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500여명의 피해자들을 발생시킨 이더리움(ETH)<\/a> 사기를 주도한 혐의로 한 기술 회사의 한국 최고경영자가 체포되었다.<\/p>

아이뉴스24<\/a>에 따르면 와콘 대표 변모씨가 구속 기소됐다.<\/p>

검찰, 피해자 500명 이상<\/h2><\/span>

변 씨는 공범 혐의를 받는 염모 씨와 함께 체포됐다. 천지일보<\/a> 등 한국 언론 매체에 따르면 변 씨는 변영오 씨로 지목됐다.<\/p>

서울중앙지검 형사5부는 변씨와 염씨를 ‘사기 혐의’가 적용된다고 밝혔다.<\/p>

검찰은 피해자 대부분이 고령층이었으며 변 씨는 폰지 사기 의혹을 받고 있다고 전했다.<\/p>

와콘은 메인이더넷이라는 지갑 서비스를 운영하면서 해당 지갑에 투자자들의 자금을 보유하고 있다고 주장했다.<\/p>

그러나 작년 여름부터 투자자들이 플랫폼에서 자금을 인출할 수 없다는 이야기가 온라인상에서 돌기 시작했다.<\/p>

작년 11월, 기자들은 메인이더넷 본사 앞에 간판이 철거되었다고 전했다. 해당 사무실들은 서울 강남 지역에 위치해 있다.<\/p>

변씨는 작년 11월 투자자들을 만나 환불해주겠다며 “4개월에 걸쳐 원금을 지급하겠다”고 말했다.<\/p>

그러나 검찰 관계자들은 변씨가 ‘수천억원대 다단계 사기’를 주도한 것으로 보고 있다.<\/p>

관계자들은 변씨와 염씨가 회사 지갑에 “가상화폐 지분을 예치하면 이자를 주겠다” 투자자들을 끌어들였다고 말한다.<\/p>

검찰 대변인은 “추가 피해 여부와 공범”에 대해 조사 중이라고 밝혔다.<\/p>

한때 천지신문<\/a>도 변씨가 투자자들에게 ‘45%~50%’의 수익을 기대할 수 있다고 약속했다는 기사를 보도한 바 있다.<\/p>

변씨는 지난해 말 폰지 사기 의혹에 대해 반박한 것으로 알려졌다:<\/p>

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“나는 폰지가 무엇인지조차 모릅니다. […] 그리고 다단계 사기가 어떻게 진행되는지도 모릅니다.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>

피해자 대다수 60세 이상<\/h2><\/span>

변씨는 암호화폐 거래소<\/a>와 NFT 기반 게임 사업도 운영했다고 주장한 것으로 알려졌다.<\/p>

이전 보고에 의하면 1만2000여명이 와콘에 투자했을 가능성이 제기된다. 또 투자자의 대다수가 60세 이상이라고 전했다.<\/p>

지난 5월 한국 ETH 투자자들을 겨냥해 조치를 취하지 않으면 보유 이더리움이 ‘소각될 예정’이라는 피싱 문자가 활개친 바 있다.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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