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CASE 208 | Chinese National | January 20, 2025 | South Korea
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DATABASE RECORD
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id 208
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date January 20, 2025
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original_date January 20, 2025
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year 2025
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month 1
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quarter 2025-Q1
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victim Chinese National
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location Jeju, South Korea
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country South Korea
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scenario P2P Trade Gone Wrong
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description Gang of 6 people meet OTC trader in luxury hotel, assault and rob him of $580K in cash and crypto.
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kidnappings 0
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violence_torture 0
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drugs_alcohol 0
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weapons 0
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theft 1
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life_taken 0
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money_wanted $580,000
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coin_type crypto
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reports CryptoNews
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notes OTC trader assaulted after 5 previous normal deals, several crypto taken
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has_processed_date 1
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created_at 2025-11-13 05:44:45
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AI SUMMARY [generated at bulk import, NOT verified against sources]
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**Victim:** Chinese National
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**Attackers:** Gang/organized group
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**Attack Method:** P2P Trade Gone Wrong
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**Violence Used:** Threats/intimidation
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**Crypto Stolen:** $580,000 in crypto
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**Status:** Investigation ongoing
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LINKED SOURCES
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[url] https://cryptonews.com/news/south-korean-police-arrest-gang-of-chinese-crypto-thieves-who-struck-high-end-hotel-guests/
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NOTES ON THIS FILE
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* matched to sheet row 209: exact match on victim + year, unique on both sides
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ARTICLE 1
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Source CryptoNews
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URL https://cryptonews.com/news/south-korean-police-arrest-gang-of-chinese-crypto-thieves-who-struck-high-end-hotel-guests/
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Origin reported_K&R sheet, row 209, column "Articles"
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Length 2,474 chars
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S Korean Police Arrest ‘Gang of Chinese Crypto Thieves’ Who ‘Robbed High-end Hotel Guest’
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Police
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South Korea
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Gang assaulted ‘crypto exchanger’ in Jeju and ‘stole $580k worth of coins,’ officers believe
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Author
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Tim Alper
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Last updated:
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January 20, 2025
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S Korean Police Arrest ‘Gang of Chinese Crypto Thieves’ Who ‘Robbed High-end Hotel Guest’
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South Korean police have arrested a “gang” of suspected Chinese crypto thieves accused of stealing around $580,000 worth of crypto from a guest at a luxury hotel.
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The South Korean news outlet Newsis reported that the Jeju West Police Station arrested six people on “special robbery” charges.
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Chinese Crypto Thieves Arrested at Airport
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Police think the gang struck a deal with another Chinese national who works as an unofficial “crypto and fiat currency exchanger.”
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Jeju police open a suitcase apparently filled with South Korean 50,000 won banknotes.
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Jeju police open a suitcase filled with what looks like South Korean 50,000 won banknotes. (Source: Jeju West Police Station)
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The “exchanger” agreed to sell the group an undisclosed amount of crypto for over $690,000 in cash as part of an over-the-counter trade.
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The group reportedly gave the “exchanger” cash on seven occasions, with the “exchanger” then transferring coins to their crypto wallets.
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However, in the early hours of January 16, police said, the gang traded more money for crypto.
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But during this deal, they claimed that they had not received coins from the “exchanger.”
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They then “assaulted” the “exchanger,” stole the cash they had given him, and “ran away” with both the cash and the crypto.
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The gang may also have stolen further crypto funds from the alleged victim’s mobile phone, police think.
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The alleged victim reported the incident to the police, who tracked the group down. Some members were found in another hotel room, with others at Jeju International Airport, seemingly preparing to flee the country.
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Jeju International Airport.
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Jeju International Airport. (Source: Bohao Zhao [CC BY 3.0])
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Bogus OTC Trade?
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The police think the gang “conspired in advance” to steal the victim’s crypto by “deceiving him into thinking” they wanted to exchange it for cash.
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Officers say they are also investigating the “whereabouts of the cryptoassets stolen” from the alleged victim’s “mobile phone virtual currency wallet.”
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Jeju police released video footage of officers opening a suitcase apparently filled with bundles of South Korean 50,000 won bills.
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generated from attacks-export-Gart-website.json + reported_K&R | case 208
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