Having received a bundle of Japanese yen worth 20 million won, Mr. A left the employee who came with the borrowed car here and ran away.
[Kim Hee-young/Busan Jungbu Police Station Detective Team 1: (Mr. A) said, “I’ll go there now because I’m with my wife,” and he took the car (because he went) and believed (it seems) as the person who exchanged money.]
Mr. A caught by the police was found to have tricked money changers as well as people he had met once or twice to steal money.
Last month, 73 million won was stolen from Seoul and Busan three times.
The police arrested Mr. A based on CCTV and arrested him on charges of theft.
(Video coverage: Wonju Lee KNN)