SBS ‘Gayo Daejeon’ Ticket fraud worth 72 million won…man in his 20s sent without detention [Official]

[Star News | [Reporter Sang-geun Yoon]

SBS ‘Gayo Daejeon’ A man in his 20s who stole about 70 million won through ticket fraud was sent to the prosecution.

Incheon Central Police Station announced on the 19th that it had sent Mr. A, a man in his 20s, without detention on charges of fraud.

According to the police, Mr. A participated in the SBS ‘Gayo Daejeon’ held at the Inspire Arena in Unseo-dong, Jung-gu, Incheon on December 25, 2023. He is accused of defrauding victims by saying he would sell them tickets and stealing 72 million won, equivalent to 230 people.

It was revealed that Mr. A had disappeared after receiving money from the victims’ accounts by saying he would get them admission tickets through SNS. As a result of the investigation, it was confirmed that Mr. A had received the damages received from the victims into an illegal virtual currency exchange account..

Regarding his charges, Mr. A is said to have stated, “I invested all the damages in virtual currency and lost it.”

The police believed that the crime was not systematically committed and sent Mr. A to the prosecution.

In relation to this, at the time SBS ‘Gayo Daejeon’ The production team stated, “After learning of the damage at the scene on the day of the performance, we immediately requested an investigation from the police, and the exact extent of the damage is being determined.”

Reporter Sang-geun Yoon sgyoon@