“My Daughter Has Been Kidnapped”… The Shocking Identity of the Boyfriend Caught by the Police

Romance Scammer Who Pretended to Be a Boyfriend Deceived Women Across the Country

A man in his 40s, who dressed in luxury goods and drove high-end vehicles while pretending to be wealthy, has been revealed to have committed romance scams targeting women across the nation.

On the 19th, the Gyeonggi Ilsan West Police Station announced that they had arrested and transferred a man in his 40s, referred to as A, on charges of fraud under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment, etc. of Specific Crimes.

According to the police, A conducted meticulous scam operations targeting single women in their 40s and 50s, operating across various locations including Goyang and Paju in Gyeonggi Province, Mapo in Seoul, Busan, and Uljin in North Gyeongsang Province.

He reportedly contacted women in local communities and bars, developing relationships with them and allegedly swindling them out of tens of billions of won under the guise of investments.

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"Not Abduction, but Love" – Victims Who Fell in Without Doubt

The police began their investigation after receiving a report on the 7th from a parent who claimed, "I think my daughter has been kidnapped by her boyfriend" in Ilsan, Goyang City.

After tracking A, the police confirmed that he had moved to Gumi in North Gyeongsang Province, and collaborated with the Gumi Police Station to discover both A and a missing woman in her 40s, referred to as B, at around 6:15 PM on the 10th.

When B was found, she stated to the police, "It's not an abduction; I followed him voluntarily because I love him."

However, A already had an arrest warrant issued for fraud under the pretense of being her boyfriend, and multiple complaints had been filed against him.

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According to the police investigation, A built trust with B by showing her fake apartment listings under the pretext of marriage and demanded that she transfer funds into an account in her parents' name, ultimately swindling about 120 million won.

A's methods were highly sophisticated. He presented himself as wealthy by dressing in luxury goods and using high-end vehicles, cohabiting with his victims while manipulating and managing funds in the victims' names under the guise of stock and real estate investments.

In particular, he used a "circular loan" scheme by transferring money received from one victim to another victim to maintain the illusion of trust.

The 120 million won swindled from B was identified as having been transferred to another female victim from Paju, whose total losses were assessed at 550 million won.

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Investigations revealed that A used pseudonyms for all of his victims.

A police spokesperson stated, "Some women did not even know his real name until he was arrested," adding that "the number of confirmed victims so far is 19, with total losses amounting to tens of billions of won."

The police believe that while A was in a relationship with B, he simultaneously maintained romantic relationships with other women, continuing his crimes by disappearing afterwards.

Even after transferring A to detention, the police are still investigating the circumstances of the case, not ruling out the possibility of additional victims.

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