A man in his 20s, Mr. A, contacted victims after reading their posts on secondhand trading sites and scam information sharing sites, claiming he had been a victim of the same scam. He extorted a total of 157 million won from 10 victims under the pretext of lawsuit costs. Mr. A also used the same method to defraud victims in proxy Toto scams. Although the court judged that Mr. A's crime was serious, it sentenced him to 2 years in prison and 3 years probation, considering that he admitted his crimes, reflected on them, and reached a settlement with some of the victims.
