Man in 30s Sentenced to Prison After Selling Game Account for $215k and Changing the Password

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Last August, 'A' sold his online game account, valued at approximately 290 million KRW ($215,000), for 205 million KRW ($152,000). In March of this year, he logged back into the account and changed the password.

The prosecution indicted A under the Act on the Aggravated Punishment of Specific Economic Crimes, viewing his actions—selling the account and then reclaiming it—as gaining over 500 million KRW ($370,000) in illegal financial benefits.

Imagine getting hit with Aggravated Punishment charges over a game account...