A new type of illegal investment scam, which lures investors using shamanistic practices such as fortune telling, is spreading, Korea's financial regulator warned on Wednesday.
Actor Lee Joo-been revealed that she was once summoned to court after her ID photo was misused by a criminal organization.
A joint investigative team of Cambodian and Korean police has arrested 26 suspects over alleged online scams and sex crimes targeting Korean citizens, the Blue House said on Monday.
In Terminal 2 at Incheon International Airport on Saturday at 9:54 a.m., 64 Koreans who had been detained in Cambodia for involvement in voice phishing and other crimes were repatriated and appeared before the public.
A chartered flight carrying about 60 nationals detained in Cambodia over online scams plans to depart for Korea early Saturday, National Security Adviser Wi Sung-lac said Friday.
“Authorities plan to deport 59 Korean nationals [...] who have been rescued by Cambodian authorities or detained for other crimes to their country with cooperation from the embassy of South Korea,” said Cambodian police, AFP reported.
The government warned the public against an expected increase in text message scams targeting the Lunar New Year holiday and launched a 24-hour monitoring system to combat the issue.
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