Namsung expressed frustration towards a scammer whose punishment was reduced on appeal.
On the 3rd, a man who appeared on KBS JOY's 'Ask Anything' revealed that he was scammed out of about 400 million won by a friend of his sister roughly two years ago.
One day while working as a delivery driver, he received a call from his sister's friend after more than ten years, which naturally led to a meeting where he was offered a deal in the heavy industry material supply business. He said he was tempted to deposit 10 million won after being told, "A margin of 15%, and you can recover your principal in three months," and ended up investing a total of 60 million won just from that sit-down.
In response, Lee Soo-geun noted, "Wasn't it strange that someone came to you out of the blue with an investment proposal?" and added, "In the end, you bear some responsibility," expressing sympathy towards the victim.
The victim stated that the business seemed completely sound, so he even took out loans to invest a total of about 400 million won. However, he did not receive any revenue, and eight months after the investment, he learned that it was a scam, discovering through a victims' chat room that the total damage reached 2 billion won.
Thanks to the lawsuit, the scammer was ordered to pay 350 million won in damages and sentenced to seven years in prison, but the appeal dismissed the damages order, reducing the sentence to six years due to being a first-time offender.
In response to this, Namsung expressed disbelief towards the court, saying, "Discuss ways to jointly respond with other victims," and noted, "Civil lawsuits could be one method. "
Telling the individual, who has been working day and night to repay over the past three years, that the costs and time of a civil lawsuit are burdensome, Namsung stated, "There is a need to discuss joint actions with other victims," and added, "We must ensure compensation in some way."
He also encouraged the individual, saying, "You are still young," and added, "This might be the tuition fee for life lessons," and that there could be various lessons learned to navigate life well from this experience.
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