A man in his 40s was sentenced to prison for extorting 30 million won from an elderly man in his 70s who was not accustomed to using a cell phone by approaching him to offer help. Judge Ki-Hyun Ki of the 6th Criminal Division of the Gwangju District Court announced on the 12th that he had sentenced Mr. A (44), who was indicted on charges of fraud using computers, etc., to one year in prison. Mr. A was sentenced to prison by Mr. B (76), an acquaintance whom he met in Naju, Gwangju, Jeollanam-do between March 26 and the 28th of the same month last year. He was indicted on charges of stealing 30 million won from the account. At the time, Mr. B had to open a new bank account that he had lost. Mr. B asked Mr. A, whom he knew, “I need to create a public certificate, but it is difficult for me to use the Internet because I am old. Please help me.” Mr. A said, “I need a verification number,” and received a mobile phone from Mr. B. After checking the financial transaction details, Mr. A freely transferred money without the victim's consent. Mr. A cut off contact with the panicked victim without knowing why the money was taken away. Judge Cha Ki-hyun said, “The crime committed by the defendant was clearly intentional and the method of committing the crime was poor.”