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Until last year, as Corona 19 led to the semiconductor supply and demand crisis, there were many cases where you had to wait for a long time to get a new car.
A car broker who stole more than 1.2 billion won, saying, “I will quickly pick up a popular car model,” was arrested by the police.
Reporter Song Seo-young covered the story exclusively.
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In July of last year, Mr. Kim, who was trying to buy a new car, was introduced to a car broker.
Realtor Lim Mo made a tempting suggestion, saying, “You can get a car quickly through your dealer.”
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″I said that I could receive a car in a month or two, and at that time it was a situation that the car would take more than 10 months because of the semiconductor crisis… ″
The condition was that the purchase price of 75 million won should be sent to his account.
After sending the money like that, Mr. Lim, the trader, made another offer.
″If you pay with an affiliated card, you can receive benefits such as mileage accumulation″, and told me to pay the car bill again.
He also promised to return the money he sent to his account earlier.
Contrary to the promise, the vehicle was shipped in December of last year, five months later, and the money sent in advance was not returned.
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″Because there was never a case where I couldn’t get in touch. So I didn’t suspect it was a scam. “I guess it’s one week too late” and since it’s been two and three months, “this isn’t it”… ″
In addition to new car purchases, car leasing customers were also targets of Mr. Lim.
I was tricked by Mr. Lim’s words, “If you pay more deposit, I will reduce the monthly lease amount,” I sent 50 million won, but I didn’t receive the car and only lost the money.
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″It’s a way to get the vehicle a little faster and for me to get a lot of discounts, so you don’t have to wait until you get the vehicle… ″
With this method, Mr. Lim stole 1.2 billion won from 26 customers over the past two years.
There were various targets for fraud, from domestic cars to foreign cars worth billions of won.
A police investigation revealed that Lim used the stolen money to engage in illegal Internet gambling or pay off debts.
Police said they would arrest Lim on the 27th and search his bank account to find out if there are additional victims and continue the investigation.
This is Song Seo-young from MBC News.
Video coverage: Kang Jae-hoon Nam Sung-hyun / Video editing: Lim Joo-hyang
2023-07-31 11:24:36
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