외신에 따르면, 홍콩 경찰이 19일 17시 증권선물위원회(SFC)와 합동 진행한 무허가 암호화폐 거래소 JPEX의 사기 사건 관련 브리핑에서 "JPEX 관계자 8 명을 형사 구류(임시 구속)했다. 이들은 22세~52세 사이 4명의 남성과 4명의 여성으로, JPEX 업체 책임자와 홍콩 현지에서 암호화폐 장외거래(OTC) 매장을 운영하며 JPEX 사기에 가담한 인물들"이라고 밝혔다. 또 홍콩 경찰은 "JPEX 사건과 관련해 경찰이 접수한 신고는 총 1,641 건이다. 주요 신고 내용은 '출금 불가', '사기 의혹' 등이다. 피해액은 약 12억 홍콩 달러(약 2,039억원)으로 추산된다"고 덧붙였다. 또 경찰은 체포 과정에서 800만 홍콩달러 상당의 현금, 1,200만 홍콩달러 규모의 은행 예금 등 약 6,700만 홍콩달러 규모의 자산을 범죄수익으로 얻은 것으로 보고 압수했다.

<div><span>외신에 따르면, 홍콩 경찰이 19일 17시 증권선물위원회(SFC)와 합동 진행한 무허가 암호화폐 거래소 JPEX의 사기 사건 관련 브리핑에서 "JPEX 관계자 8 명을 형사 구류(임시 구속)했다. 이들은 22세~52세 사이 4명의 남성과 4명의 여성으로, JPEX 업체 책임자와 홍콩 현지에서 암호화폐 장외거래(OTC) 매장을 운영하며 JPEX 사기에 가담한 인물들"이라고 밝혔다. 또 홍콩 경찰은 "JPEX 사건과 관련해 경찰이 접수한 신고는 총 1,641 건이다. 주요 신고 내용은 '출금 불가', '사기 의혹' 등이다. 피해액은 약 12억 홍콩 달러(약 2,039억원)으로 추산된다"고 덧붙였다. 또 경찰은 체포 과정에서 800만 홍콩달러 상당의 현금, 1,200만 홍콩달러 규모의 은행 예금 등 약 6,700만 홍콩달러 규모의 자산을 범죄수익으로 얻은 것으로 보고 압수했다.<br></span></div>

홍콩 경찰 "JPEX 사기 공모자 8명 임시 구속...피해액 12억 홍콩달러 추산"

According to foreign media, at a briefing on the fraud case of JPEX, an unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange, held jointly by the Hong Kong police with the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) at 17:00 on the 19th, "8 JPEX officials were criminally detained (temporarily detained). They are between the ages of 22 and up." “They are four men and four women aged 52 years, and they are the people in charge of the JPEX company and the people who run a cryptocurrency over-the-counter (OTC) store in Hong Kong and participated in the JPEX fraud.” In addition, the Hong Kong police said, "There are a total of 1,641 reports received by the police in relation to the JPEX incident. The main reports include 'unable to withdraw money' and 'suspicion of fraud'. The damage is estimated at about 1.2 billion Hong Kong dollars (about 203.9 billion won). “It will happen,” he added. In addition, during the arrest, the police confiscated assets worth approximately 67 million Hong Kong dollars, including 8 million Hong Kong dollars in cash and 12 million Hong Kong dollars in bank deposits, believing that they were obtained as proceeds of crime.

<div><span>According to foreign media, at a briefing held jointly by the Hong Kong police and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) on the fraud case of the unlicensed cryptocurrency exchange JPEX at 5:00 p.m. on the 19th, they stated that &quot;8 people related to JPEX have been criminally detained (temporarily detained). They are four men and four women aged between 22 and 52, the person in charge of JPEX and those who operated a cryptocurrency over-the-counter (OTC) store in Hong Kong and participated in the JPEX fraud.&quot; In addition, the Hong Kong police added that &quot;the police have received a total of 1,641 reports related to the JPEX case. The main reports include &#39;inability to withdraw money&#39; and &#39;suspicion of fraud&#39;. The damage is estimated to be approximately HK$1.2 billion (approximately KRW 203.9 billion).&quot; In addition, during the arrest process, the police confiscated approximately HK$67 million worth of assets, including HK$8 million in cash and HK$12 million in bank deposits, which they believed to have been obtained as proceeds of crime.<br></span></div>

Hong Kong police "Temporarily arrest 8 conspirators of JPEX fraud... Damage estimated at 1.2 billion Hong Kong dollars"

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